Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Power Circuit Panel When I Want Screen, Ideas?

Like Jeff says just hand it from the ceiling. If you need to get behind it just swing the bottom out and prop a piece of wood in like a car hood to keep it sticking out while you reset the breaker. Might need to have it hanging a little out from the wall so it gives you enough room when it swings out depending on how high the breaker box is. That way you wouldn’t even need to take it down to get back there.

I would call Carada about whether you can mount directly to the screen. Do to my screen size they said I should build a frame because otherwise the aluminum frame would eventually sag. Cost me about $30 in wood and other parts, but mine is overkill, plus I rigged a pulley system with turnbuckles so I can raise, lower and adjust it myself.

I was going to rig it so that I could hoist the bottom up so the whole screen is flat to the ceiling if I ever wanted to get it out of the way w/o having to take it down but I decided it’s actually less of a hassle just taking it down if I ever want to.

Cheers,
Dean

Yeah, since there is a bracket at the top middle and bottom middle to keep tension on it, some sort of vertical bracing would be needed. I would also need to hang it in some fashion that it isn't too easily moved that air movement makes it shake or vibrate....

Here is a picture of the frame I made form 1x2s. The vertical ones are “sandwiched” between the horizontal ones held in place with corner/T-braces with the ropes/pulleys that hoist and hold the frame also tensioning the frame together. The mounting rails are attached to the horizontal pieces and so the screen hangs on the frame just like it was a wall. To level the frame I have turnbuckles between the frame and ceiling so I can fine tune the height of each end. I’m normally not that anal but with the M80s just below the screen even a half inch off looks annoying.

To keep it from swaying and leaning forward do to the uneven center of balance I attached a 1x2 off the bottom of the frame to hold it steady against the wall. Actually the thing doesn’t sway at all but the guide piece does keep the frame from leaning forward.

I’m sure there are simpler ways of doing this but I also wanted something I could raise and lower w/o any help. I also realize you can’t get behind your screen the way I can but you could always rig something that two people could just hold up and hook on keeping it simpler and not needing to be behind it.