Sunday, December 13, 2009

Hang A Pulldown Projector Screen

It's the original flat screen, and it goes away whenever you don't need it, making the manual pull-down screen the almost perfect combination of home entertainment and feng shui. Now you've got to figure out hang the thing.


Instructions


1. Pick the best location to hang your pull-down projector screen. Make sure it won't be in the way when in use and that glare and heavy traffic won't be a problem. Make sure there will be an appropriate surface to drill the hooks into, which corresponds with the location of the metal loops on the top of the screen that it will hang from. Each hook will need to be drilled into a stud or similar sturdy supportive structure.


2. Figure out whether you want to do a ceiling hang or wall hang. Hanging from the ceiling is ideal, but only if all hooks can be safely drilled deep into a stud. For a wall hang, make sure there is enough clearance from the ceiling to get the metal loops over the hooks, typically 4 to 6 inches should be plenty.


3. Mark where the first hook will go, followed by the second or third, taking care to ensure that each hook is the same distance from the ceiling--or nearest wall--so that the screen will hang level.


4. Drill pilot holes where each hook will go. The drill bit used should be slightly narrower than the shaft of the hook itself.


5. Screw the hooks into each pre-drilled hole as far as possible, then give a little downward tug to test. For a wall hang, the hook should give just a little bit, but not much. For a ceiling hang, it should not give at all.


6. Go ahead and hang your new screen and enjoy.







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