I intended to draw this out a little bit more, but I couldn’t help it. I put it all together enough to be useful tonight. I’ll be redoing a few things, but in the meantime it’s fully functional. First, had to build a frame:
My first woodworking since high school. I cut the pieces based on precise measurements, many of which I had to re-cut later of course. But, in the end, I had my ventilation bottom frame.
Then I attached the screen mounting frame.
My measurement top to bottom couldn’t have been more perfect. Left to right, however, was quite a bit off:
So it had to be cut:
After that, fit perfectly.
Now a piece of matboard to hold the fan:
Then we drop in the screen!
Whole thing installed:
And the output:
Not too shabby! But not bright enough in the end. Watchable, especially at night, but a new overhead will be required. It’s also a little loud. Beyond that, I’m very happy.
Total investment so far: approximately $550