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DIY backyard theater screen
DIY backyard theater screen
Want to show a movie outdoors, but don't have a white wall to project it on? David Banks over at geekdad has you covered with this tutorial on how to build a portable outdoor movie theater screen . Perfect for hosting that private Friday evening screening in the garden! [via curbly ]  ...
10 Incredibly Cool DIY Projects - 2009 Backyard Genius Awards
10 Incredibly Cool DIY Projects - 2009 Backyard Genius Awards
popularmechanics.com — Our top prizewinner spent years dreaming of the perfect way to crush cars by hand. In 2007... Christian Ristow, an artist and former animatronics designer for the movie industry, demonstrated his first working incarnation of the Hand of Man at a robotics ... (more) 10 Incredibly Cool DIY Projects - 2009 Backyard Genius ...
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DIY Backyard Theater Doesn’t Break The Bank
The UberReview — ... are for rich folks and farmers only, but if I had one, setting up a backyard theater would be high on my list of priorities. It can get expensive, but building your own is a great way to keep the costs down. Geekdad pulled off a respectable job for $247.75, and that included a professionally installed awning, which he used to beat a self-imposed deadline, so it could possibly be put together for $50-100 less (as long as you have a projector handy). [Wired via Make] ...

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