Friday, December 18, 2009

Projector Lift
A photograph sometimes allows a painter to capture the action of a subject, such as a dancer, and then take all the time needed to put the subject on canvas. Printed photos do not always allow the artist to see small details, however, projecting the image makes those details easier to see. The projector often needs to raised and lowered when working with various size images and in order to minimize "keystone."

This is my "high tech solution to a low tech problem."




The lift uses heavy-duty drawer slides as guides and a linear actuator with 20" travel. The linear actuator came with a corded remote control.

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