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Am thinking about setting up shop in the garage as opposd to going out to do window splashes... need an image/opaque projector. Who makes a good one? Where's the best place to buy one? Thanks! -John Hayes
Posts: 21 | From: Lenexa, Kansas (Kansas City) | Registered: May 2001
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Check out www.dickblick.com , They have several models to choose from. I got mine 15 years ago and has been in the attic for the past five years. .. . ..
'Cause, you see . .. . it's like this .. . . I tore the sign off my shop, sawed it up into little pieces and chunked it in the TRASH !!!
Spring Fling 2002, A Gathering of Craftsmen March 22-24, 2002
-------------------- John Smith Kings Bay Signs (Retired) Kissimmee, Florida
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Ya just missed a good deal...I had two and gave one to my sister this past friday!
I can suggest, when you shop around, try to find one that won't take a house payment to replace the bulb...should it go out on ya.
And if'n ya don't know this already, be sure not move the projector around after you've turned it off, the bulb can bust whilst it's cooling down and ya plunk it too hard on another surface.
(Yes, you can move it and then shut it down.)
[ October 16, 2001: Message edited by: Linda Silver Eagle ]
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Why go "opaque" and working in the dark? Have you ever tried an Overhead Projector? If so you may never use an opaque again. You can use transparency film in your printer, you can draw on it with Sharpie Markers too, or you can copy logos on copy machine and have them output on transparencies as well. The prices on these have really come down over the years. Local office supply stores usually carry em'. Be sure to get an extra bulb.
-------------------- Rich Stebbing RichSigns Rohnert Park CA 707-795-5588 Posts: 755 | From: Rohnert Park, CA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Often projectors, both opaque and overhead can be found used at camera stores, schools, auctions, ebay, in the classifieds of sign mags, and passed from one shop to another. Lens sharpness and lamp brightness and the image loading size are most important. The low end projectors will give alot of distortion around the eges of the image and be clear in the middle. I like the old military projectors, Baessler's, with the rubber belt and the cranks. They're big and have good lamps and fans. Overheads often work in subdued lighting and overheads require almost darkness. Both come with good or cheap lenses. Find out about replacement bulb availability and price before getting anything. Also, never try to clean the mirrors without finding out how first. They are surface mirrors, not on the back of the glass.
-------------------- The SignShop Mendocino, California
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus Posts: 6806 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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I have an overhead projector I got 25 years ago and it has always worked very well for me. I think they are less expensive than opaque. Good luck.
Posts: 3729 | From: Seattle | Registered: Sep 1999
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Hey Rick.. Where didja ever find a Beseler projector?I thought I was the only one who used antique equipment.Shoulda known better. There was 6 of these beautiful projectors for sale a while back at Rochester Art Supply in Rochester NY.. Its been a few years ..dont know it they are aw gone. Bulbs are scarce..I bought a few spares.More treasures for the sign shop!
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