BJ is a bit off the grid for abit, I think work has him doing some traveling or just busy. Hopefully we will hear from him soon.
Originally Posted by Bradfo69
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BJ is a bit off the grid for abit, I think work has him doing some traveling or just busy. Hopefully we will hear from him soon.
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The immense 'coolness' factor is primarily why I jumped in on this, when Spitz comes to rescue a projector in my region. Actually my son wants to document the process, as he is a budding filmmaker.
Then again, there is surely some interesting bits and pieces that aren't going to be scooped up that might be fun to tinker with...
Speaking of, is there a more defined timeline on the local project BJ?
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Last edited by Laser Wizardry; 11-13-2015 at 11:11.
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Thank you all, for reading these posts and expressing a shared interest in a few of my endeavors. Saving a few of these opto-mechanical star projectors has been a rewarding experience, an eccentric mix of flying around the country with my trusty toolbox in tow, renting trucks, checking into hotel rooms that rarely get used because most of the night is spent in a concrete pit or pulling miles of wire at 3 am. At times I wonder why I am doing this but when the projectors are safely at home ready for restoration the reward begins to sink in... another one, rescued from the dumpster. I apologize for the delay in keeping this thread active, I do have an active project in the queue .. this one, a classic GOTO to be replaced with another projector, with the old one slated for retirement. The old machine won't be retired, it will be given a new lease on life.. a well deserved fate given the truly classic, crisp optical star fields it produces .. the type of starfield that no digital projector can hold a candle to despite all of the advancements in digital technology. My good friend Karl dropped by the other day to help test out the AVI Omniscan that was pulled from the Union Station Science Center in Kansas City, MO over the summer. I am very fortunate to have his expertise, and for the truckload of equipment he brought over to the house to test it with. I am proud to report that the AVI Omniscan system is ALIVE and WELL running on his solid-state light source fed through the AVI fiber optic cable to the scanning tower head. Here are a few pictures of this occasion which I hope will be of some interest to the group. We spent a good 6 or 8 hours running some of the AVI shows on the HD24, and watching the awesome graphics coming out of this ultra wide angle lens. Audio signals from the HD24 were piped into the stereo system as we watched Pink Floyd / The Wall.. This is indeed a full-dome projection system that will be most interesting to see how we can best put it to use in the future. Like the star projectors, this system also gets a second lease on life and it is our hope to blend the laser effects with the starfields produced from the opto-mechanical star projectors. Check out the photos .. and catch a glimpse or two of a few of the star machines in various states of restoration. Thanks to all for your interest in these projects, there is so much more to come.
Last edited by SpitzSTP; 11-11-2011 at 00:18.
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More pictures...
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More pictures...
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Yes, more pictures...
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okay sure, more..
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Nice work Guys!
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Indeed. Thanks for sharing the pics.
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