A better projector mount (monograms)

I needed to do another projector mount for next weekend and came up with what I thought was perhaps a better way to do it. I've used camcorder tripods and it's always a concern that they'll be knocked over. This one uses one of my metal truss crank stands (heavy) and should put the projector up to 9 feet in the air. Parts are cheap on this one. a 12"X12" board (painted black), short mic boom, mic pedestal mount, and velcro straps. Just screw the pedestal mount to the board, screw it onto the boom, use duct tape to wrap the shaft of the mic boom, then strap the projector to the top of the board. This whole thing was cheaper and better than the $50 hanging projector mount I bought, and it will work in a lot more situations and with different stands. Here are the pics:

Okay, some thoughts on this as a projector platform (after the first night). A lot of good things, one not so good.

The not so good, it's not X-Y axis. It's better than putting a platform on a t-bar but leveling side to side isn't optimal. In the case last night, I was going to shoot onto the dance floor but noticed a fairly wide area that was dead from uplighting due to tables against the wall. Here's a shot from the last song of the night (they really stuck around on this one):


That is from my table and you can see the monogram is being projected at about a 45 degree horizontal angle. I used the horizontal keystone on the epson powerlite to tweak it.

On the good, solid platform and I didn't have to worry once about somebody knocking it over. The tube slips easily and quickly into the top of any standard stand, although this would preclude you from using a t-bar, which I don't use anyways as I always mount my fixtures vertically on the pole (in smaller setups). With the truss span I was using, the projector was basically out of the way and secure. The velcro straps are PERFECT. Perfect length for a 12" board. Just leave the straps in place, take the projector out, pull the straps around it, you're done. The other projector mount I'd gotten was a PITA to connect (screws) so I'd left the hardware attached. A couple of weeks ago, when I did those road dates in Alabama, I'd left it in my storage unit. This rig doesn't have perm-attach to the projector and is easy to just leave in the van. Considering the cost and convenience factors, this is a good way to do projector mounts.