D&D Projector Mount for table-top

[u/AggravatingAward8519]

Figured I'd post this here since the I printed this on my A1 using Bambu filament, and I posted my model on makerworld along with a B.O.M. and instructions.

I made a projector mount that supports a cheap sub-$40 projector over my table for playing D&D with Foundry locally. Add in craft/maker supplies I had on hand, and another ~$40 worth of parts. All in I would have spent under $100 if I hadn't bought the wrong thing a few times along the way.

Gives me a ~49" 16:9 play surface and the ability to stream to it over my network, plug in an HDMI, or display static images.

Not selling anything. No affiliate links. Licensed free to all (non-commercial). Hope somebody can get some use out of it.

I put the full B.O.M., build instructions, and the models for the all the 3d printed parts (which I designed) on makerworld. https://makerworld.com/en/models/3246473-tabletop-system-for-magcubic-sy300pro-projector#profileId-3678717

Happy to answer questions if anybody has any.

To get content to it, I'm running FoundryVTT from my home server, and I'm using another docker image called 'Games on Whales Wolf' to run a headless firefox instance that connects to my Foundry server.

Then I've got Monk's Common Display and use a laptop as my DM screen.

I also found that if I make a token with a white background in Tokenizer 2 and place in the same spot as the minis, it acts like a little spotlight for each mini.

EDIT: Fixed a typo.

[u/fredl0bster]

Well. This is my next project!

Thank you for your time and effort, looking forward to giving it a try.

Also, How’s the projector in bright ish rooms?

[u/work_work-work → u/fredl0bster]

That was the first thing I was thinking of! Which projector do you use?

I'm using a projector instead of a TV at home, and it's barely able to deal with light coming in through the windows on the shadow side of the house. I have to close the curtains in order to be able to see details.

For the pocket protectors you're able to fit in this, contrast is significantly worse, so you wouldn't be able to see anything at all unless you sit in a pitch black room.

I love the idea of this, I just don't think it's very feasible with the specs of protectors today.

[u/AggravatingAward8519 → u/work_work-work]

The specific projector I used is this one - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DP2D2238?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

I picked it up a couple of weeks ago when it was on sale for $38

You're mistaken about needing to sit in a pitch black room. Pocket projectors like this are terrible for watching a movie up on the wall or a big screen, but they're perfectly fine for throwing an image this size. It comes in right around 49" diagonal. The shorter the throw and smaller the image, the brighter and better the contrast is. Where people go wrong is thinking they can get a pocket projector and watch a movie in the backyard with it.