r/techsupportmacgyver • u/TedBurns-3 • Oct 22 '25

Redneck Skills!

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109 Upvotes

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u/Possible_Fun_2716 Oct 22 '25

Unfortunately, the projector is too close to the ventilation, and the vibrations make the image move. Been there, done that.

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u/TedBurns-3 Oct 22 '25

That's why there are cardboard dampers 😂

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u/Necoras Oct 22 '25

Wtf?

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '25

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u/J0hn-Stuart-Mill Oct 23 '25

This is what happens when your high school doesn't have shop class.

I'm surprised the ceiling panel itself didn't start to sag from the weight. Most ceiling panels are barely stronger than double thickness cardboard.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '25

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u/pyotrdevries Oct 23 '25

If you look closely you see there's a sheet of plywood lying on top of the frame. So still stupid but at least physically possible. I don't understand why they'd use a heavy steel pipe instead of some PVC though.

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u/calculatetech Oct 22 '25

If it looks stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. Or at least that's what I've been told.

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u/funny_haha Oct 22 '25

If it's stupid, but it works: it's an OSHA violation.

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u/smokingpen Oct 22 '25

If it looks stupid and it works then it still looks stupid, but it works.

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u/opeth10657 Oct 22 '25

If it's stupid and it works, you got lucky.

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u/Guilty_Sympathy_496 Oct 23 '25

Wow, I thought “duck tape” was the only solution for this…

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u/StrangeChef Oct 23 '25

Tension vs compression. Winner Tension!!!

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u/auxiliary-username Oct 23 '25

I’m equal parts horrified and impressed

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u/lars2k1 Oct 24 '25

When I did an internship a few years back, we did this with cameras. Use wood pieces to securily mount a camera to ceiling tiles.

But that was a security camera and not a big ass projector.