DIY flat panel TV wall mount

[MoJ]

I was getting ready to spend $80 for a wall mount for my 47" flat panel but started thinking that surely it would be less expensive to make one. Has anyone done this?

Most flat panels, including mine, have 4 threaded holes on the back to use as mounting points. Before sheetrock I wired the wall for an AC outlet behind the TV. I also installed a conduit behind the sheetrock so that the A/V cable can run from the components up to the TV without being seen.

I need to secure the TV to a minimum of 2 studs. I was thinking of using 2 pieces of 1" square tubing as the mount. Just not sure how I'm going to both mount the tubing to the wall and mount the TV to the tubing.

Any ideas?

 

[MarcoPolo]

Hey MoJ,

I've mounted quite a few flat screens. $80 doesn't sound too far off the mark.

You know with the trouble your gonna run into fabin one up... refabin... probably more refabin..

Save yourself the headache and be done with it. Plus the mount for $80 will most likely have
a flat bar to which you can put on a padlock. A little extra security, and that bar acts as an eathquake
hold down device.


My $.02

 

[lcruzrlvr]

47" Flat Panel - 2 Grand...
Panel Mount - $80...

Never thinking about the TV launching itself from the wall on its own accord - PRICELESS

 

[tonkota]

We got ours from monoprice and there is no way I could make this for under $80.

Are you looking at an adjustable one?

Wall Mount Bracket

 

[lcruzrlvr]

TV Wall Mounts - Plasma and LCD TV Mounts, Peerless Mounts and more

They have one for $27.95 at the lowest.

 

[MoJ]

TV Wall Mounts - Plasma and LCD TV Mounts, Peerless Mounts and more

They have one for $27.95 at the lowest.

Didn't see one for that price that would accomodate a 47 flat panel.


I thought for sure a group of self-reliant cruiserheads would be more adventurous about making one.

 

[jjbodean1970]

if you can find a good one for $80 go for it. the one my a/v installers used was like $200 or so, made by chief for a 50" plasma

 

[MarcoPolo]

if you can find a good one for $80 go for it. the one my a/v installers used was like $200 or so, made by chief for a 50" plasma

Got cha beat


My 2 yr old 50" plasma is on the wall with a $149 bracket

 

[TJDIV]

we used peerless in beverly hills...I took more TVs on and off those s***ty mounts than I care to remember.

 

[Dirtsquirt]

I done it

Wasnt to bad.
Bad part is it looks like crap.
The good part is you cant see it.. is in a corner

 

[MarcoPolo]

wasn't too bad..

Uhhhmmm.... yeah...





Nothin personal...





that looks like something you'd seen in spokane..





How far's that stick out off the wall?





Mine stands 1 1/4" ..sheetrock to back of plasma.

 

[MoJ]

Total cost...$34

Very simple design and required no welding. No way is it unintentionally falling off the wall. It would take looking behind the TV with a flash light to discover it was DIY mount. Big smile on my face for not spending the dough to buy one.

(2) 36" pieces of 2" box steel
(2) 18" pieces of 2" box steel
(6) 4.5" .25" lag screws
(4) 3.5" 8MM bolts
(4) 4.5" 5/16" bolts
(1) can of black semi-gloss spray paint

Mounted the two 36" pieces of box tube to the wall horizontally (36" to catch 3 studs). Mounted the two 18" pieces to the threaded holes on the back of the TV, parallel to the two pieces mounted on the wall. The two pieces horizontally mounted on the back of the TV sit on top of the two pieces mounted horizontally and parallel on the wall. Used the 4.5" bolts (situated vertically) to secure the TV side to the wall side. Since I used 2" box the TV sits 2" from the wall. For my TV, I found that any less than 2" would be too tight for the HDMI plugs. It also allows just enough room to access the back of the TV to rearrange cords.

 

[jjbodean1970]

worthless without pics

 

[MarcoPolo]

worthless without pics

Ditto

 

[Dirtsquirt]

Yeah thats the way we roll

I can't see spending money I dont have to.

This item is in a corner and cant be seen. The room it is in is
30 ft long and 20 ft wide. the angle is (fixed) and the set can be seen from anywhere in the room..

I spent nothing but a little .. and do mean little time and some left over angle.

I am gonna leave the comment about Spokane alone. It speaks tons about you.

AS for thickness.. I could have bought a factory mount and swung it out to that angle maybe.. its like 8" on corner side and
2" on the shallow side.

To Mojo I posted that to give you some ideas.
If I needed a mount that was flat I would make it like this.
I would use your 1" square tube. .090 should be plenty thick. Make sure it is rigid
on the face that mounts to the tv. Flex here is bad.
This unit should be 1 1/8 thick.
4 quarter inch lag bolt should be enough but if you put piece (B) the uprights on 16" centers you could put 6 or 8
note: in 1 inch square stagger your lags as in figure (d) to keep your stud from splitting.
Pre drill your holes for the Lags and go to town..
Good luck. Have fun. And enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done and money saved to put into your cruiser.

 

[xetaprime]

diy hdtv wall mount

Hey guys! I know it's been a while since the last post here but I thought I'd share what I did today for anyone wanting to save $ with a HDTV wall mount. Total cost for me today was $6 dollars because I already had 4 matching bolts and wood for the back braces. I bought 4 eyelets and four hooks. The bottom hooks were hack-sawed to easily lift tv up and in the eyelets. I later also shortened the top eyelets curve but not as much. Makes it less of a tilt when lifting it in place. The tricky part was making sure the eyelets and hooks were placed correctly. Best wishes to all DIYers!









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[LAMBCRUSHER]

how many HOURS you got in it?