I like the challenge of building an item of my own design that perfectly fits my needs.
The apartment in my shop has a loft, which is our bedroom. I wanted to purchase a ceiling mount for my TV to hang at the foot of our bed. The ceiling is very low (6 ½ feet) and we could not find a mount that would do what I wanted to do, for the price I wanted to pay… So, lets make our own!!!
I need something that will hold my small LCD Television and my satellite receiver as close as possible to the ceiling, and have a removable panel to conceal wires…
Here’s a quick sketch of an idea…
I used ½”oak plywood…
Banded any edges that will show…
Glue ‘er up and put ‘er in the clamps…
-- Rick, Michigan, rick.blodgettoil.com
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mot
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posted 509 days ago
So is the top the shelf for the satellite receiver, and then the angled face for the LCD tv to point it down a bit?
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Budman
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posted 509 days ago
Yes, exactly… last night I took it out of the clamps, drilled some holes, sanded it down, and gave it a coat of shellac (as a sealer)… I should have it installed by this weekend… I’ll take more pictures…
-Rick
-- Rick, Michigan, rick.blodgettoil.com
MsDebbieP
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posted 509 days ago
that’s excellent. From a “problem” to an idea to… brilliancy!! :)
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mot
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posted 508 days ago
Nice design. Consider it stolen. :)
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Budman
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posted 508 days ago
A couple of holes for the wires… blacked-out the first couple inches of the inside of the receiver area (note to self: I need to blacken-out the inside of my wire holes)… a few coats of shellac, and it looks good enough to me… Test mounted the TV, and in a couple of days I should have it mounted to the ceiling…
NOTE: These photos show it sitting on the counter UPSIDE DOWN from the way it will be hanging…
-- Rick, Michigan, rick.blodgettoil.com
MsDebbieP
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posted 508 days ago
this is excellent.
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Budman
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posted 502 days ago
FINISHED!!! & we love it!!!
The back is off to show wiring detail
-- Rick, Michigan, rick.blodgettoil.com
MsDebbieP
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posted 502 days ago
that’s awesome. Might have to look into one of those!
Well done
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Bill
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posted 502 days ago
Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? Good job.
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com