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05SRT4:
Here is how I installed mine, 2 slabs of MDF both cut out to fit the TV. Then bolted the TV to the MDF and used L brackets to mount to the cab. Cheap and easy, routing the MDF took a while though.


Dervacumen:

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--- Quote from: Seith on July 22, 2012, 11:56:45 am ---So it would be more ideal to have the television bolted in instead of just sitting on it's clips?

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Yes.  Much sturdier.  No way all four bolts are going to break through the wood you mount to.  Using the slit method, if you lay the machine on its back to transport (or even tilt it back too far) it might slide out of the slits.  Ouch.
Yenome:
i also see you say you plan on grinding some stuff off the sides. but if you mean the metal surrounding the screen then i would leave it alone it is part of the tv to help support it.
mcseforsale:
I would def. reinforce the slits that the clips slide into with some sort of steel, though.  Like bend it, then glue it into the slits.  After a while, if the TV moves even slightly on bare wood at the *LEAST* you'll get some sqeeking, at the most, the TV will eat through the mounts like a saw.  Bolting it in would solve that.  I'd use some blind T-nuts like these:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_249054-37672-880534_4294934474__?productId=3226496&Ntt=nuts

AJ
RandyT:

In my first cab iteration, I just used some large-ish steel L-brackets, screwed into the side of the cabinet, to mount a de-cased TV tube with similar "ears".  It never budged, even after a couple years of use.  The only hurdle with this approach is finding the right size, or grinding/drilling if necessary, to accommodate the distance.

With your current plan, I would be somewhat concerned about what happens if the weight and vibration causes the wood to start splitting.

RandyT
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