Help mounting a monitor

[Seith]

Hey guys,

Trying to mount my television into a cab I have yet to glue up, want some input on our method.



Here is the television we are attempting to mount.  Take note of the metal clips coming out of the four corners.



Here are the brackets we created to mount them in.

The plan is to glue and screw these brackets to the inner sides of the cab and have the television's clips slot into the grooves.  Like this:



Question:  Will this be sturdy enough to hold the TV up forever, while still maintaining removability?  There are also these little metal edges along the sides of the TV:



We plan on grinding these off so that the TV butts up very close to the brackets.

Will this work, or am I about to drop a TV in a cab that will hit the ground in weeks/months to come?

[darthpaul]

I'm using a 20" CRT PC monitor which I'm rotating which has similar clips in each corner and that's how I'm attaching it. The L brackets in the corners are to add some strength to the plywood.

[Yenome]

i used the same mounts on your tv to mount a 27in in my cab. i just used 2 l brackets to make it so it would reach the mounting wood on the inside of the cab. ive seen alot of tvs mounted with just the 4 corner brackets. check this link for my post with pic of the mounting

[Seith]

So it would be more ideal to have the television bolted in instead of just sitting on it's clips?

[Yenome]

well if you think bout it they just hold off the clips in the case. i would suggest you get  a piece of wood and cut the hole for the monitor and get a second piece of wood to mount the pcb too and attach the two boards together with l brackets. then you can just screw the board the monitor is mounted to to the cab.
 look for systm mame cab they have a video making a cab and do exactly what im talking bout

[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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So it would be more ideal to have the television bolted in instead of just sitting on it's clips?

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

[Seith]

Thanks guys, for the replies.  I think what I may do is perhaps widen the slits about 1/8" more and attach 1/8" thick steel in behind the clips with some liquid nail, then drill a hole through the whole kit and kaboodle for a bolt to go through.  I'm glad I asked, as I was a little uneasy about the method we were approaching the mounting of the monitor with.  Thanks again!