bmf24
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So i knew when i bought this TT i was gonna need to change the cabinet over the dining booth. the corner held a small tv, and i wanted a bigger flat screen to go on the back wall. So last week i didnt have work everyday, so i started. after removing the old cabinet, i started measuring up for the new one.
The first consideration was the tv. I bought my son a 24" with a built-in dvd and while installing his i noticed the power brick was 12v output, so i decided to get the same one for the TT and get a new 12v plug so i can run it off the battery. works flawlessly.
To mount the tv i had to put in some blocking. i was going to mount a piece of oak across 2 studs, but it seems the studs on this wall run horiz from the 2 outside studs. so i had to cut a small piece of wall to slide in a block. i put a couple pocket screws to the horiz stud then bolted the bracket all the way thru the wall. on the back side i used a couple plastic bolt head covers so it looks like 2 plastic caps.
The audio was horrible in this thing. It had the usual Jensen radio and 2 speakers. Threw that all away and bought a pair of polk audio speakers and a pioneer car stereo.
I wanted the new cabinet to be not as deep, less chance of hitting a head that way, but i wanted to have something to keep board games in, so i measured some and figured it up. The cabinet itself is 1/4" oak plywood with 3/4x3/4 strips to frame it, and the face frame is just oak 1x. The one panel i thought was kind of big and didnt look great, so i changed it out with a piece of marker board. Now i can make notes while camping. While i was at it, i didnt like leaning over the table to use the radio, so i moved it to the end right by the door. Now its much easier to use and it sounds 400x better than the old one. Plus now i can stream bluetooth from my ipad. as far as shutting it off, i put in a switch i had laying around so i can shut it off like it was in a car with an ignition switch. seems to work pretty well.
The first consideration was the tv. I bought my son a 24" with a built-in dvd and while installing his i noticed the power brick was 12v output, so i decided to get the same one for the TT and get a new 12v plug so i can run it off the battery. works flawlessly.
To mount the tv i had to put in some blocking. i was going to mount a piece of oak across 2 studs, but it seems the studs on this wall run horiz from the 2 outside studs. so i had to cut a small piece of wall to slide in a block. i put a couple pocket screws to the horiz stud then bolted the bracket all the way thru the wall. on the back side i used a couple plastic bolt head covers so it looks like 2 plastic caps.
The audio was horrible in this thing. It had the usual Jensen radio and 2 speakers. Threw that all away and bought a pair of polk audio speakers and a pioneer car stereo.
I wanted the new cabinet to be not as deep, less chance of hitting a head that way, but i wanted to have something to keep board games in, so i measured some and figured it up. The cabinet itself is 1/4" oak plywood with 3/4x3/4 strips to frame it, and the face frame is just oak 1x. The one panel i thought was kind of big and didnt look great, so i changed it out with a piece of marker board. Now i can make notes while camping. While i was at it, i didnt like leaning over the table to use the radio, so i moved it to the end right by the door. Now its much easier to use and it sounds 400x better than the old one. Plus now i can stream bluetooth from my ipad. as far as shutting it off, i put in a switch i had laying around so i can shut it off like it was in a car with an ignition switch. seems to work pretty well.