how to secure a TV so it can't fall over?

[Edward Bertsch]

I am having some custom cabinets made which include a slide out/rotate for a
TV set. (standard front-heavy tube TV, not an LCD)

I'd like to find a good way to secure the TV to the rotating pedastal. In
this case, it is a 32" TV.

Anyone been down this road before?

I'd like to avoid situations that end up in damaged TV, damaged children, or
both.

After a trip to Best Buy, Home Depot, etc.. the best I can come up with is
some sort of ratchet strap type deal, the sort of thing you use to secure a
motorcycle to a trailer, etc... Kind of like what you see in high school
when they wheel in the TV on a cart.

thanks!

[Youngin...]

My old 36" RCA came with a securing "L" bracket that screwed into the
back of the TV and into the stand. CHeck if maybe there is a spot for
this on the back of your TV.

young...



Edward Bertsch wrote:
> I am having some custom cabinets made which include a slide out/rotate for a
> TV set. (standard front-heavy tube TV, not an LCD)
>
> I'd like to find a good way to secure the TV to the rotating pedastal. In
> this case, it is a 32" TV.
>
> Anyone been down this road before?
>
> I'd like to avoid situations that end up in damaged TV, damaged children, or
> both.
>
> After a trip to Best Buy, Home Depot, etc.. the best I can come up with is
> some sort of ratchet strap type deal, the sort of thing you use to secure a
> motorcycle to a trailer, etc... Kind of like what you see in high school
> when they wheel in the TV on a cart.
>
> thanks!
>
>

[Gary Eickmeier]

Edward Bertsch wrote:

> I am having some custom cabinets made which include a slide out/rotate for a
> TV set. (standard front-heavy tube TV, not an LCD)
>
> I'd like to find a good way to secure the TV to the rotating pedastal. In
> this case, it is a 32" TV.
>
> Anyone been down this road before?
>
> I'd like to avoid situations that end up in damaged TV, damaged children, or
> both.
>
> After a trip to Best Buy, Home Depot, etc.. the best I can come up with is
> some sort of ratchet strap type deal, the sort of thing you use to secure a
> motorcycle to a trailer, etc... Kind of like what you see in high school
> when they wheel in the TV on a cart.

Think in terms of eye-bolts and nylon ties or wire.

Gary Eickmeier

[Clams Canino]

Or if it's "forever", use E-6000 liberally and goop it down. I'm using that
stuff to hold a *vise* in place.

-W



"Gary Eickmeier" <geickmei@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Edward Bertsch wrote:
>
> > I am having some custom cabinets made which include a slide out/rotate
for a
> > TV set. (standard front-heavy tube TV, not an LCD)
> >
> > I'd like to find a good way to secure the TV to the rotating pedastal.
In
> > this case, it is a 32" TV.
> >
> > Anyone been down this road before?
> >
> > I'd like to avoid situations that end up in damaged TV, damaged
children, or
> > both.
> >
> > After a trip to Best Buy, Home Depot, etc.. the best I can come up with
is
> > some sort of ratchet strap type deal, the sort of thing you use to
secure a
> > motorcycle to a trailer, etc... Kind of like what you see in high school
> > when they wheel in the TV on a cart.
>
> Think in terms of eye-bolts and nylon ties or wire.
>
> Gary Eickmeier

One of the things I liked about Sonys is the attention to detail, for
instance everyone I ever had had a strap on its matching stand, and a place
on the back of the tv to attach it.
If these cabinets are custom the maker should give attention to this, or
maybe he makes his living by mostly doing kitchens, and nothing wrong with
that. But most of these guys arfe pretty handy, make your concerns known and
he can come up with something, you're paying for this custom work, get your
moneys worth
And your right, this is serious
"Edward Bertsch" <Ed@Bertsch.org> wrote in message
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> I am having some custom cabinets made which include a slide out/rotate for
a
> TV set. (standard front-heavy tube TV, not an LCD)
>
> I'd like to find a good way to secure the TV to the rotating pedastal. In
> this case, it is a 32" TV.
>
> Anyone been down this road before?
>
> I'd like to avoid situations that end up in damaged TV, damaged children,
or
> both.
>
> After a trip to Best Buy, Home Depot, etc.. the best I can come up with is
> some sort of ratchet strap type deal, the sort of thing you use to secure
a
> motorcycle to a trailer, etc... Kind of like what you see in high school
> when they wheel in the TV on a cart.
>
> thanks!
>
>

[d a v e]

replace it with a front projector?

d a v e

"Edward Bertsch" <Ed@Bertsch.org> wrote in message
news:420ff733$0$13925$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com...
> I am having some custom cabinets made which include a slide out/rotate for
a
> TV set. (standard front-heavy tube TV, not an LCD)
>
> I'd like to find a good way to secure the TV to the rotating pedastal. In
> this case, it is a 32" TV.
>
> Anyone been down this road before?
>
> I'd like to avoid situations that end up in damaged TV, damaged children,
or
> both.
>
> After a trip to Best Buy, Home Depot, etc.. the best I can come up with is
> some sort of ratchet strap type deal, the sort of thing you use to secure
a
> motorcycle to a trailer, etc... Kind of like what you see in high school
> when they wheel in the TV on a cart.
>
> thanks!
>
>

[Edward Bertsch]

regarding projector - got that already in the home's theater.

for this room, an ordinary TV is just fine and that's what the cabinet has
been designed for. I was able to find several options that look good, over
at misc.kids.



"d a v e" <A@B.CoM> wrote in message news:3LdQd.31545$xt.4811@fed1read07...
> replace it with a front projector?
>
> d a v e
>
> "Edward Bertsch" <Ed@Bertsch.org> wrote in message
> news:420ff733$0$13925$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com...
> > I am having some custom cabinets made which include a slide out/rotate
for
> a
> > TV set. (standard front-heavy tube TV, not an LCD)
> >
> > I'd like to find a good way to secure the TV to the rotating pedastal.
In
> > this case, it is a 32" TV.
> >
> > Anyone been down this road before?
> >
> > I'd like to avoid situations that end up in damaged TV, damaged
children,
> or
> > both.
> >
> > After a trip to Best Buy, Home Depot, etc.. the best I can come up with
is
> > some sort of ratchet strap type deal, the sort of thing you use to
secure
> a
> > motorcycle to a trailer, etc... Kind of like what you see in high school
> > when they wheel in the TV on a cart.
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> >
>
>

[Wright Custom Home Electronics]

Edward Bertsch wrote:
> I am having some custom cabinets made which include a slide out/rotate for a
> TV set. (standard front-heavy tube TV, not an LCD)
>
> I'd like to find a good way to secure the TV to the rotating pedastal. In
> this case, it is a 32" TV.
>
> Anyone been down this road before?
>
> I'd like to avoid situations that end up in damaged TV, damaged children, or
> both.
>
> After a trip to Best Buy, Home Depot, etc.. the best I can come up with is
> some sort of ratchet strap type deal, the sort of thing you use to secure a
> motorcycle to a trailer, etc... Kind of like what you see in high school
> when they wheel in the TV on a cart.
>
> thanks!
>
>
IF you have every put together a tv stand made for a tv. you will notice
that there is a small flat L shaped peice of metal that screws in to the
cabinet and hooks in to the back of the tv.

If you can't picture what I mean, go check out the tv stands in best buy
if they put the stand together right it will be back there.

Pat