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Hello,
I've got an old 61" Sony TV I've been trying to fix for the past month. Looks like the end of the road - two of the picture tubes are shorted out. It's OK, we watched it for 14 years, it doesn't owe us any money. The dead TV is big - it weighs about 200 pounds. I had to pay piano movers to bring it into my house when we moved. Now I have to pay somebody to haul it out. And I have to buy a stand for the new TV. They ain't cheap. Then I had an idea - the old TV is not only electronics, it's also a decent piece of furniture. Why not yank all the electronics, cut it down and make a stand out of it? The hard stuff - the substructure and wheels - is already done. I would cut the sides at about 20 inches from the floor, pop the top off and refasten it to the sides. There would surely be enough wood left to put in an internal shelf or two for equipment. It's not the nicest wood - veneer-coated particle board, painted black. And I will have to cut the sides down with a circular saw. I figure I'll clamp a guide so I can just run the saw along it - first just a sixteenth of an inch deep to cut cleanly through the veneer. Anybody done anything like this? - Jerry Kaidor |
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wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I've got an old 61" Sony TV I've been trying to fix for the past month. Looks like the end of the road - two of the picture tubes are shorted out. It's OK, we watched it for 14 years, it doesn't owe us any money. The dead TV is big - it weighs about 200 pounds. I had to pay piano movers to bring it into my house when we moved. Now I have to pay somebody to haul it out. And I have to buy a stand for the new TV. They ain't cheap. Then I had an idea - the old TV is not only electronics, it's also a decent piece of furniture. Why not yank all the electronics, cut it down and make a stand out of it? Because it would look like crap? |
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wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I've got an old 61" Sony TV I've been trying to fix for the past month. Looks like the end of the road - two of the picture tubes are shorted out. It's OK, we watched it for 14 years, it doesn't owe us any money. The dead TV is big - it weighs about 200 pounds. I had to pay piano movers to bring it into my house when we moved. Now I have to pay somebody to haul it out. And I have to buy a stand for the new TV. They ain't cheap. Then I had an idea - the old TV is not only electronics, it's also a decent piece of furniture. Why not yank all the electronics, cut it down and make a stand out of it? The hard stuff - the substructure and wheels - is already done. I would cut the sides at about 20 inches from the floor, pop the top off and refasten it to the sides. There would surely be enough wood left to put in an internal shelf or two for equipment. It's not the nicest wood - veneer-coated particle board, painted black. And I will have to cut the sides down with a circular saw. I figure I'll clamp a guide so I can just run the saw along it - first just a sixteenth of an inch deep to cut cleanly through the veneer. Anybody done anything like this? - Jerry Kaidor My dad couldn't throw anything away either. The "storage unit" is in his basement. Fortunately, it was never under direct light. I think all of the jars from the baby-food I ate are storing nuts and screws in the garage too. Did I mention that you can make funnels from plastic milk and orange juice containers?--and the other end gives you something to grow plants in. You only get at most one dad though and my dad was an artist with an imagination. I am sorry to say that he passed away two months ago. Peace, Bill |
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Did'ja ever hear Jeff Foxworthy...?
"If your new TV ... sits on top of your OLD TV, then you MIGHT be a redneck" Unless it's made of good wood, which it aint, then toss it. If you're wanting to build a new TV stand, then build one out of real "tree wood" as my hubby calls it. Can you post a photo to alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking of the cabinet? I'd kind of like to see it. Kate -- ______ /l ,[____], l-L -OlllllllO- ()_)-()_)--)_) wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I've got an old 61" Sony TV I've been trying to fix for the past month. Looks like the end of the road - two of the picture tubes are shorted out. It's OK, we watched it for 14 years, it doesn't owe us any money. The dead TV is big - it weighs about 200 pounds. I had to pay piano movers to bring it into my house when we moved. Now I have to pay somebody to haul it out. And I have to buy a stand for the new TV. They ain't cheap. Then I had an idea - the old TV is not only electronics, it's also a decent piece of furniture. Why not yank all the electronics, cut it down and make a stand out of it? The hard stuff - the substructure and wheels - is already done. I would cut the sides at about 20 inches from the floor, pop the top off and refasten it to the sides. There would surely be enough wood left to put in an internal shelf or two for equipment. It's not the nicest wood - veneer-coated particle board, painted black. And I will have to cut the sides down with a circular saw. I figure I'll clamp a guide so I can just run the saw along it - first just a sixteenth of an inch deep to cut cleanly through the veneer. Anybody done anything like this? - Jerry Kaidor |
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Anybody done anything like this?
Yup. I'm a big believer in "Make-do Engineering." ;-) One of the workbenches in my shop is built on two pedestals screwed together from a desk someone threw away. It's been working fine for 5 years and should go another 50 no problem. I *love* making useful stuff from other peoples' discards. Even if I hit the lottery I'll still be a dumpster-diver. My wife keeps my "engineering" in check, though. One of our lawn chairs broke its back. I wanted to cut off the back and screw a piece of PT plywood on the seat to make a table. She nixed the idea. ;-) Something about being "Too ugly to vomit." -- Mark |
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Bill wrote:
My dad couldn't throw anything away either. The "storage unit" is in his basement. Fortunately, it was never under direct light. I think all of the jars from the baby-food I ate are storing nuts and screws in the garage too. Did I mention that you can make funnels from plastic milk and orange juice containers?--and the other end gives you something to grow plants in. You only get at most one dad though and my dad was an artist with an imagination. I am sorry to say that he passed away two months ago. Peace, Bill Most of here ARE Dads. A remembrance, even if for just a minor personality quirk, is something to look forward to. My Dad and I fought like cats & dogs for years. I'll miss him when he goes. Bill -- I'm not not at the above address. http://nmwoodworks.com --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000761-3, 07/28/2007 Tested on: 7/28/2007 2:40:06 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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Mark Jerde wrote:
My wife keeps my "engineering" in check, though. One of our lawn chairs broke its back. I wanted to cut off the back and screw a piece of PT plywood on the seat to make a table. She nixed the idea. ;-) Something about being "Too ugly to vomit." -- Mark Well, i guess I didn't need to eat the rest of my breakfast anyways. ;-) -- I'm not not at the above address. http://nmwoodworks.com --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000761-3, 07/28/2007 Tested on: 7/28/2007 2:44:40 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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"BillinDetroit" wrote in message
... Mark Jerde wrote: My wife keeps my "engineering" in check, though. One of our lawn chairs broke its back. I wanted to cut off the back and screw a piece of PT plywood on the seat to make a table. She nixed the idea. ;-) Something about being "Too ugly to vomit." -- Mark Well, i guess I didn't need to eat the rest of my breakfast anyways. ;-) 2:44 pm and you're thinking about breakfast? You must be a computer programmer. ;-) -- Mark |
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Mark Jerde wrote:
2:44 pm and you're thinking about breakfast? You must be a computer programmer. ;-) -- Mark Pretty much ;-) Work on pens & such all day, study for my ministry all night. Work on the website and sleep in my spare time. Bill -- I'm not not at the above address. http://nmwoodworks.com --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000761-3, 07/28/2007 Tested on: 7/28/2007 4:29:20 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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