ceiling mount

[GirkMonster]

anyone out there ever drill a few small holes into the sides of a leased receiver in order to make a bracket with which to mount it from the ceiling of an enclosed opening?

I am working on a "new" setup around a bigger tv and it would look really cool mounted up there - and looks silly under the tv. I could make a shelf, but the ceiling mount would be cleaner.

[jdspencer]

Why not make a shelf that hangs from the ceilimg?

[WestDC]

anyone out there ever drill a few small holes into the sides of a leased receiver in order to make a bracket with which to mount it from the ceiling of an enclosed opening?

I am working on a "new" setup around a bigger tv and it would look really cool mounted up there - and looks silly under the tv. I could make a shelf, but the ceiling mount would be cleaner.


Only drill the holes if you can completly remove the cover and drill it with the cover removed.

Do NOT drill into the unit or it will become a OWNED unit real fast:lol:

[EricJRW]

Why not make a shelf that hangs from the ceilimg?That's what I'd do... In fact they sell something like this for wall mount TV brackets. It's a little shelf that goes under the bracket.

Though I am kinda surprised the receivers are already drilled for rack mounting, though that's another solution altogether.

[GirkMonster]

Why not make a shelf that hangs from the ceilimg?

I started to, but I don't have a lot of vertical clearance and the wood that I have leftover from the bookcases I built was rejected due to warpage...

[GirkMonster]

That's what I'd do... In fact they sell something like this for wall mount TV brackets. It's a little shelf that goes under the bracket.

Though I am kinda surprised the receivers are already drilled for rack mounting, though that's another solution altogether.

It IS? Well, hell - if it is already drilled for rack mounting, what the heck am I doing wrestling with this...where? I am not at home and am curious where the rack mounts are so I can cipher on that a bit instead of doing my real work!

Oh, and THANKS everyone for your input. I appreciate it.

[GirkMonster]

Ok, I broke down and bought a tv mount...had to "modify" it to make it smaller and shorter. Then, I cut a couple of wood brackets to hold the receiver, screwed those onto the shelf and strapped the whole thing down. No screws into the receiver and the whole contraption hides behind the tv, with just the front panel of the H21 peeking above the display. The wall mount was only $8 at my local Lowes, the rest was scrap.

[Davenlr]

Thats cool. I was going to suggest a piece of shelving glass and angle stock, but for $8, you cant beat your setup.

[GirkMonster]

The only part of this that is visible with the TV in place is the H21. The Panel covers the rest. I need to get back up there and add a couple of extra feet to the rear to angle it down just a tad, but other than that, it works really well.

My $8 purchase only took a Sawzall, table saw, Skilsaw, drill press, miter saw, Kreg Jig, air nailer and some flat black paint to create, but that's what made it fun. I had to "shrink" the original tv mount significantly to serve my purposes. I didn't plan on my builder creating an enclosure for the tv out of 1/4" pressboard. There was nearly an inch gap in the rear between the back wall of the pressboard enclosure and the studs! So, I ended up putting a 3/4 plywood panel across the entire rear of the enclosure and screwing it into the corners (betting that there HAD to be some structural member back there at least in the corners...fortunately, there was), with 8 pocket screws and 4 3" deck screws going straight back. The TV mount then screwed onto the plywood. Not sure what my solution would have been had I gone the "build a shelf to hang from the ceiling" route as I look back...

[Grentz]

You should post a picture showing the TV with the receiver hiding ;)

Looks good.