Flat Panel TV Troubleshooting Stand

[randtek]

A few years ago I decided that I needed a universal stand that I could use for testing/troubleshooting flat panel TVs. I came up with a prototype that has proven extremely simple and useful. It is basically a TV easel, originally designed to handle TVs up to 50". I have worked on TVs as large as 70" with this stand, but I really need to make it a little larger. After a discussion with Tom66, I realized that the stand I have made could be useful or adapted by others who do a lot of TV repair. Please keep in mind that this was only intended as a prototype, so it is not very pretty, but too many entries on the "Honey-do" list have prevented me from rebuilding it. Maybe over the holidays . . .

The first 3 pictures are of the stand itself, the 4th shows it in use. Note how the TV sits at a convenient angle for taking measurements on the boards. In the background you can see the reflection of the TV picture in the mirror I use for viewing the front of the TV while troubleshooting it. The black covering on the bottom rails are pieces of automotive cooling hose, split and fastened in place with screws. This has proven to be the ideal non-slip surface. I have never had a TV slip or fall off of this stand, so it is pretty stable.

[tibimakai]

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Very nice! I will have to make one(or two) for myself now . Thanks for sharing.

[drpj23]

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Ya, that looks very practical.....but very curious to where you got that LG mat from lol

[tom66]

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It looks very nice and definitely useful. Thanks for posting! I am trying to think of something to repurpose to make into a stand like that. I am not a very good woodworker.

[mmoore5553]

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randtek

Wow, I just found this and exactly what i need. I am curious . What keeps it from not tipping over ? Can i ask what angle you have on it ? I am wanting to build one for me.

[budm]

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Thanks for the idea, I may build one too. I will add removable cross bar at the bottom (where the two legs spread out, so it forms a triangle with cross bar in place) so the bottom edge of the TV will not slip down.

[mmartell]

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Threads about 18 months old there bud..

But I hadn't seen this thread before either and often thought about doing something similar. However my idea involved using a hanging frame that attached to the VESA mounting holes. Too complex so it never got built, lol. This one seems about my speed.

[mmartell]

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Haha, the "bud" in my response above was the generic bud and intended for mmoore. What are the chances budm would wedge himself in between ?

[mmoore5553]

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I know but somehow i missed this thread and think it is pure genius. Like you said - more my speed

[budm]

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I did not see this thread before either, this will be my next free time project.

[stj]

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my idea involved using a hanging frame that attached to the VESA mounting holes.

no that's a great idea.
and very easy with some welding.

2 sections of steel box-tubing welded to a baseplate with a crossbar or 2 between them.

VESA holes in the crossbars or verticals.
maybe even both - wide VESA on the verticals, small VESA on a pair of crossbars.

[Markus1]

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Here is another example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge37HgTCiUY
This one is a universal flat screen TV repair table. Not as simple as the one shown by randtec but very handy.
(I hope links to youtube are alowed here.)

[CraigR]

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I know this post is a bit old but was wondering if people might like to post a picture of what they use for a TV repair stand. I am way over do for making one and would like to see some ideas.