A TV frame (aka TV bracket) holds a flat-panel television to the wall. Make a DIY TV frame using parts from a hardware store and tools from the home. Mounting holes that are standard on the back of the TV provide a way for your DIY TV frame to attach to the TV.
Instructions
1. Turn the TV that will be mounted on the wall around so that you can see its back. Disconnect any cables and unplug the TV from the outlet.
2. Measure the diameter of one of the TV's mounting holes with a ruler. Write this measurement down on a piece of paper. Measure the height from the bottom of the TV to the top. Write this measurement down, after adding 4 inches to the total.
3. Purchase two aluminum rods from a hardware store that matches the height you previously measured.
4. Stand one of the rods against the back of the TV, next to to the mounting holes on one side. Line up the edge of the rod with the mounting holes. Make a dot, using a grease pencil, on the rod where each of the mounting holes line up. Repeat this procedure with the other rod.
5. Place one of the rods horizontally on a work surface. Loosen the set screw at the front of the electric drill, with the included chuck key. Rotate the mount at the front of the drill counterclockwise so that the hole at the end enlarges.
6. Insert a drill bit that matches the diameter of the mounting holes into the front of the drill. Rotate the mount clockwise until it resists. Tighten the set screw with the chuck key.
7. Drill a hole, using an electric drill, through the rod at each of the grease pencil dots. Repeat this procedure with the other rod. Drill two holes, side by side at one end of each of the rods, 2 inches in from the end.
8. Stand one of the rods against the back of the TV so that the two holes that are at one end are at the top. Line up the holes in the rod with the mounting holes on one side of the back of the TV.
9. Run a metal screw through each of the holes. Tighten the screws in the mounting holes with a Phillips screwdriver. Repeat this procedure exactly with the other rod. Your DIY TV frame is now ready to be mounted to the wall.
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