Flat TV Mounts For Bar

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I made these using what I had laying around. It had to be quick and painless. And adjustable. And we had to center them. And we had to hit the beams with a lot of bolts. So I checked all the studs and I found I could make all the racks, wall brackets 32 inches on center. And then I just moved or offset, the tilt mounts to center each unit. It made each unit unique to its own spot. I just numbered them one through three. If I had a whole large building to do, I would have made the swivel locks adjustable left to right. As it was it was easier to just weld them off center, the amount I measured for at the bar. And then I just had to drill two holes to lock the angle once I hung the sets. I wanted to mount the wall bracket first, and then just hang the set. Then once we turned them on, and checked the viewing angle, it took two quick holes and two bolts to lock them in place. They came out good. I used General Cadd to create two one to one scale images, to cut out the stack of plates, for the hanging notch, on a bandsaw. It worked out very well. The backing plate I used 3/16" aluminum plate. 50-52 H32. The angle was 2"x2"x1/4" structural aluminum angle. The standoffs were 4"x1/2" 60-61 T6 material. The pipe was 1 1/2" 60-63 H52 pipe.        Sincerely,             William McCormick
Reply:Real nice job. They look great.
Reply:How are you locking those tv's in?
Reply:Great mount. Simple, functional. Thanks for sharing
Reply:I don't know if you can see those square plates welded onto the horizontal pipe. They are fixed on each unit to center the television set. You might see they are offset from the center of the bracket itself. That is so each TV is centered in each of the three partitioned areas of the bar.Once you hang the TV and the sets backing plate, on the pipe, you adjust the set to the angle you want, then you just drill a hole through the backing plate mounted on the TV set and the square plate mounted on the pole. It locks the TV set onto the pole and keeps it from changing the viewing angle. If I had more time I would have taken a piece of larger diameter, tubing with a thick wall, and put a set screw into it. Welded it to a small round plate. This way you could move the set left and right, and tilt it to any position. But I had a limited amount of time, to find material and get it done. No time for machining. I appreciate the compliments.        Sincerely,             William McCormick
Reply:Got it. Looks good.