Whether you are keeping an eye on crime or just catching up on some Wonder Woman episodes on netflix, any good superhero needs a way to mount his/her many plasmas. Here is a quick and easy way that may work for your situation.
The thing I like about this setup is it really just requires a strip of steel, some hardware, a drill and a hacksaw to accomplish. Given that even a basic mount you can buy at Home Depot or Best Buy can run $20 to $80, this could save a lot of money and be easily customized for a given situation. Here it is in action hanging above the Batbar. If you look closely at the upper right corner of the bar you can see the batarang used to paint the Bat-tar.
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| The BatPlasma Mount holding up a 26" Vizio LCD |
So basically I just bought a strip of 1-3/8" steel with holes and cut it in two strips with the trusty hacksaw. The cut is not that crucial as long as it is not too long because any extra steel should be hidden behind the TV. The holes that come in the strip seem to match up with mounting holes on the back of my Vizio and Samsung but you may want to measure your TVs before you buy the steel strip. You could always get a solid strip and drill holes if you wanted but this requires an extra step. Below is the back of the TV shown above.
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| The back of the mount, the connection to the back of the TV can be seen in the mirror. |
To attach the mount you need bolts for the TV (check your manual, usually M8 or M6 size), nuts/bolts for whatever you are attaching to, and a couple different sets of washers. My bar setup was good because I had a horizontal beam I could drill through so it was fairly easy. It is possible to hang it on vertical surface like on a wall. I did this with my 42" TV shown below.
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| BatPlasma Mount hung on a vertical surface. |
This setup is a little trickier for three reasons: 1) the mounts have to be attached securely to studs 2) the two mounts have to be hung perfectly level with each other and 3) attaching the TV is much more difficult. In order to attach the TV first I had to attach the steel strips to the wall, bend them half way down, have a buddy (in my case, the Batwife) attach the TV while I held it out horizontally, then lower the TV down to vertical. That's it! Make sure you measure a lot before buying, drilling or cutting. Soon you will have your BatCommand Center up and running.
