TV Stand Just About There!

[Canuck]

Well....

I have just about got this "simple TV stand" ready for finishing. At least upon completion I can retrieve my stand for my router table from my daughter and she can use this for her new television!

Many thanks to BobN for jointing the oak for the top! Got to see his great Delta jointer in action!!!!:eusa_clap

Ran into a small problem mounting the top to the carcass. I went and glued up the top shelf before attaching the top and had no room to drill holes for the screw's. Had to rush out and try to find a "cheap" close quarter drill. Here is what I found at Northern Tool and Equipment for $37.45! It turned out to be just fine for what I needed. They had a nice Dewalt but would have cost me $229. There was a Makita at the BORG for $59 - no battery or charger included. So......decided to go cheap as I don't have a need to use this type of drill all that frequently. It was however another excuse for another new tool!!!!:rolf:

Thanks for lookin'!!!

Wayne

 

[DaveO]

Wayne, that is looking great. I can't wait to see it with a finish applied. Your saga with the drill is all too familar, BTDT, but I bought a right angle drill attachment to go on my normal drill. Cheaper, but I'm sure it doesn't work as well (you need at least 3 hands to run it well) and doesn't qualify as a real new tool purchase :-( Keep us posted as you finish it up.
Dave

 

[sapwood]

Wonderful Wayne :icon_thum

And I'm sure you daughter will appreciate it for years to come. Looks sturdy enough to hold a 42 inch TV :mrgreen:

Awaiting the finish,
Sapwood

 

[NCPete]

Looks great Wayne!

 

[Monty]

Nice! Congrats on the project and the new tool.

 

[Wilmingtonian]

Great work, I like the molding around the top.

 

[MarkW]

That looks great ! You even got to slip a gloat into the post too. Nothing better than completed projects and new tools.

 

[cskipper]

Very nice tv stand and smooth insertion of a tool gloat! :eusa_clap

 

[Ray Martin]

Wayne,

Love the TV stand. From the photo, you can't even see seams between the pieces. Very nicely done.

Our 15 year-old cabinet TV just blew out, so I'm in the market for something new... maybe a wide screen HDTV (have to rob a bank first). As soon as I get that, I suspect I'll be building a stand of some sort. Can you share any of the construction details?

Ray

 

[Joe Scharle]

Very nice
Joe

 

[Canuck]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments!

Can you share any of the construction details?

Ray

The overall dimensions are 34” W, 25”H and 18”D. I made the carcass out of 3/8” oak ply and the faceframe and top 4/4 oak. For the shelves, I just routed a dado in the sides. The face frame, is glued to the carcass and I added a few brads in the top face and bottom face (under the molding) to secure it while the glue set up. For the base molding I used 1x3, ½” oak and rounded over the top edge with a 3/8” roundover bit. I used a roundover bit on the bottom edge of the top as well. I glued up the top panel and the face frame using dowels. The top is secured to the carcass with screws. I drilled oversized holes in the carcass top and pilot holes in the underside of the top. No glue. Hopefully it is loose enough to allow for some side to side wood movement. (This is where I ran into clearance problems with the drill :BangHead: and had to make a quick tool run!)


I saw an interesting cabinet design for a 32 plasma HDTV on Tues. at Best Buy. Basically a low profile cabinet for components and a large panel in the back that had the monitor mounted to it. Looked pretty cool. (That Sony TV wasn’t too shabby either!)

Wayne

 

[HardRock]

cabinet rocks, you suck!

nice drill, looks just like my craftsman other than color and label (I picked up on clearance last year).

 

[D L Ames]

Great looking TV stand Wayne. Don't you just love it when a project generates and justifies a new too purchase?

D L

 

[skeeter]

Niced job! Cabinet really looks solid. Can't wait to see pix after finish is applied.

 

[woodguy1975]

Looking good!

 

[TimB]

Very nice Wayne! Since the upstairs is delayed and going to go slower than planned, SWMBO has suggested we get a larger TV for downstairs that our old myopic peepers can see, so you may have inspired my next project. I hope I am as skillful as you at carefully planning my unplanned need for new tools

 

[Canuck]

Don't you just love it when a project generates and justifies a new too purchase?

D L

I hope I am as skillful as you at carefully planning my unplanned need for new tools :smile:

TIMB

Actually guys, the drill was somewhat unplanned .....just a good excu....ah.."opportunity!"

As a matter of fact, I had mentioned that I needed to borrow BobN's jointer and that in itself has inspired me to go out and maybe buy the Rigid 6" jointer before May 3rd. Maybe if I buy now and spend a wee bit more I can get the $75.00 gift card for the BORG and that would be a good down payment towards the Dewalt planer I have had my eye on.:slap: The little Rigid jointer gets pretty good reviews from all I have read!

It never ends..............does it???? (Quote from the LOML!)

Wayne

 

[Steve D]

Yes, eventually but we are pushing up daisies at that point and our kids are selling the tools to buy a new TV for that stand we built that is still going strong.......

It never ends..............does it???? (Quote from the LOML!)

Wayne

 

[cpowell]

That is a beautiful looking TV stand and the "oops" is a fantastic idea...

Me: "Honey, I don't know what to do...I already installed the top shelf on the stand and now it's too close to attach the top."

LOML: "Oh, NO! Is there anything we can do to fix it?"

Me: "Well, I seem to remember hearing about some tool called a "close quarter" drill. I guess I can look around and see if I can find one for a bargain." :lol: :lol: :lol:

Very clever indeed.

Chuck

 

[Canuck]

Well.......the TV stand has been placed into service. Daughters happy .... so Dad's happy!:lol: (My apologies for the lousy photography!:crybaby2: )

Thanks for lookin'!

Wayne