Easy To Make Locking TV Mounting Bracket

Just a quick video showing how I made a simple mounting bracket that locks the TV in place. I used a single strip of 3/4" plywood and 1" long cap bolts that fit the treaded inserts in the back of the unit.
The routed grooves don't have to be perfect, just close enough and you can make adjustments when mounting the strip on the wall to make up for inaccuracies.
These TV's are very light, so this is more than adequate support. If mounting something heavier you should use all four bolts, but that makes layout a lot more difficult. My wall is OSB (not drywall) so I can just screw into that. On drywall, you need to drive the screws into strong anchors or into the wall studs.
Obviously there's no angle or tilt adjustment with this - you get what you pay for - but it is perfect if you just want the TV flat on the wall.
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[@JohnHeisz]

Just a quick video showing how I made a simple mounting bracket that locks the TV in place. I used a single strip of 3/4" plywood and 1" long cap bolts that fit the treaded inserts in the back of the unit. The routed grooves don't have to be perfect, just close enough and you can make adjustments when mounting the strip on the wall to make up for inaccuracies. These TV's are very light, so this is more than adequate support. If mounting something heavier you should use all four bolts, but that makes layout a lot more difficult. My wall is OSB (not drywall) so I can just screw into that. On drywall, you need to drive the screws into strong anchors or into the wall studs. Obviously there's no angle or tilt adjustment with this - you get what you pay for - but it is perfect if you just want the TV flat on the wall.

[@youtukang]

🌹🌹🌹

[@cliff3613]

PLEASE make closed captions(CC) available in your videos!!

[@DesandSam]

Well, you could put bolts into the two bottom holes on the back of the TV and screw them in or out to give you a tilt adjustment.

[@timothyvanderschultzen9640]

@@cliff3613 - The closed captions should be totally unrelated to the video content.

[@cliff3613]

@@timothyvanderschultzen9640 I'm late deafened, I'm losing the ability to hear your voice. Secondly, the screen makes it harder to read his lips. Considering closed captions is a RIGHT guaranteed by our government, it's not too much to ask for a creator to obey the law aka think about his viewers.

[@tjdreyer]

I'm always blown away at the cool things your brain figures out how to make from wood.

[@millsbrian55]

Ah yes, using the rip fence to push all the junk across the saw top... scenes from my own shop... ;-)

[@littlebullseye901]

Every time I use my sawstop. Lol

[@matthewbutcher5295]

Was about to comment the same almost word for word! The junk shuffle struggle is real..

[@youtukang]

👍👍👍

[@grant3226]

Wait, you have actual space on the blade side? Mad flex

[@Bang-C4]

John, you never cease to amaze me. What a simple idea that has never occurred to me. Your shop is filled with things that I always think we have to buy. I'm glad you have such a creative mind great woodworking skills and I'm thankful you have the ability to share them so well. Keep up the great work.

[@TheToolmanTim]

Nice work! I'm impressed you free handed the router on that z shaped groove. I just went with a french cleat on my shop TV mount.

[@binnsbrian]

Ah yes. You mustn't live in an earthquake zone.

[@soapdude1]

@@binnsbrian It's easy to add a locking pin or key to a french cleat to protect in such situations.

[@FishTV2011]

Mind blowing!

[@ksp1278]

An interesting idea for sure. I would say that a French cleat is quicker and easier though, and you can have a bit more room for moving the TV left and right when using French Cleat.

[@briansephton8777]

The problem about being smarter than your average You Tube poster is when you try it it must be smart .Your idea is not as it could lift of too easily .Now if you had suggested a double French cleat to stop it lifting then I would have been impressed .Sadly I think you are just a troll.

[@ksp1278]

@@briansephton8777 Why would the TV lift off? I don't know about you, but I never touch my TV once it's mounted. I have mounted my own TV using a French cleat that I made out of scrap wood and it's been fine. I was not trolling. Simply providing feedback that I thought his idea, whilst interesting, is not the simplest way to do it. I bet you have never made anything in your life.

[@ThatGuyCanCode]

@@ksp1278 I understand what you are saying. I did the same with our TV in the living room by getting some shelf metals and using a french cleat to mount it to the wall. As you mentioned it provides good adjutablity to the sides and it's plenty secure for the job.

[@AbdicateDotNet]

What a great "silent" clip!! 💕😁👍😷

[@wolfgollnitz899]

Again one of those tips, which are unique to John’s channel. Nice one!

[@toughtimes6596]

Perfect! Have to show my husband this, we had a buy a new TV a few months ago after ours fell off the wall. Thank you💞💞💞

[@rolliebca]

Well done John! It doesn't need to get any simpler than this, and simple takes genius. Thanks!

[@daphlavor]

My son needed to buy a tv as a planned research for a scouting merit badge, learning to shop wisely. Instead of buying an expensive wall bracket, I taught him about the French cleat system, so all we needed was longer bolts and to the tablesaw we went. Works great!

[@solid_jr]

Very cool. My friends called me crazy when I built my own wall mount bracket last year. I really don't get why people are afraid to try something on their own. I mean their houses are made from wood and they don't worry about them falling down. Also, I have to do that vertical router bit storage. So handy. I'm a bit jealous that you have a TV in your shop.

[@ksp1278]

Agreed. I made a TV mount by making a French cleat out of scrap wood. Much more eco friendly than buying a metal one and dealing with all the packaging that goes with it.

[@youtubechannel12371]

Wow thats... brilliant!

[@brandynward4748]

I was just thinking how big of an inconvenience it would be to set up everything in the perfect position to capture something as simple as grabbing a router bit. Quality stuff, i could never do it but ill watch it haha.

[@MandoFettOG]

It's a sick router bit storage wall tho... Haha

[@tcsyme]

Fantastic solution John, well executed.

[@Robonza]

Nothing beats a one part solution

[@barneyhands]

Great video - thanks for posting!

[@WoodcraftBySuman]

Very clever. I love it!

[@mickdownes9265]

Really clever and useful way of mounting your tv. I just used your idea to hang a poster using self-adhesive strip magnets. It's great as the wall fixings are invisible.

[@TheGeoffmcmullin]

You never cease to amaze me! So clever

[@MrMarkpeggy]

Way cool John! You are awesome 👌

[@cdlosherodanytimefavs2988]

Awesome wood shop and excellent video

[@tree_carcass_mangler]

Good concept, thanks for sharing. Thumbs up!

[@sddiymakeitworthit7512]

That’s awesome 👏 amazing workpiece 👍

[@bizim_eller]

I wish the next person other than you Good luck figuring it out to take it down 🙂👍

[@troyladoux1953]

You make this look easy.

[@BKRcustommotorbikes]

Thats pretty neat. I hung mine with a French cleat😁

[@baconsoda]

That'll do nicely.

[@rifficide]

Well done, sir. Great idea and a great video.

[@JimDockrellWatertone]

The KISS method. Love it.

[@viorsa8200]

Excelente proyecto muy bien desarrollado y mejor ejecutado ,un soporte para la TV sencillo y muy funcional , gracias por compartir tanta creatividad y conocimientos , un saludo cordial y por supuesto un gran like desde Narón , Galicia ( España)😜🤓

[@ddhrsa]

Great idea

[@JWWoodturning]

Nice idea.

[@nobuckle40]

Simplicity at its finest.

[@markhenry2826]

Well done...

[@mikesmith2102]

Fantastic!!

[@billdodson5703]

thanks JH and if you mess up routing a groove you can slide over a couple of inches and do over also Brian S is a real downer

[@seanhenry744]

Clever. Simple.

[@mariaaparecidacarvalho6530]

Thank you!

[@pachiarupuppetry92]

I love the way you organised tools, wardrobes.❤️ Can I please make a request if you please do one video on customising tool wardrobes! It will be so helpful. Thanks in advance ❤️

[@dpmeyer4867]

good idea

[@tjacksonwoodworker3726]

excellent..

[@dannywilsher4165]

Awesome!

[@joergsrom6221]

Hello John, thanks for the great idea. It's time to get a beer and watch TV.

[@KipdoesStuff]

Less is more. Great idea John.

[@johnkeller9290]

Bravo!

[@skogsmats]

Simplicity rules!

[@PaulvanRijswijk]

Interesting, I only wonder if hanging it on 2 of the bolts is enough. What is the force on there. Maybe using two french cleats would give more stability and even ability to shift it to the left or right a bit.

[@ejthompson4950]

Valid question, but I just hung some 55" TVs and they weighed maybe 20-25lbs, on a static load like that, the 2 bolts he's using are going to be WAY more than you'd need to support that.

[@AndyD89]

I didn’t think that the weight of the TV could be taken by only 2 of the 4 fixings. I thought that VESA mounts were intended to spread the load over the 4 fixings. I suppose if that was a concern then you could use two so that you’d use all 4 fixings

[@AndyD89]

The other thing is those fixings on the back of the TV sometimes aren’t as strong as they could/should be. I have had a problem with that in the past. I guess it depends on the exact model

[@lxoxrxexnx]

Super!

[@robandsharonseddon-smith5216]

Just goes to show that clever things don't need to be complicated.

[@redrevo_117]

I was just thinkin of how to wall mount my tv the other day, its a NEC model 42mp2 plasma, it weighs 70 lbs so It probably needs to be pretty sturdy, I was gonna rig up a french cleat setup with 2x4s

[@Siamko]

Another very accurate way off doing the marking if you had extra bolts that fit is to sharpen the heads to a point Align the wood lights press to let the points mark the wood

[@davidgeorge8541]

That’s a great idea!

[@AB_in_CO]

Genius

[@MRrwmac]

John, At 1:30 you use a tail/wagon vice on your bench. I must have missed the build of that addition to your workbench. I checked your description and didn’t see it mentioned there either. So, could you please link me to that build? Thank you! The locking board for the TV wall mount is a great idea, design and build. Thanks for sharing!

[@nnamerz]

I wondered the exact same thing. A link to that build would be greatly appreciated

[@MCsCreations]

Pretty interesting idea, John! Great work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@cobberpete1]

'Perfect fit".

[@Wordsnwood]

What do you mean, "you get what you pay for" ... but but but I want more! .... 😇 Seriously, I think the hardest part might be getting the bolts with the right length and thread size

[@JohnHeisz]

Think they are all m5 and if you buy ones that are too long, you can always cut them shorter. These particular bolts came with the cnc, so all you need is to get one of those :)

[@Dingbat217]

V2 should have a proper maze that you'd have to navigate before you can fit / remove the TV... :-D

[@philipjones9297]

WoW

[@Zamboni-0805]

Nice, but you should do a swivel arm with tilt capabilities

[@Immolate62]

Why the complicated slot? Wouldn't a simple, straight slot serve just as well? Is there a concern about the TV being pushed up?

[@grant3226]

OH MY GOD! THAT IS SOOOO DANGEROUS! Think of the children John, there's noooo way that bracket is strong enough, weight of that LCD TV could possibly maybe be around 400 pounds , it could potentially fall and completely destroy a small innocent child... :P Seriously though, pretty clever idea, totally stealing that :D

[@jimthesoundman8641]

The TV could fall off the wall and bump into your hands which could push them into the saw blade and you'd chop off all your fingers. Oh the humanity!

[@johnsrabe]

Is there a rationale for using the measuring tape at all, before it comes to mounting it on the wall?

[@Caleb-vr1mi]

John what is the material you used for your table saw and do you have a link the product?

[@philrichmond7567]

Pretty cool idea💡 John. I swear your made out of wood. 👍🏾

[@genelomas332]

Westinghouse make tv's?

[@igounfazed]

AAAHHHHH.... The simple things in life!

[@Chyronn]

Simplicity in itself

[@Malungeon18436571]

I have made a few versions of this. The easiest is a strong wire between the two mounting screws to hang like a picture or mirror.

[@davisampayo]

I just got a tv from free, from a friend... He lost the base and the mounting to hang it on the wall... Thanks!!

[@AbdurRahman1R]

👌👌👌👌👌

[@marcenariahobby7pallet]

👏👏👏👍👍👍👊👊👊🇧🇷💯

[@timothybaker8234]

Nice work but what is the upward force you are locking it from?

[@Raytenecks]

Every time someone plugs in a cable, they'll probably put a little force in unexpected directions. I imagine it's for that.

[@ksp1278]

Earthquake! They have really ferocious ones in Canada you know

[@Daninashed]

Swinging around great lumps of timber occasionally provides a little.....

[@JonnyArchetype]

Worth a dab of thread lock on the bolts to make sure they're not worked loose by any shop vibrations

[@KipdoesStuff]

Lol, seriously?

[@flyingmunk8956]

I swear I can smell wood being cut while watching this lol.

[@wobblysauce]

When mounting it on the wall, the camera angle makes it look crooked.

[@sderevom]

I hung up the TV in the carpentry workshop and covered it from dust.

[@crumbocrumbo6814]

Easy for who John

[@vertigo72480_official]

Works for you? Then it works for me.

[@lestergrayson3049]

Was the dog leg even necessary?

[@KipdoesStuff]

Was it too much for you to handle?

[@lestergrayson3049]

I was just wondering why he did it that way and he explained why in a fallow up video and now that I understand I would do it the same way

[@jannick.sossau8235]

don't you think a straight notch is enough? it would have the same "locking" effect than on the "Z" notch

[@markd5067]

French cleat would have been faster and easier...

[@granndal89]

Youre awesome! But using inches suck😂👍

[@kellcomnet]

Well now, wasn't that ASMR

[@macedindu829]

Only part I didn't like was your thumb touching the screen. xD

[@darthmal]

Easy?????? Cheaper to buy a mount. Not everyone has all these tools. I used a plastic coated wire from home depot and mounted it just like a picture frame.

[@carlb0666]

Awesome!