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Very cool cabinet built at our shop!

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Had a customer come in, armed with a youtube video of a built-in, disappearing TV cabinet and wanted one built. Our guys in the shop worked out the operating mechanism and built the entire unit in house. Pretty impressive, IMHO!


Sorry for the crap shop camera pics and strange artwork.




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How do the TV cables route? I assume they're channeled through the black support structure?
 
"Horseplay" said:
How do the TV cables route?
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Doh!!! Hope it only spins 180*. Actually T E R R Y, here is the way it works. You have an incoming line from a source such as cable, satellite, etc. This is a single line that is usually coax. The incoming coax is normally connected to a receiver from the provider. From there you "line out" to the tv. Some can line out to a dvd player but we're gonna keep this simple. The line out to the tv can be various varieties such as coax, hdmi, component/composite, optical, etc. You will also have the power cord(s). All of these lines, except for "ant in" and a single power cord (assuming a surge protector is used) can be contained in the cabinet.
 
"blue65coupe" said:
Doh!!! Hope it only spins 180*. Actually T E R R Y, here is the way it works. You have an incoming line from a source such as cable, satellite, etc. This is a single line that is usually coax. The incoming coax is normally connected to a receiver from the provider. From there you "line out" to the tv. Some can line out to a dvd player but we're gonna keep this simple. The line out to the tv can be various varieties such as coax, hdmi, component/composite, optical, etc. You will also have the power cord(s). All of these lines, except for "ant in" and a single power cord (assuming a surge protector is used) can be contained in the cabinet.
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Gee thanks for that Duane. I'm going to go out and try that on my TV and see if that doesn't help. Been staring at a black screen since I bought it and it would be great if it would actually work. :nut
 
I don't remember the line routing, but it only spins 180 and then returns the same way.
 
Technically, you could route up through a tube located in the center of turntable. Agreed, it should only be able to turn 180 degrees....the same direction.
 
"blue65coupe" said:
Doh!!! Hope it only spins 180*. Actually T E R R Y, here is the way it works. You have an incoming line from a source such as cable, satellite, etc. This is a single line that is usually coax. The incoming coax is normally connected to a receiver from the provider. From there you "line out" to the tv. Some can line out to a dvd player but we're gonna keep this simple. The line out to the tv can be various varieties such as coax, hdmi, component/composite, optical, etc. You will also have the power cord(s). All of these lines, except for "ant in" and a single power cord (assuming a surge protector is used) can be contained in the cabinet.
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You forgot to mention how to wire the XBox there....
 
"RustyRed" said:
You forgot to mention how to wire the XBox there....
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Don't have an XBox but a Playstation is pretty simple with the supplied adapter (basically an RF modulator). Atari requires a line converter that has a small (3.5mm IIRC) RCA plug on one end and two "U clips" on the other. I've got a couple extra laying around if anybody needs one.
 
How far out from the wall does it have to sit? That turntable needs to be on a remote control....
 
"AzPete" said:
How far out from the wall does it have to sit? That turntable needs to be on a remote control....
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Built-in, I didn't check the depth when I was at the shop last week. Think it's around a 2' deep cab.
 
"70 StangMan" said:
So you have to get up and open and close the bottom doors every time you flip the TV ? :shrug
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Yes

I know for a veg like you that would be too much. But for the rest of us, it's not a problem. Besides, it was built exactly as the owner wanted it. There's probably a dozen or more ways to build the same thing, just costs more.
 
"70 StangMan" said:
So you have to get up and open and close the bottom doors every time you flip the TV ? :shrug
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No, you just flap your :Mark's till the wind gets strong enough to flip it around.
 
"silverblueBP" said:
Had a customer come in, armed with a youtube video of a built-in, disappearing TV cabinet and wanted one built. Our guys in the shop worked out the operating mechanism and built the entire unit in house.
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I bet they love you...they do all the work and you show up when it's all done and take a couple of pictures. I'm sure them ears burn all the way home.
 
"70 StangMan" said:
I bet they love you...they do all the work and you show up when it's all done and take a couple of pictures. I'm sure them ears burn all the way home.
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Not my camera, not my pics. I didn't even get to see the final product, too busy to get over to the shop. I only saw the cardboard mock-up a couple weeks ago. Hell, it's not even my customer.
 
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