RE: Plasma off sloping attic wall

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Adam,

Just seen your post so apologies for the delay in responding.

Firstly, welcome to the group !

It will be possible to mount the screen in the location you describe,
however I suspect you'll need to make, or get made, a custom bracket
specifically for it. You'll need to check that the joists can take the
extra weight of the plasma, but after that, something like two
"A"
frames fixed the joists along the long edge of the A, then the plasma
fixed to the other long edge via a standard bracket. The angle at the
top of the A frame to be whatever it needs to be to let the screen hang
down vertically, and some cross-bracing between the two A frames would
also be a good idea. I've probably not described that too well, if not,
drop me a line and I'll send you a sketch off-list.

I'm not convinced getting the screen to swing back out of the way is a
good idea. It makes the bracketry a whole lot more complicated, and ISTR
that the plasmas should be kept vertical since the glass on the front is
thin & quite fragile. Some heavy handed "putting away" could
be an
expensive mistake.

Good luck, make sure you post some photos when it's complete. :-)

HTH,

Tim H.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam de Zoete  Sent: 25 August 2004 19:23
>
> Hi all,
>
> Newbie post for me!!!
>
> I have an attic wall sloping on the roof joists and lovely
> 43" Panasonic
> 434 to put there (if poss). What I am trying to source is a
> plasma bracket that would work off a downward sloping wall?
>
> Most plasma brackets tilt downwards (usually only about 15
> degrees), i'm after one that can be tilted upwards to about
> 30 degrees. Or even better a bracket on hinges that would
> just hang the plasma, but allow it to be pushed back and
> fastened against the wall when not in use.
>
> This is probably a long shot for a newbie post, but anyone
> done anything like this before? Any ideas you might have
> would be greatly appreciated.
> I've looked at Unicol and SMS brackets with little luck,
> anyone know anything that might do the job?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
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