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Lasereth · 06-28-2010, 05:06 AM

I also had a nightmare episode when installing my wall mount for my 40" LCD a few months ago.

I bought the highest rated wall mount on Amazon. All you gotta do is drill 2 holes on a stud and screw in 2 big screws. Easy right????????

WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I drilled the 2 holes and put the wall mount up and started to screw in the big screws. The fun part starts: I could only get them about 3/4 the way in. 3/4 in and they wouldn't turn anymore and they started to strip a little even though they were deep headed screws. Then I kept tripping the circuit breaker with the power drill (I was using the drill to screw them in). So I had to get an extension cord from the garage and plug it into a higher wattage outlet in the kitchen (my brilliant wife thought of this, I never would have) and then run the cord up the stairs into the bedroom. NOW I had all the power I needed. Unfortunately the screws STILL wouldn't go in with me pushing on it with all of my might. The drill started smoking!!!!!

Well eventually the screws got flat out stripped. I never got them more than 4/5th or so in at best. Obviously they need to be absolutely tight for a wall mount but not overtightened. So I went to the hardware store and bought some more identical screws. Then I got the old ones out verrry carefully and put the new ones in. They wouldn't go in either!!!!!!!

So I started getting pissed and took it all off the wall. Then I got a bigger drill bit than the instructions called for and simply drilled bigger holes in the wall. The screws went in about 7/8th this time and after struggling with them for 30 more minutes I finally got them flush with the wall.

The whole process took hours because the instructions were using too small of a drill bit. I hate home projects and DIY stuff so this was a true nightmare for me.

I forgot to tell the part where our stud finder simply didn't work and we had to buy a new one and now we have 4 extra holes in the wall near the wall mount. ha ha ha ha ha

06-28-2010, 05:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I also had a nightmare episode when installing my wall mount for my 40" LCD a few months ago. I bought the highest rated wall mount on Amazon. All you gotta do is drill 2 holes on a stud and screw in 2 big screws. Easy right???????? WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I drilled the 2 holes and put the wall mount up and started to screw in the big screws. The fun part starts: I could only get them about 3/4 the way in. 3/4 in and they wouldn't turn anymore and they started to strip a little even though they were deep headed screws. Then I kept tripping the circuit breaker with the power drill (I was using the drill to screw them in). So I had to get an extension cord from the garage and plug it into a higher wattage outlet in the kitchen (my brilliant wife thought of this, I never would have) and then run the cord up the stairs into the bedroom. NOW I had all the power I needed. Unfortunately the screws STILL wouldn't go in with me pushing on it with all of my might. The drill started smoking!!!!! Well eventually the screws got flat out stripped. I never got them more than 4/5th or so in at best. Obviously they need to be absolutely tight for a wall mount but not overtightened. So I went to the hardware store and bought some more identical screws. Then I got the old ones out verrry carefully and put the new ones in. They wouldn't go in either!!!!!!! So I started getting pissed and took it all off the wall. Then I got a bigger drill bit than the instructions called for and simply drilled bigger holes in the wall. The screws went in about 7/8th this time and after struggling with them for 30 more minutes I finally got them flush with the wall. The whole process took hours because the instructions were using too small of a drill bit. I hate home projects and DIY stuff so this was a true nightmare for me. I forgot to tell the part where our stud finder simply didn't work and we had to buy a new one and now we have 4 extra holes in the wall near the wall mount. ha ha ha ha ha __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert