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The picture above is a little old as it doesn't show that we mounted the tv above the fireplace. The problem with this was that all the cords were very visible and were constantly in the way. To solve this I had to do a bunch of wiring. As an aside, who builds a house without putting an outlet above the fireplace these days???
Here is a pic of the wall being partially opened up to run wiring. I ran HDMI cables behind the wall and speaker wire. Also some low voltage wiring for LED strip lighting for shelving. I also created a dedicated circuit for the fish tank, GFCI in the sump area connecting to a plug higher up for lighting, the other plug will removed and just capped off. Last edited by coolhandgoose; 04-18-2015 at 05:15 AM. |
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Building the stand.
Here are a bunch of pics of the stand being built. It's built wider than the actual tank just for symmetry with the other cabinet. I bought a bunch of 2x4s from home depot and ripped both sides on the table saw so I could have a nice edge on both sides. I don't own a planer so not much I could do about twisting or cupping so did the best I could. Cutting to rough sizes first as you can see below then set up my miter saw for equal cuts. |
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Pretty fancy stand framing!
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Don't laugh at my hair, it took me all night to do
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Off to Black Forest Wood Company for some wood for the countertops.
We found some really nice looking Mansonia wood. Laminating it up! After the glue up I brought it back to the wood shop for a sanding at 80 grit to make it nice and level. I will do the final sanding and staining once it comes back in a couple days. |
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Nice work - looks pro!
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