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Seems like one could just buy some cheap piece of furni and rebuild it into something better...
 
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Image:pit_tt1.JPG|I took the cheapest IKEA table available (LACK, about 3EUR).
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Image:pit_tt1.JPG|I took the cheapest IKEA table available (LACK, about 3EUR). I will cut the top board apart and make a two shelves TV table from it.
 
Image:pit_tt2.JPG|Some simple tools i've used on the table...
 
Image:pit_tt2.JPG|Some simple tools i've used on the table...
Image:pit_tt3.JPG|Firstly i had to drill a hole (cables thru-hole gap so that i can press the ready table to the wall).
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Image:pit_tt3.JPG|Firstly i had to drill a hole (cables thru-hole gap so that i can press the ready table to the wall). It is drilled 30cm from the edge (upper shelf's depth).
 
Image:pit_tt4.JPG|Paper filled board required drilling from both sides separately.
 
Image:pit_tt4.JPG|Paper filled board required drilling from both sides separately.
Image:pit_tt5.JPG|Then i had to fetch new mounting holes for the moved table legs.
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Image:pit_tt5.JPG|Then, after cutting the board apart (30cm wide), I had to fetch new mounting holes for the moved table legs.
Image:pit_tt6.JPG|The board is empty inside, so I had to install leg-mount supports.
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Image:pit_tt6.JPG|The board is empty inside, so I had to install leg-mount supports. The original table-top board probably had some sort of these installed in the corners as well.
Image:pit_tt7.JPG|Made of some wooden blocks, installed insite and the legs are screwed tightly now.
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Image:pit_tt7.JPG|Made of some wooden blocks, installed inside and the legs are now screwed tightly now (using the original LACK set mount screws).
 
Image:pit_tt8.JPG|All four legs are fit well at this point. No need to finish-up the back side of the table as it will be pressed against a wall anyways.
 
Image:pit_tt8.JPG|All four legs are fit well at this point. No need to finish-up the back side of the table as it will be pressed against a wall anyways.
Image:pit_tt9.JPG|The complete product - with the remaining piece of the original LACK table top glued in as a media shelf.
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Image:pit_tt9.JPG|The complete product - with the remaining piece of the original LACK table top glued in as a media shelf (17.5cm deep).
 
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 17 July 2015


What's this all about?

In the need of a TV furniture I decided not to pay a lot for any fancy sets...

DIY log

Seems like one could just buy some cheap piece of furni and rebuild it into something better...


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Cheers,

pit, 2011-06-30