We Installed A Flat Screen Into A Vintage Tv Cabinet Circa 1951 Youtube I first wanted to fix one of my vintage tv's. i hate altered vintage things, and i'm not that hip on reproductions of any kind (but sometimes you just have n. Edited a bit for flow given we had some back and forth, jeff wrote me: after looking at hundreds of images of vintage cabinet tvs, i designed and built a retro tv cabinet to house a 32″ lcd tv, bluray player, and soundbar. it matches my teak credenza, mccobb dining set, and surfboard coffee table.
Jeff Builds A Midcentury Modern Tv Cabinet For His Flat Screen Tv I collect old monster sci fi mystery movies from the 1930s 1960s and watching b&w movies (in their original 4:3) on an old set with a flat screen inside would be awesome! it would be simple to add. This conversion by no name is so pretty, and the addition of lights is inspired: tv is mounted on wall over stereo cabinet retrofited with cabinets to hold cds & dvds – speakers were taken out and lights added to showcase art on either side. yowza, kate g is a super achiever. look at this conversion– the plasma tv folds down to be hidden away. Greg and tammy found a rare and wonderful 1951 admiral tele bar — and retrofitted the television portion to hold a 24″ flat screen tv. now they can truly enjoy this amazing vintage television every single day. I used 3 4″ birch plywood to rebuild the cabinet, using the same dimensions as the original, but slightly taller, so that the door would be able to swing freely. the sides were reinforced with 2×2’s since the door and its large piece of glass is very heavy. i had planned to use a piano hinge until learning that they were not designed to.
Jeff Builds A Midcentury Modern Tv Cabinet For His Flat Screen Tv Greg and tammy found a rare and wonderful 1951 admiral tele bar — and retrofitted the television portion to hold a 24″ flat screen tv. now they can truly enjoy this amazing vintage television every single day. I used 3 4″ birch plywood to rebuild the cabinet, using the same dimensions as the original, but slightly taller, so that the door would be able to swing freely. the sides were reinforced with 2×2’s since the door and its large piece of glass is very heavy. i had planned to use a piano hinge until learning that they were not designed to. Step 2: build the inside cabinetry. this particular cabinet had 4 corner pieces that were held together by 1 4" plywood veneer facing. i chose 3 4" thickness of plywood because this happened to be the depth of the recesses between the cabinet corners. this project took almost an entire sheet of plywood. 1) from the images in step 1 you can tell. This ‘portable’ tv featured in popular science in 1958 had a long cable connecting the screen to the cabinet, so it could be moved around the room. the flying saucer eyeball tv, 1960s. this micro tv was known as ‘the eyeball’ or ‘the flying saucer’ back when it was available in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
Jeff Builds A Midcentury Modern Tv Cabinet For His Flat Screen Tv Step 2: build the inside cabinetry. this particular cabinet had 4 corner pieces that were held together by 1 4" plywood veneer facing. i chose 3 4" thickness of plywood because this happened to be the depth of the recesses between the cabinet corners. this project took almost an entire sheet of plywood. 1) from the images in step 1 you can tell. This ‘portable’ tv featured in popular science in 1958 had a long cable connecting the screen to the cabinet, so it could be moved around the room. the flying saucer eyeball tv, 1960s. this micro tv was known as ‘the eyeball’ or ‘the flying saucer’ back when it was available in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
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