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Make an articulating wall mount hold your TV perfectly level

Step 3Bolt it all together

Bolt it all together
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I bolted the plates together using washers so the mounting screw/bolt heads won't interfere. Washers are placed under bolt heads and nuts to keep them from trying to pull through the steel plate when loaded. This will distribute the force of the TVs weight to a much larger area of the plates.

Using a helper, I hung the articulating bracket on its wall mount. I positioned the articulating mount the way I wanted it, then tightened all its joints and set-screw.

Finally, I loosened the wing nuts on my adapter to rotate the TV to a perfectly level position and re-tightened the wing nuts.
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I am an internal system support specialist for a telecommunications company in the US. I have written programs and scripts to assist my customers over the years, ranging from small scripts for individ...
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