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Bought A new 50 inch tonight... Ruined It!!! (UPDATE: END-RESULT Pic)

wdaleherring said:
You have no idea... words cannot describe. I was to the point where I was honestly like, if I can't mount it then I don't even want it.
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Well, I'm glad you got that thing out of there then.
 
Go to an auto parts store. They always have a pretty good selection of metric-sized bolts. I can also find them sometimes at Lowe's, but Home Depot apparently denies the existence of metric sizes.
 
Okay...

Just FYI this TV is a STEAL!! Although only 720p (shows 1080i for my ps3) this was only 700 bucks at best buy... If you want a big tv and dont mind sacrificing a few pixels I say DO IT!

PS: you people are freaks...lol
 
The same thing happened to the Challenger before it blow up.

I honestly don't know why in America we have not started pushing away from the "Standard" system. Metric makes a lot more sense. It's logical.

You mentioned 1/4 and 5/16, and that to me seems to be a real trouble spot, because well both the 1/4 and the 5/16 seem to fit, but it's metric.
 
synth3tik said:
The same thing happened to the Challenger before it blow up.

I honestly don't know why in America we have not started pushing away from the "Standard" system. Metric makes a lot more sense. It's logical.

You mentioned 1/4 and 5/16, and that to me seems to be a real trouble spot, because well both the 1/4 and the 5/16 seem to fit, but it's metric.
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Metric is base 10. Imperial I think is Base 3 and base 6?
 

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Now you just have to center the fireplace.

Looking at your tool working skillz in this thread, should be an interesting thread.

Sort of like reading about a real life Tim Taylor. 😀 😛
 
Sun Baked said:
Now you just have to center the fireplace.

Looking at your tool working skillz in this thread, should be an interesting thread.

Sort of like reading about a real life Tim Taylor. 😀 😛
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I KNOW. Now you got me started. I ALWAYS complain to people how they just shoved the fireplace over and made it left justified like that. OCD!!! Not to mention the placement of the studs, so I had no choice...
 
Ya know, you can always take the chuck of the drill and tighten it around something like a screw, and put it in reverse and get it out that way...
 
samiwas said:
Whew! I was about to ask...given your previous tool knowledge, that you did at least mount the thing to studs!
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You guys suck! lol. That was funny though. 😛


Onizuka said:
Ya know, you can always take the chuck of the drill and tighten it around something like a screw, and put it in reverse and get it out that way...
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You know, after 2 hours of trying last night and then getting into bed I suddenly had that idea and jumped up, only it kept losening itself back up. My drill is only a $60 one though so I'm sure it doesn't have much (torque?)
 
so...
Lesson of the day.
If the screw won't fit properly, its the wrong one.

Onizuka said:
Ya know, you can always take the chuck of the drill and tighten it around something like a screw, and put it in reverse and get it out that way...
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this only works if you have a keyed chuck.
if you don't know what one is, you don't have it.
o btw, i have done this once, but seriously this is ghetto.
i mean, if anyone who knows anything about tools see's you doing this, they will laugh there a#$ off.
 
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