70 Pound 65 Inch TV On A SANUS Wall Mount On Metal Studs
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- čas přidán 13. 03. 2020
- I am mounting a 65" TV on a SANUS VXF730 fully articulating wall mount. This wall mount will accommodate a 95" TV and supports 175 pounds 30"off the wall. This is the Rolls Royce of TV wall mounts. The manual states this mount is to be mounted to wood studs or concrete, otherwise contact SANUS for guidance. I have metal studs and came up with my own solution.
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Dude you did an as awesome job. Great video.
Thank you very much cal. That was a two week project and it even turned out cosmetically pleasing to the eye.
Wow what a job, all on your own. Respect! Would like to see moving up down, extending TV demo. Must be on your other video..
Thanks Kris, in all honesty, I never thought about demonstrating the tilt and pan once it was all installed. Damn, I dropped the ball.
Nice job...I know the drill with installs we have done tv installs (Thousands) since the first days of flat plasma TVs came out as a service of our AV Business. From the cam angle looks like you had to have the power outlet and the tv cabling outlet under the tv? End up with drywall patch n Paint to bring them up and do the cutouts in the plywood to hide them behind tv ...or wall outlet cover plates ..anyway nice job..BTW the Plastic Drywall Wall Anchors throw them out that come with any universal mounts, especially with tilt or articulating mounts the drywall can not support a tv weight ..ITS A MUST TO SOLID MOUNT ON WALL INTO STUDS if the tv is large
Damn A G, those first generation plasma TVs weighed a ton, I had friends that had those, I wasn't that wealthy back then to have one. I'm sure it took a lot to put them on a wall! Thank you for the comment, I appreciate it.
Thank you Steve
You're very welcome. I hope you found something helpful.
Use washers on the toggle bolts. 1/2” hole is always used for toggles. It works with drywall will work with plywood like I said use washers if you feel better.
I wanted a close tolerance fit so I could keep as much solid wood under the toggle screw heads and at the TV bracket mount holes . I didn't want the washers to dimple and start sinking into a 1/2" hole in the plywood.
clever ingenuity
Thank you Thomas. It never occurred to me to Google the mounting instructions before i made the purchase, so I did my best to overcome the obstacles. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video. I'm wondering how much the TV can turn in the vertical? I'm looking for a mount that allows the TV to turn perpendicular to the wall
Hi catherine. My mount will swivel left and right 55 degrees. The size of your TV makes a difference with these articulating mounts. If your TV is 55" or less, the SANUS VMF620 will swivel 90 degrees left and right. I am sure you will find something. Thanks for watching.
www.sanus.com/en_us/products/mounts/vmf620/
I drilled a hole through the drywall and the metal stud using a half-inch drill bit. unfortunately two of my four holes (both holes are on the same side), the metal was stubborn and the bit made a mess of the surrounding drywall so that it isn't really a round hole. consequently, i can't really fit the toggle snugly enough for it to stay in place. any suggestions on how i can reinforce this hole? shall i just use putty/spackle and let it dry/harden?
Sorry to hear about the drywall, a 1/2" bit bouncing around on the metal stud can give you problems. I would put something that is a 1/2" in diameter through the stud and drywall so you know where the hole in the stud is, then pack the hole full of compound around whatever you stick in the wall. I hope you get it all worked out Gavin.
I just mounted a 75 inch on this. Most mounts only have 4 bolts. Will that really hold it without a problem? Even when extending all the way? Idk I’m just nervous about it.
If it is mounted per the SANUS specifications, don't worry, you'll be fine. My unauthorized installation is supporting my 80 pound TV, 26" off the wall. This mount is a beast!
Thanks so much for this. I have a 65" OLED and just bought the same mount, not realizing I had metal studs! One question, are the lag bolts you show at 7:23 just through the mount/plywood/drywall? Or are they anchored to something?
Hi Connor. All of the lag bolts are in mount/plywood/drywall and all the toggles are in mount/plywood/drywall/metal stud. Good luck with your project, that mount is beefy!
@@StevesStrayStuff Thanks for the reply! I basically copied your setup and you're right, it's a beast! Luckily my Sanus wall bracket spans two metal studs, but official word from Sanus is that they don't recommend metal studs for their full-motion mounts. That's why I panicked and found your solution. I didn't use quite as many toggles/lags as you have, but your video sure saved me taking it back Best Buy!
Thank you for the great video. Instantly clicked subscribe. Have you experienced any sagging when swiveling this mount? Also, as we're four years out from this video's posting, I'm wondering if you are as happy now as you initially were.
That TV is still solid on the mount and the mount is still solid on the wall. For four years, this TV has been extended twenty-five inches off the wall (just like in the video thumbnail) and it has not sagged and remains level left to right. Over the last four years I have mounted three more televisions using this same mount, the latest one was hung just before Christmas 2023. This mount is not inexpensive, but it is built like a tank and does a great job. At least I was able to find two sixteen inch studs for the other TVs, so I did not need a plywood backboard. Enjoy your new TV installation!
@@StevesStrayStuff Thank you so much for responding so quickly and thoroughly. Really appreciate it, and look forward to your other content. Sounds like I’ll be going with this mount - assuming I find the wood studs behind my lath and plaster with chicken wire walls.
@speekosloff Wow, that sounds more complicated than what I endured. Good luck and thank you for subscribing, I hope I don't disappoint you 😆
Does the wall mount allow you to angle the tv towards your kitchen or back patio? Or is it just straight out and back
The mount swivels left and right 55 degrees, so yes, it can face either direction. It also has roll compensation in case the TV isn't level when it is extended or retracted. Thanks for watching!
Great video... How easy is it to pull off the wall and swivel with an 83" and soundbar?
Thank you! I was amazed at how smooth and effortless it is to move the TV on the mount. If you curl your fingers around the bottom of the TV, it will easily move. The farther apart you place you arms, the easier it is to control how far out you pull it or swivel it. This mount is very well made. The majority of the seventy pound TV weight is the mount's weight that is screwed to the back of the TV.
I have a tv mounted on this mount but when I attached the tv it is not level. The mount on the wall is level but the tv is not. Any ideas?
Hi Jake. There is a 'roll' adjustment on the back of the mount where the TV and mount attach, this adjustment will level the TV left to right.
Is this height adjustable? Thanks for the video, good work ✌️
Thank you. Unfortunately the height is not adjustable for this mount. The Sanus website has a height finder calculator, you tell it what model TV you have and the height you want it installed and it tells you where on the wall to place the mount bolts. Thanks for watching.
Hey. I noticed in the CAD drawings they mention this thing swivels up to 57 degrees with a 65" TV. What I don't know is if the mount is constructed in a way that if you used a smaller 55" TV, would you get even more swivel, or would the design of the arms limit that to 57 degrees still?
The mount has hard stop points, so 57 degrees is as far as it will swivel.
@@StevesStrayStuff Damn. Maybe I should try the Vogel ELITE stuff. Crazy expensive but sits flush to the wall and allows full swivel anywhere.
I just don't like the fact they design their brackets to mount to a single stud only. Doesn't feel as secure as a more square mounting pattern.
Hi, I have the same mount and have a question about when you attach the arm to the wall part of the mount...
I know that you have to screw in two screws into the bottom of the armpiece so it won't move laterally, but how do those screws work?
If I remember correctly, the two bottom screws of the arm are attached to a metal plate. You have to loosen the two bottom screws enough to get the metal plate behind the wall mount lip. Once you have the metal plate behind the lip, you tighten the two screws and the arm kind of pinches the wall mount so it does not move side to side. If you want to move the arm side to side, you have to loosen the two screws. This mount is bad-ass, you purchased the Rolls-Royce of TV mounts!
@@StevesStrayStuff thanks for the info
@@saihajgulati236 My pleasure, this is what CZcams is all about! thanks for watching.
Hi, do you still need the plywood if the TV could be centered between two metal studs, using snap toggles?
Hi Patrick. The correct answer per SANUS is to call SANUS for mounting advice. My own personal opinion is this, if I could have gotten that mount with all four toggle mount bolts in the two metal studs and my TV was between the two mount bolts, I would have gone for it without the plywood. The mount I removed for my 55" had four toggle fasteners in the metal studs and it was on the wall for eleven years. As long as you mount something reasonable (not 175 pounds, thirty inches off the wall) you would probably be okay. Call SANUS and see what they say. If you do call, please let me know what they say. I didn't call, I just rolled the dice and engineered my own solution, so far, so good, haha. Thanks for watching.
@@StevesStrayStuff Steve, this is great. I might have to try this for my condo because I have the same problem with installing a 65" TV. Sanus tech support says they only recommend flat mounts with 4 toggles for metal studs. Anything else would void warranty
I am sure you can make it work Rabby. My 70 lb. TV has been hanging 28" off the wall for 18 months and it is still solid as a rock. Good luck and please let me know how you make out.
@@StevesStrayStuff I have everything I need but at the height I would like to mount it at, there won't be a horizontal stud. Any tips on this? Could I use drywall anchors in addition to the 6 toggles? I also have 3 metal studs 24inches apart where I need the mount to be center on the middle stud
@@rabbymir5934 I am not sure I understand your question. Are the six toggles used for holding the plywood to the metal studs and two of those toggles are in the middle stud and they are actually attaching the mount to the plywood too?
Can I fit a wall mount with 400x400mm holes to a sonyx90k 55"tv?
Hi Gary. Your TV has a VESA 300mm x 300mm hole pattern. I don't think they make adapters to change from 300x300 to 400x400. If you had 200x200 or smaller TV hole pattern, they make plenty of adapters that go up to 400x400. Are you sure your current mount does not have extra parts in a box somewhere that will allow you to use the 300x300 hole pattern?
Did not buy it yet from amazon
@@GaryYoung-eq1ph Can you fit a 65" TV? A 65" TV would be 400x400.
Can thr tv move up and down ?
No, the TV cannot move up and down. The TV height is fixed, but it can slide left and right on the mount.
Can the tv turn completely sideways
Hi Tony. My mount will swivel left and right 55 degrees. The size of your TV makes a difference with these articulating mounts. If your TV is 55" or less, the SANUS VMF620 will swivel 90 degrees left and right. I am sure you will find something. Thanks for watching.
@@StevesStrayStuff thanks for your help and reply
The following video shows a guy dangerously hanging a 50-lb tv with an articulating mount using anchors that are ONLY anchored into drywall (without using studs).
czcams.com/video/xujweedgXQw/video.html
If you are a professional installer, it might be worth watching and posting a comment if you think it's safe or not to make sure no one gets hurt from following such advice.
I posted a polite warning message for others, and it seems he immediately deleted the warning.
You are absolutely right David, there is a huge difference between 50 pounds mounted directly against the drywall versus 50 pounds hanging eighteen inches off the wall.
Why do old people mount their TVs so high up? You’re gonna destroy your neck and back watching that...
Anyway, Great tips, thanks..
Good question! Old people, haha, thanks! Not necessarily, my seating is 18 feet way from the TV and it will tilt 15 degrees down. It is also very comfortable to watch while reclined, old people like to recline. Thanks for watching.
Yeah…I’d be hiring someone if faced with this. Hah
There is absolutely nothing wrong with knowing when to hire someone 👍
Eek. Why do people install tvs so high up! That’s cannot be enjoyable to use.
The viewing is fine and comfortable. The seating is fifteen feet away from the screen and the screen can tilt down fifteen degrees as well.