Wire fishing...

[paul_376]

going to fish wires trough the wall from the plasma....
any suggestions or tips????
how hard is this to do?
thanks

[doopie]

SHould be easy on internal walls the tough part is if it is external with firestops and insulation

[8mpg]

Not hard at all..

until you hit a horizontal stud

[8mpg]

That is what a Canadian drill bit is for..

http://www.alarmsystemsdist.com/c2625/3-4-x-72-auger-bit-p1956.html?ALARSYS=h345lh9tgu5sgcb96cpr1hdl62
yeah...but not many people have them

[gspfunk]

SHould be easy on internal walls the tough part is if it is external with firestops and insulation Any wall that backs up to a kitchen wall will also have insulation [fire retardant] and possibly studs for cabinet reinforcement.

[doopie]

yeah...but not many people have them

That is what marsh cabling is for they carry them in stock :)

[2165 Turbo Rail]

since we mounted ours above the fireplace we had to go through 2 studs to the left. We ended up just cutting the sheet rock on either side of the studs.. then drilling through the stud and running the wires then repaired the wall..

(I have cleaned up the wiring and put a backing on the "AV stand")

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i283/chriswmos/Random/mytv.jpg

[stinginstang]

going to fish wires trough the wall from the plasma....
any suggestions or tips????
how hard is this to do?
thanks

You're fishing wires through the wall to the bedroom behind the TV? :confused:

[paul_376]

since we mounted ours above the fireplace we had to go through 2 studs to the left. We ended up just cutting the sheet rock on either side of the studs.. then drilling through the stud and running the wires then repaired the wall..

(I have cleaned up the wiring and put a backing on the "AV stand")

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i283/chriswmos/Random/mytv.jpg


damn that looks clean. u make it sound hard tough

[paul_376]

You're fishing wires through the wall to the bedroom behind the TV? :confused:


no living room just from under the tv to the bottom so I wont have a big line of wires hanging down...

[paul_376]

yeah...but not many people have them

not only do I not have one, I had never seen that before..

[stinginstang]

been a few years since I did any attic rat work, but wouldn't it be easiest to run the wires from the components through the wall, up to the attic and then back down to the TV? Drill, spade bit and a fish tape would be all you need. Maybe get some cheap speaker wire to tape onto the cable coming into the outlet behind the components and pull it up. You could substitute the fish tape for an inexpensive drain auger and cut the end off.

[2165 Turbo Rail]

Thanks! I like it :)

its not hard at all if you can fix the wall.. getting the texture to match is the hard part.. just cut a square out of the rock and put it back when you are done

damn that looks clean. u make it sound hard tough

[0393GT]

Would also upgrade to hdmi cables. Not as space consuming.

[momo stallion]

if you get an a/v receiver that upconverts all video feeds and outputs HDMI, then you only need to feed one cable + 1 power cable.

onkyo 705 or 805 will upconvert rca video, svideo, component video to 1080p and send it across an hdmi. many others will to, i just list the onkyo cause its about the cheapest that will.

[paul_376]

thanks for tips guys

[2165 Turbo Rail]

also if you MIGHT EVER put surround sound or anything extra go ahead and purchase the wires or cables needed and just do it all at the same time.. MUCH easier that way...

[GE]

since we mounted ours above the fireplace we had to go through 2 studs to the left. We ended up just cutting the sheet rock on either side of the studs.. then drilling through the stud and running the wires then repaired the wall..

(I have cleaned up the wiring and put a backing on the "AV stand")


Sweet jesus, I think I'd break my neck having to look up that high if I wanted to watch TV anytime.

[2165 Turbo Rail]

nah it isnt bad at all honestly... the akwardness gets a little getting used to but not more then about 20 mins of watching tv... plus there is a cool factor that well out weighs the pain :)

[2165 Turbo Rail]

and the couch is 22 ft away from the TV so that helps