ok this is what I do when I drill tiles.
1) select drill function and use a tile drill bit to start off and drill a small hole about 2 mm deep
2) switch to hammer function, change to masonry drill bit and continue drilling

If you don't use the hammer function to drill tile, it'll take very long.
If you straight away use the hammer function from the start you might crack the whole tile.
So I use a combination of both.

What I did, use a small nail and hammer lightly on tile to make a dent.
Use small bit to drill through tiles and slightly into wall if possible. Tap and release trigger method so as not to use full rpm. My low-end drill no speed control
Then change to bigger drill bit.

First time, use a broken/spare tile to test few times and find the workable method.

Bought some wall plugs but length not same.
From left to right - S10, S12, S10 (came with wall mount), 10mm bolt (came with wall mount)
Too tired to try today. Maybe wait till weekend.

No need that long la.

Just use the most left.

Wahh you until measure your wall plug? Lol

Me nvr bother to see the lenght of wall plug..

Drill put wall plug hantam terus then screw.. Hehe

Ok so I got a bit of time today so I continue my tv mount job. Drilled 4 more holes and they are still off!!! OMG what's wrong with this thing?!??!

They were ok but once you tightened up the screws it will senget. There is no tolerance play at all! I tried drilling the metal plate but it's too hard!

Arrgghh....so frustrated

This is the best I can do. Still using 3 bolts. I ain't going to mess with it any longer. 😖

Alamak, what happen? Told you not to fap. Now hand shaking cannot get accurate hole liau.

The levelling look ok ma. Abit tilt only. Your TV when put on it can be do some minor adjust or not?

dunno man, i sked liao. i still got one more to hang. i marked it and drill accordingly but when the bolts are tightened, the whole thing lari....

You can try adjust when bolt tighten that time. Don't full tighten and left some small play. Put the level and knock up/dowm to adjust.

But small level out is no big deal la. Just put on the TV and see can minor adjust or not.

Cannot. There is no play at all. Once the bolt is in, that's it.
Anyway I'm done with this one.

I'm worried about the next one. I still dunno what went wrong, which means there is a great possibility that I will screw up again in the next TV mount.

This post has been edited by idoblu: May 28 2015, 10:29 PM

You got to figure out what when wrong before start another 1.

Tap with a nail, and draw a line between two nail, see if its straight.

Sometime to get the mount align, got to think out of the box, If you drill the hole are offset, drill bigger, fit a wood inside and with wood, you can screw in the bracket offset to compensate with the earlier offset you drilled.

Sometime the bracket have to be grind, or mod to make more free play to adjust. And get a bigger washer to secure the bigger opening you grind.

try not to screw to max in single shot
screw all bolt progressively together so the tension wont pull your alignment off

That's the thing, lucky I didn't drill into the metal cause they didn't supply me with any washers

Buy lah,

having difficulty in drilling thru a tile.....what do i need?

Spent almost 5 hours just manage to drill 3 holes but damaged 2 drill bits (for tiles).
The drill bit is a special spear shape type costing rm21 each (Bosch)
Dip in water to cool the bits in between.

Any one have a more efficient method......got at least 30 more holes to drill

after a long break and constant nagging from my boss, i finally decided to do part 2 today.

success this time (ok la almost 100%)
its a little off nia -



This time, like the last time, I follow every step to the teeth. The only difference is this time I sat down and look straight into it instead of standing and looking at where I want to drill. Yes, a little bit is enough to throw the whole thing off.
I drilled one hole, put in the screw all the way, marked the next hole with, not a pencil this time but the screw itself so I know it will go in center. Then take off the screw and drill, then repeat for each hole. The difficult part is screwing and unscrewing each bolt. I can't use my power driver cause not enough torque. Have to use man power. My muscle ache liao. Dunno why so difficult to go in and out.

Drill first hole already made mistake....sigh. Drilled into a metal beam I think. Ok never mind, drilled another hole. All in 5 holes drilled with 4 screws. Better than the last time definitely hahaha....

But in the end still senget a bit. I don't care liao, I consider putting 4 screws in a success liao.
Now got to pray the boss no see senget only

Ok thats it. My DIY is all over. Now I need 3 strong men come help me lift my tv

This post has been edited by idoblu: Jun 16 2015, 05:42 PM

What was the weight of your TV? Did you used plastic wall plug?

Me too scared to use plastic wall plug so I used steel wall plug..