I have a riser with an 8ft stage revolve recessed into it. It will be carpeted, and people will be walking on it in bare feet, so I can't have something that pokes out for people to step on. There is about a 3/4" overhang on the riser ledge surrounding the revolve. One solution I have attempted is using a recessed compression latch, which I had covered the "compressing part" with rubber, and had pressing onto 1: foam weather stripping I had glued all around the underside of the surrounding ledge, and then 2: friction tape I glued and stapled around the ledge. Neither really worked very well, and still allowed the revolve to spin, although with a bit more resistance. One thing to note is, there is a second level of riser covering the back half of the revolve, so it is possible to place some sort of latch or something on the back side, but anything it connects to at various locations around the revolve would need to be recessed. Looking for a cheap as possible and simple solution, I just haven't been able to come up with anything, or find any sort of hardware than seems to be able to solve my problem. I would prefer to be able to lock it in any position, but having a handful of lock points would be ok too. Hoping someone here might have some idea. Thanks!

Hi there, I've lurked for a long time on this site, and this is the first time I've actually had to post to get my question answered. My wife and I just moved into a house built in 1967 and we are trying to mount a 39" TV in a bedroom to an exterior wall. There is thick (3/4 inch) wood paneling, but since it is a "required" that the TV mount be a multi-directional arm mount I'm quite hesitant to mount it straight to the paneling. My stud finder does have a "deep scan" function, but the results are not consistent enough that I feel confident using that. There is a space between the paneling and the exterior wall (where the studs must be right?) but I'm trying to decide between just buying longer bolts and trying to go right into the brick with a hammer drill or fishing for the studs. Long story short: 1. Are there any red-flags on mounting a TV directly to bricks that make up my exterior wall? If so should I just try and get it on the studs? 2. If it is better to go with the latter, how do I go about finding the studs when there are no outlets to tip me off and my "deep scan" stud finder isn't reading consistently? Please let me know if I can clarify anything or if pictures would help.