what kind of part am I looking for?

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nageov3t

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I'm having a complete brain fart, but I'm almost positive that ATOT will be able to help me :p

I've got a big bay window in my living room, which we're currently using as an entertainment center (because otherwise, it would just be wasted space). previously, the inside of the bench was occupied by a radiator, but I had that pulled out a couple months ago when I upgraded to baseboard heating, leaving me now with a big empty cabinet.

what I'm thinking about doing is drilling a hole from the top of the bench down into the cabinet to route/hide all the entertainment center cables and then another hole in the bottom corner for the surge protector, coax, and ethernet to come in through, just to make everything look sharp.

what's the name of the insert part that would fit inside the holes, though, so that the wires aren't rubbing up against wood/splinters? I've seen them (ideally with plastic caps that I can put on in the event that we ever rearrange the living room and I end up using the window bench for plants or something), but I'll be damned if I can remember the actual name to search for on Amazon. :confused:
 

IronWing

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Grommet or bushing. Strain relief bushing if you intend to permanently mount the cables coming out the bottom.
 

JManInPhoenix

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Grommet. If the hole(s) are hidden from view, you can run a bead of RTV around the edge of the hole to protect the wiring. Works well but not very sightly plus it stinks to high heaven until it dries.
 
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