Dual Screen Monitor Stand
by Phoenix.Van.De.Graaff in Workshop > Home Improvement
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Dual Screen Monitor Stand
Getting an Idea:
Did a Google search on the available designs and costs of a typical dual monitor stand.
Turns out that almost all of them start from about $100. So I stepped out to get the materials...
Gathering the Materials
- 8x Micro screws, 1.5mm X 10mm long
- 2x Microtome, 3mm X 12mm long
- 2x Bolt & nut, 3mm X 12mm long
- 32" long 0.5" wide PVC pipe (water pipe)
- 4x Elbow joints
- 2x T-joints
- 4x metal clamps
- 2x Metal Support
- 2x end caps
- Drill
- Screw driver
- box of screws
- Wood batten
I didn't have to look around for too much, I had all this lying around my house after some of it got discarded and ended up at the bin. So there might be minor changes in the dimensions
Creating the Stand
Cut the PVC pipes of the following dimensions
- 2x 10"
- 2x 4"
- 4x 1.5"
Fix the PVC pipes in the arrangement as shown. screw them if necessary.
Take a 14" long wooden batten and fix the PVC unit with the metal clamps using screws. Now fix this to another batten. You may use a couple of metal L-angles to support the vertical member.
I have used a boomerang design, but you can use a flat ply as well.
Fixing the Back Support
You can get a spider clamp from the hardware store but since I had a lot of surplus rubbish at home, I decided to use that only.
I used a 5mm thick ply and using a drill, I fixed the bolts on the metal clamp. Then, on the reverse side, I fixed the screws that hold the monitor. on both, I used one nut and the other a microtome to allow manual adjustment of the monitor angle.
Mounting the Monitor
Very carefully, mount the monitor on the 2 PVC arms extending out.
Finished
You now have a table clutter free of the extra monitor legs and which costs somewhere less than $5