I decided to upgrade my desktop monitor, partly to have something that lent itself more to watching movies on; and part to just have a sweet new monitor.
The new monitor would also require a new monitor stand. I had built one for my previous monitor but since my cousin bought my old monitor and loved the stand so much, well it went too.
Requirement: When seated at a typical desk (29-30"), the height of the center of the screen should be eye-level.
Next came the time consuming part: finding the right driftwood stump, but its also a great excuse to get out in my kayak and island hop in St Margret's Bay.
Eventually I found a suitable candidate, and accompanying board, on Big Thrum and toted them home on the stern of my boat. Then all there was to do was let out the monitor stand contained in the old stump, via hours of sculpting with the belt-sander.
The roughed-out piece.
The usual project tool-explosion; and nearly finished piece. I notched the back of the stump with an appropriate angle to allow the mounting board to be bolted into position at the correct angle - to ensure that the centre of gravity of the unit was located within the base of support. Once the board was fixed in place with a lag bolt, it was time for the belt-sander again to blend the two pieces of wood together.
Mounting bracket installed, feet leveled, sitting happily on my desk.
I made a cut-out large enough to pass a VGA cable through at the level of the plugs in the back of the monitor when it is mounted. This prevents them from having to bend and allows them to be hidden in behind.
The new monitor would also require a new monitor stand. I had built one for my previous monitor but since my cousin bought my old monitor and loved the stand so much, well it went too.
Requirement: When seated at a typical desk (29-30"), the height of the center of the screen should be eye-level.
Next came the time consuming part: finding the right driftwood stump, but its also a great excuse to get out in my kayak and island hop in St Margret's Bay.
Eventually I found a suitable candidate, and accompanying board, on Big Thrum and toted them home on the stern of my boat. Then all there was to do was let out the monitor stand contained in the old stump, via hours of sculpting with the belt-sander.
The roughed-out piece.
The usual project tool-explosion; and nearly finished piece. I notched the back of the stump with an appropriate angle to allow the mounting board to be bolted into position at the correct angle - to ensure that the centre of gravity of the unit was located within the base of support. Once the board was fixed in place with a lag bolt, it was time for the belt-sander again to blend the two pieces of wood together.
Mounting bracket installed, feet leveled, sitting happily on my desk.
I made a cut-out large enough to pass a VGA cable through at the level of the plugs in the back of the monitor when it is mounted. This prevents them from having to bend and allows them to be hidden in behind.
Monitor installed.
