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I made my own laptop stand, pictures inside.

Xander562

Xander562

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You might remember that i started a thread on this board about a week ago, asking advice about making a laptop stand/iCurve replacement.
Well last weekend I did,
Here are the Pics:
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Personally i think it looks much better than any iCurve.
 

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Ooh...that's classy. It doesn't look like there's anything holding the computer on there except for the friction of the feet on the wood...is that right? How stable is it? It just looks like I'd be worried about it sliding right off the stand.
 
WildCowboy said:
Ooh...that's classy. It doesn't look like there's anything holding the computer on there except for the friction of the feet on the wood...is that right? How stable is it? It just looks like I'd be worried about it sliding right off the stand.
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it's very hard to see, but in the first picture there are some clear rubber pads near the front of the slanted wood peices, they are adheisive on one side, and rubber on the other, they seem to keep it very stable.
 
Be careful with those adhesive backed rubber feet. I've had them lose their stickyness and come off of things before. You can re-attach with epoxy however, and then they'll never come off.
 
mactastic said:
Be careful with those adhesive backed rubber feet. I've had them lose their stickyness and come off of things before. You can re-attach with epoxy however, and then they'll never come off.
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good to know thank you, as long as the adheisive doesnt fail though, its pretty solid.
 
I'm impressed - very nice. Like others, I'd be a little concerned that the laptop might slip off without some sort of lip or more well-secured friction material, but the stand is very professional-looking (if that's a word). :)
 
maybe you can build a fan in to rotate some fresh air onto that hot bottom surface and keep you refreshed as well.


I can't tell if you treated it or stained it but it does look good even without it.

Or if you have the talent, build a little drawer or shelf in there to keep some computer accessories
 
emw said:
I'm impressed - very nice. Like others, I'd be a little concerned that the laptop might slip off without some sort of lip or more well-secured friction material, but the stand is very professional-looking (if that's a word). :)
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yes, i was thinking about a lip to keep it from sliding, it could work on a Macbook, because the CD slot is on the left side of the computer, but i was worried about it blocking the CDs coming out, or the infra-red port for the remote on my Macbook Pro. so

i suppose this could work with the 17" model, as the Superdrive is a little higher.

Although this is my first try.
 
Xander562 said:
You might remember that i started a thread on this board about a week ago, asking advice about making a laptop stand/iCurve replacement.
Well last weekend I did,
Here are the Pics:
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Very nice. I like the wood motif. A lot nicer looking than the acrylic versions that I've seen.

I echo the others comments about slipping but it looks like you have that fixed.
 
I'm guessing it's a "veiled" reference to porn and its effects...don't know for sure though...
 
realityisterror said:
Yeah... bad joke...

I made one, though not near the same quality a few months back to reduce heat while playing games or encoding or w/e.

It works :)
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haha, nice, if i only had k'nex..... hmmm:rolleyes: i like it


p.s. i have the same wallpaper shown on your PB, :cool:
 
That's real cool. I remember my friend making a box or something and putting his powerbook on there. and on the bottom he would swap liquid gel packs you put in the freezer (plastic bag with that blue crap in it w/e its called) and it did very nicely in absorbing the heat.
 
KingYaba said:
That's real cool. I remember my friend making a box or something and putting his powerbook on there. and on the bottom he would swap liquid gel packs you put in the freezer (plastic bag with that blue crap in it w/e its called) and it did very nicely in absorbing the heat.
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"you just blew my mind" - Cosmo Kramer

but what about condensation?
 
I'd love to try this. Imagine mine looking like that but with nails, screws, nuts, bolts, glue and wood chips everywhere. And wonky.
 
realityisterror said:
Yeah... bad joke...

I made one, though not near the same quality a few months back to reduce heat while playing games or encoding or w/e.

It works :)
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I would upload pictures of a K'NEX stand I made (mine was flat and raised, rather than slanted), except I dismantled it last week (got one of the ones with fans and USB hubs in it :))
 
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