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mectojic

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Nothing looks wrong with the base back leg, but it’s slippery on any surface, making the studio display extend to its furthest point.

Anyone know a simple way I can bring back friction to the stand?
 
There's supposed to be this rectangular piece of clear flexible rubber (silicone I think) that sits inside an indentation in the front feet. It's sticky on one side to adhere to the indentation. The idea is that the other side, by friction prevents the front from moving. Do the front feet still have that piece?

Even so, those never really stopped the movement. When I was using these, I took to placing something heavy behind the rear foot, or putting the foot next to a wall. Then I'd push the display back with the foot stationary to the angle I wanted.

Alternatively, and I have seen this, you can put a short block of wood under the rear foot. That tilts the display forward so you still have the viewing angle you want, and the foot stays extended to it's stops. End result is you aren't messing with the foot because it's fully extended and you still get the display angle you want. You can adjust the angle by the thickness of the wood block you use.
 
Even so, those never really stopped the movement. When I was using these, I took to placing something heavy behind the rear foot, or putting the foot next to a wall. Then I'd push the display back with the foot stationary to the angle I wanted.

Alternatively, and I have seen this, you can put a short block of wood under the rear foot. That tilts the display forward so you still have the viewing angle you want, and the foot stays extended to it's stops. End result is you aren't messing with the foot because it's fully extended and you still get the display angle you want. You can adjust the angle by the thickness of the wood block you use.

This is exactly what I do. Both actually. My block is my Timemachine back up external HDD enclosure that the third leg stands on and I push that along with the third foot directly back up against the wall my desk is up against. I like the screen to be pretty straight up n down and this was the only way I could figure out how to get the angle I really wanted. If you dont have a wall, Id look at any sticky rubber adhesive foot and just stick a few of those on there. If they work great, and if not, completely removable. Anyways, I'll snap a pic of how mine is set up when I get a chance.

Here we go.
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This is exactly what I do. Both actually. My block is my Timemachine back up external HDD enclosure that the third leg stands on and I push that along with the third foot directly back up against the wall my desk is up against. I like the screen to be pretty straight up n down and this was the only way I could figure out how to get the angle I really wanted. If you dont have a wall, Id look at any sticky rubber adhesive foot and just stick a few of those on there. If they work great, and if not, completely removable. Anyways, I'll snap a pic of how mine is set up when I get a chance.
I have, in the past, also used a a 'u' clamp at the edge of a desk when I could not put the desk entirely against the wall. Then, just place the rear leg against the upper part of the u clamp.
 
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