Lap top computer stand for our cars?
10-07-2004, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Brody
And you either may ditch the plastic piece when installing the stand, or modify it to fit as possible.
01-09-2005, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by NCal
I made my own Laptop Stand from some aluminum stock that I liberated from the scrap pile at work. The Laptop surface is 17"x15"x1/8" thick aluminum and the mounting posts are black Anodized Aluminum ~1.25" round that were once used to stabilize crated machinery during shipping.
I drilled & tapped the post ends so they screw onto the threads where the passenger seat mounts, then drilled the plate accordingly. I also traced around the laptop and placed some shelf holders (that I had) around it's periphery to keep it from sliding, then covered the surface with ribbed rubber matting. The whole thing took around 2 hours to make and can be mounted and/or disassembled in under 2 minutes.
So far the laptop has stayed in place well during hard acceleration and twisty roads (even with the roof panels removed), but I may run a strip of velcro across the 'puter near the screen for insurance later on. I store the box for my HPTuner cable under the stand (on the seat). It stays out of site and also eliminates any "bounce" when driving over uneven surfaces (driveways, speedbumps, etc..). Oh yeah, total cost came to about $16 bucks.
You can see more pictures @ http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...Laptop%20Stand .
Nick
I drilled & tapped the post ends so they screw onto the threads where the passenger seat mounts, then drilled the plate accordingly. I also traced around the laptop and placed some shelf holders (that I had) around it's periphery to keep it from sliding, then covered the surface with ribbed rubber matting. The whole thing took around 2 hours to make and can be mounted and/or disassembled in under 2 minutes.
So far the laptop has stayed in place well during hard acceleration and twisty roads (even with the roof panels removed), but I may run a strip of velcro across the 'puter near the screen for insurance later on. I store the box for my HPTuner cable under the stand (on the seat). It stays out of site and also eliminates any "bounce" when driving over uneven surfaces (driveways, speedbumps, etc..). Oh yeah, total cost came to about $16 bucks.
You can see more pictures @ http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...Laptop%20Stand .
Nick
How much would you charge to make me one of those?
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