I had a leftover Ergotron LX HD arm that supports between 14-30 lbs, but the Elitebook weights a lot less than that. So, I took the advice of a skunky friend and made a box to put a bunch of rocks into. It's roughly about 10 lbs :P
Then I thought it would be really cool to finally have a full size keyboard just under it. So I made a longer lid and some little holes in some wood blocks where the keyboard tray would attach to. It's centered, so it stays flat when typing on it. I was going to try putting this whole thing together with screws but a lot of the wood is too small or thin so I played the waiting game and glued it down. Those two pieces of wood at the bottom of the laptop support it's weight and also allow access to the power and lid buttons.
I gotta say, this is the best stand I've built to date ^__^ No more wedge shaped wood stuff on my desk taking up space, no sir! This one floats above the desk, moves up or down, moves side to side, and tilts up or down. Very easy to reposition! Didn't cost a lot to build. Maybe $15-$20. Already had a lot of spare wood laying around, so most of what I bought was nuts, bolts, and screws. If this was on an LX instead of the LX HD, I could probably get away without using the rocks box :P
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22 May 2019 00:44 CEST
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