This print was my attempt at creating a laptop stand that looked elegant, wasn't over engineered and could be expanded upon in the future if needed. With my kids returning to mixed remote and on-site learning i gave them my laptop stand for their ipads and decided to take a crack at creating a super flexible and simple version that could be used for both laptops and tablets.
The slotting leg+frame system lets you adjust between roughly 25°, 35° and 45° based on your needs and device (using the default “long” foot).
The short foot is for getting more dramatic angles out of smaller devices like tablets but I have not yet printed it.
I printed these on their side without top and bottom shells as a way to quickly prototype and was surprised with how rigid they were using a honeycomb infill. As printed the stand can securely hold many times the weight of my MacBook Pro without issue. Feel free to cap them off or change the infill as needed.
They are currently 30mm thick which seems like a good starting point for stability.
The slot clearance between the foot and the frame is 0.1mm.
** This print was heavily inspired by "T-RexCookie's 2 Part adjustable laptop stand" **
Future features I want to look into:
- some simple and scalable way to attach the sections together
- a multi-stepped leg that can handle multiple angles with a single print
- a captive slot design improve how the feet attach to the frame.
#DIY