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There are a lot of types of Laptop Stands and Indtructables has a very rich section about them. The reason is simple to me: with a laptop and a home wifi connection nobody can resist the temptation having your share of fun and/or work being easy on a couch or in your own bed. Not to mention the situations when you have no other possibility (like influenza or a broken leg).
I based this instructable on jumpfroggy's one (http://www.instructables.com/id/A-better-laptop-stand-for-bed/) but made some emproovements to his design. Reading the comments tho that instrutable it turned out that the joints where a week point, plus it gave only the possibility to act on one angle of the structure. Many of the sugestion from the readers focused on a different way to position that angle and keep it there.
On my side I whanted something that was sturdy enough and that would allow me to adjust the table both on height and inclination at the same time. So I came up with this "X legged Laptop stand".
You can see in the pictures the different positions it can take allowing you to adjust it in heigth ( for your legs or belly ) and inclination (standing or laying)
I based this instructable on jumpfroggy's one (http://www.instructables.com/id/A-better-laptop-stand-for-bed/) but made some emproovements to his design. Reading the comments tho that instrutable it turned out that the joints where a week point, plus it gave only the possibility to act on one angle of the structure. Many of the sugestion from the readers focused on a different way to position that angle and keep it there.
On my side I whanted something that was sturdy enough and that would allow me to adjust the table both on height and inclination at the same time. So I came up with this "X legged Laptop stand".
You can see in the pictures the different positions it can take allowing you to adjust it in heigth ( for your legs or belly ) and inclination (standing or laying)
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Materials:
WARNING: Metric System ahead.
1) 2cm pine wood board (see later for dimensions)
2) 2cm x 4cm pine wood strip for the legs of the table
3) 4x iron/steel L-Brakets with appropriate holes pattern on the flat side
4) 4x 8mm diameter nuts and bolts
5) 2x iron or steel needles, 3mm in diameter or similar
6) 16x 1,5cm wood screws
7) 2-4x 2,5cm wood screws
8) a 2cm x 2cm wood strip (20 to 30cm should do)
Tools:
WARNING: Power tools involved: use protecion and proceed responsabily
1) power saw
2) power drill
3) hole saw
4) sanding paper and sanding disks
5) screwdrivers, bliers and other hand tools
6) pencil, measuning tape
WARNING: Metric System ahead.
1) 2cm pine wood board (see later for dimensions)
2) 2cm x 4cm pine wood strip for the legs of the table
3) 4x iron/steel L-Brakets with appropriate holes pattern on the flat side
4) 4x 8mm diameter nuts and bolts
5) 2x iron or steel needles, 3mm in diameter or similar
6) 16x 1,5cm wood screws
7) 2-4x 2,5cm wood screws
8) a 2cm x 2cm wood strip (20 to 30cm should do)
Tools:
WARNING: Power tools involved: use protecion and proceed responsabily
1) power saw
2) power drill
3) hole saw
4) sanding paper and sanding disks
5) screwdrivers, bliers and other hand tools
6) pencil, measuning tape
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Same laptop :P