How to make a Cardboard Laptop Stand

Step 2 Cut Shapes

Now you have got the cardboard you can get started cutting out the shapes.

• You will need a knife; X-acto, Scalpel, Box cutter.
• -- It is much easer if your knife is sharp
• A metal ruler is also handy, you get nice clean cuts.
• -- Any ruler will do though
• Cutting mat
• -- If you are doing this inside this will save your floor/desk



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You Need:
1 : BASE
1 : BACK
2 : SUPPORT
6 : STAND's

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On the stand section you need to cut a 0.6cm wide 6cm tall slit for the support near the back.

This stand is designed for a 13' MacBook but will accomodate laptops up to 15'
It probbaly wont hold those laptops that are like portable desktops...

Comments

[rikstroink]

Old newspaper=free cutting mat :D

[Lmatho]

Great Instructable. I'm definately going to try this out. One comment is that Step 2 calls for cutting 2 support pieces. In the step 3 picture there are 2 side supports, but step 4 there is only 1 support piece actually used from left to right. I will build mine so as to match the final assembly in step 4, however you may want to clarify this. Hope this makes sense. Cheers

[=SMART=]

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[=SMART=]

Yea, sorry about that. I decided i diddnt need the bits on the side. You need 2 support sections, one for the inside and one for the front, In the picture where i pinned it together i also added bits on the side but i decided i diddnt need them.