D.I.Y. Laptop Stands

Well, laptop cooling stand is the essential thing if your laptop accidentally starts acting as an oven.. :P    is fuming hot air and making the surface irritable to work with. 

So here is what I had made a month ago, to help my laptop. 

All the stands here  are made out of MDF, a kind of wood.  Made them at a friend's woodworking shop. 

You could make these of different materials, maybe thick cardboard or acrylic sheet or any other material which is at your disposal. 

Items required : 

• a small sheet of MDF                    [to build the pad]

• Band saw                                        [to do the cutting]

• nails                                                  [to fix the joints well]

• glue                                                   [pour at the joints]

• DC Fan 12V                                     [optional but highly recommended! :) ]

• USB cable                                        [to connect the fan to the USB port of the laptop]

• Soldering iron                                 

Important design tip :

Maximize open space while taking care of the required strength and convenience. 

Step 1: Laptop Stand 1.0

This is the first pad that we made. 
Simple, neat,easy to make! :) 

• Due to the open spaces, it allowes a lot of ventilation for the hot air. 

• The attachments on the front end are just to not let the laptop slip forward. 

• This is a non-foldable stand 

• It is a little difficult to sneak this one into a backpack.

Step 2: Laptop Stand 1.1

• We added hinges on the side joints and in the center of the base to make a foldable pad.

• It can fit into a backpack quite easily! 

• We also added a 12V DC fan for faster and better cooling. 

• We drilled a few holes on the chassis for more air flow. 

• The fan doesn't consume much current from the laptop so dont worry! :)  

Step 3: Laptop Stand 1.2 [the Minimalist Design! :) ]

This is the latest version of the board that we built. 

Additional materials required for this design : 

• Thin metal rods 

• Nuts and bolts 

• Small wooden cyclindrical spacers [to push inverted bolts onto those and  then put the spacers on the ends of the metal rods ]

Features: 

• Super light weight. 

• Super sleek 

• When dis-assembled, takes very little space! 

So if you too have a laptop which is in bad health, then get going and make one of these.. 

Happy D.I.Y.ing!  :D