Desk Mount Monitor Stand for Under $20

So what do you do when you become overrun with projects, and your desk is overflowing with parts and pieces?  Finish some of said projects, clean off your work station and get organized?  Don't be absurd!  You take your monitor off the desk and free up more room.  While this could easily be a true description of my desk, this Instructable was more to provide a stand for a monitor that I was able to salvage, but had its stand irreparably broken in the process.  The monitor I used is quite heavy, and the stand has held up quite well since I've put it into use, so I thought it was time to create my very first Instructable.

Step 1 Ingredients

The purpose of this project was to build a usable monitor mount for as little as possible, as quickly as possible (no monitor = clicking blindly on webpages... that can make for some interesting emails).  That being said, I was able to construct this mount for around $15  Now I did have some of these materials already, but have provided the cost (or close to it) of the items that I had to purchase.
1.   1 1/2" PVC pipe about 4 ft. long - Left over from another project but probably around $3-5
2.  Cheap 5" C-Clamp - $5
3.  4 x 6 piece of scrap wood - Left over from another project but probably most lumber yards have scraps from cuts they will just give you (You should ALWAYS plan on paying for supplies though)
4.  2" Flex Coupling - $3
5.   1 1/2" Flex Coupling - $5
6.   Conduit Hanger - $0.59
7.  Black Spray Paint  $2
8.  Machine Screws that fit the back of the monitor - Left over from another project but probably around $1

You will also need:
1.  Drill
2.   Drill Bit (about the size of your monitor screws)
3.   An 8 1/2 x 11" Sheet of Paper
4.   Nuts & Washers (again, for your monitor screws)
5.   Screwdriver (all together now, for your monitor screws)
6.   A Bolt with Washer and Nut for the Conduit Holder (the lowest profile head you can get a hold of)
Oh yes, and a flat panel monitor

Comments

[Truehart]

So, just how heavy is your monitor and how tall do you have it from your desktop? I wouldn't think PVC would be that strong.

[velasco481]

I don't really know. Samsung lists the "product weight" as 8.8 kg (roughly 19 pounds) but I've gotten rid of the stand. It is a good deal heavier that most LCD's I've handled.