iPad Stand from Nuts & Bolts

This elegant iPad stand is easy to assemble from common hardware components. It has a front and a back for holding the iPad, Kindle, or other eReader in four orientations: portrait-upright, landscape-upright, portrait-inclined, or landscape-inclined. It doesn't obstruct your finger access to the Home Button or to the online keyboard. And it works with or without the power cord attached. You can disassemble the stand by hand to pack away for transport.

Replace the wood block with clear Plexiglass, and it will look like something you bought it at the Apple Store! Heads will turn when you pull it out at the internet cafe.

Step 1 Parts

2x ¹/₄" Stop Nuts (These could be regular nuts.)
8x ¹/₄" Washers (I used large, 1"-diameter washers, but regular ³/₄" washers would do.)
2x ¹/₄" Wingnuts
1x Wood Scrap (Mine is 6" x 2¹/₂ x ³/₄".)
1x 2' of Polyethylene Tubing, ID ¹/₄" (This is stiffer than the more common Tygon tubing.)
1x Threaded Rod (¹/₄" x 36")

* The parts cost about $5.00

Tools needed
Hacksaw (for cutting the rod)
Knife (for cutting the tubing)
Drill (for the wood piece)
Wood saw (maybe) (for getting the wood scrap to size)