Introduction: Knex Laptop Stand and Cooling Pad
This is a laptop stand i designed for my dads laptop because it was always overheating
Check out my mods https://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Laptop-Stand-and-Cooling-Pad-Mods/
Step 1: Bottom Base Half
pic 1: what you are making
pic 2: make edge piece
pic 3: side view showing edge pieces
pic 4: make another but the 3-d connectors are turned different
pic 5: showing how connectors are turned
pic 6: last edge piece
pic 7&8: showing the 3-d connectors
pic 9: lining up
pic 10: Connect
Step 2: Angled Suport
pic 1: make this
pic 2&3: showing how the orange pieces connect
pic 4: showing where to connect on upside down bottom
pic 5: connected and finished
Step 3: Top Half
pic 1: what your making
pic 2: make this
pic 3: showing 3-d connectors and green pieces
pic 4: make another one the exact same
pic 5&6: make end piece
pic 7: line up
pic 8 attached
Step 4: Laptop Rail
pic 1: make this
pic 2: close up
pic 3: lining up
pic 4: attached
Step 5: Final Assembely
pic 1: line up
pic 2: attach and DONE!
comment if you want me to show how to make the adjustable version
Go to my link on the intro to make the mouse pad stand
10 Comments
10 years ago
Nice, laptop could use some space to remove heated air, might build keep it up
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
The open inside design really allows the cooling fans to pull air in and push out the heated air very well. Since he began using this has laptop has been running cooler than when it was just sitting on the dresser.
10 years ago on Introduction
good laptop stand but i have an 11 inch laptop :(
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
I think you could make it work if you scaled down everything by one piece. Instead of using yellow rods, use blue rods to make the entire thing that much smaller. It would make the entire stand shorter and narrower so it would fit you smaller laptop better
Yellow=Blue
Blue=White
White=Green
12 years ago on Introduction
Could use some more supports/side rails. http://knexinnovation.net/showthread.php?850-Macbook-Stand
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
side rails are not really needed. I feel that they just get in the way and make it harder to place the laptop on the stand and to remove it. If you wanted to you could just make two shorter versions of the front rail and attach them to the side.
12 years ago on Introduction
looks good, I might build it.
12 years ago on Introduction
not bad at all
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
thanks
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
no prob