Fix Tech Stuff
DIY Monitor Mount Hack
I've recently bought a new digital microscope.
I'll be reviewing it in my next video.
In this video I will be hacking my monitor mount.
As you can see, it's not going to cut it.
This is the monitor in question.
It's an old DELL from a recycling centre.
This is a monitor stand, I think it's from another DELL.
A 24" with a broken LCD.
It's a fantastic bit of tech.
It can slide up and down,
it rotates on 2 axises,
and it can tilt forward and backwards.
As you can see form the unfortunate corner notches, it won't line up with the VESA mount.
I'm going to remove this part and connect the old monitor mount to it.
We'll take these bolts off.
There was a lot of washers in there.
Now I'm marking it out.
Drill that centre hole out.
That looks alright.
Now I've got to drill 2 locator holes and 3 screw holes.
As you can see I had the template upside down and I had to drill the 3 screw holes again.
No harm done, it fits up nicely.
I'm not going to reassemble the original mechanism, I'm going to use these bolts instead.
First I'll have to drill the slotted holes out to round.
Bolting it together. The bracket is the other way around from when it first started.
Now on it goes!
I'll just tighten up all of these screws.
The height is 36cm fully extended, and 23cm at the lowest point.
Here it is in action.
I'll just shorten this microscope stand a bit.
Much better.
Both the monitor and the stand cost me $5 each from the recycling centre...
I could have just ordered a VESA mount from AliExpress (or eBay). There's plenty to choose from.
But I think I like this one better!
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