Adjustable Vertical Laptop Stand (10-30mm Thick Devices)

What's this?

Stand up devices between 10 & 35mm thick with this adjustable laptop stand for your desk! This remix takes Lukki15's awesome laptop stand and modifies it slightly for printability and other improvements.

Background

Lukki15 made an awesome laptop stand, but I found there were a few things about it that I wasn't the biggest fan of.  

Notably, the channels in the base for where the screws go required supports otherwise the perimeters would be printing into thin air depending on your slicer settings.

Also, I didn't need the full adjustable range of the original model and thought I could reduce the size to recover some plastic used.

This model was the result.  The dimensions in Lukki15's OpenSCAD model were the basis for the design, but this remix was designed in Onshape and I have uploaded the STEP file for further modification :)

Changes from the Original

Lukki15's model was awesome, but I made the following changes:

• Reduced base's desk footprint from 120x150mm down to 98x120mm.
• Improved printability of countersunk screw channels on the base - no supports needed now!
• Reduced laptop thickness adjustment from 10-35mm down to 10-30mm.
• Modified heatset insert holes on side walls to use M3x5x4 heatset inserts (Voron standard if you have them on hand).
• Removed screw-only side walls in favor of heatset insert option.

Bill of Materials / Parts Needed

• 6x M3x5x4 “Voron standard" heatset inserts (you can find these at a number of retailers that sell printer parts like West3D, Fabreeko, DFH, KB-3D, Printed Solid (I think), etc).
• 6x M3x8 Button Head Screws (Socket Head is fine too)

Print Settings

Layer Height - I printed this with 0.3mm layer height & 0.6mm layer width for faster printing with a 0.6mm nozzle, but you can do 0.2mm layer height / 0.4mm layer width if you only have a 0.4mm nozzle on hand.

Infill - This should be at least 20% for strength (I found that 40% was not significantly more plastic used yet offers a strong part once printed).

Assembly

For assembly, first insert the 6x heatset inserts into the side walls using a soldering iron (I recommend building @IconicFab's awesome Stealth Press if you have the parts or need to do a lot of these often)

Then, simply screw in the 6x BHCS M3x8s through the base into the side walls, leaving them a smidge loose for adjustment.  Add in your laptop, compress the side wall and base together and tighten the screws to lock the side wall in place.

The stand should then be able to stand under its own weight (+ the laptops) without falling!