Snap-together portable laptop stand

Need to reclaim some space on your desk? Do you have to lug your laptop back and forth between the home office and the … other office? Do you use your laptop as an entertainment center on the go? Is this guy ever going to stop asking questions?

Well look all around the model printing websites. There are a million solutions. But after you've looked at them all, come back and try this one. It is lightweight. The pieces print easily, without brims or supports. It also prints rapidly, allowing you to make multiple sets.

This design relies on several tricks to make the most of FDM printing:

1. The design is broken into several parts, each of which is printed in the strongest direction
2. The design incorporates sprues and disposable pads to stick the model to the plate and keep it from warping. Sprues are much easier to remove than brims, you just snip them with a cutter.
3. The spar has a removable snap into each of the brackets to hold them in place, and provide tension when the weight of the laptop is present.

This design also has a few creature comforts that I need at both home and on the road: An integrated niche for a western digital portable drive. OpenScad files are included if you need to modify the design for your own needs. I have also included the Prusa slicer project files so you can easily re-slice this model for your own printer with minimal setup.

I print this model with 3 walls/perimeters, no infill, normal bottom layers, and no top layers. It is strongest when printed with the thickest layers your printer can comfortably produce.