Monitor MOD

[Spacehonkey]

...ultimate monitor mod of all time!

Thx for the compliment but I wouldn't go that far.

Oh yeah by the way I'm debating on spending some of my free time this weekend working on my monitor or going to see Transformers. Hopefully I'll have time to do both.

[b4i7]

clone yourself...so you can do both ...at the same time!

[Spacehonkey]

clone yourself...so you can do both ...at the same time!

But then who gets to play with the wife.

[slytherock]

But then who gets to play with the wife.

That's my worst fear: I may be able to steal my own gf

[b4i7]

leave your clone to work on the moniter and go see the movie yourself

or bring your dremel with you...

[Spacehonkey]

Well since I'm waiting on C.S. to contact me I've been brainstorming and thought of a possible solution to my problem with supporting the weight of the monitor with the backbone. A friend at worked suggested using some small metal plates from a model kit.

Girders & Gears

I'm not sure of the exact measurements but it just might work. I'm also not sure of the strength of the plates they might be to thin to be any good. I made up some more SketchUp models to show you how I play on using them.

I just place the plates in the middle of each vertebrae and then drill a small hole on the side of it so I can gain access to the alan screw so I can loosen/tighten it at needed.

[Cagedconnerman]

wow, thats a great idea...I think they should be strong enough, especially if you use sets of 2 and 3, rather than 1 and 2. +rep btw

[Spacehonkey]

Well I just put an order in for the plates. I wasn't sure which ones would work best so I order a bunch of the 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10 hole plates.

I've also been thinking about a better way to access the monitor buttons. I saw the Steampunk monitor and really liked what they did with the buttons.

front view

bottom view

I might play around and see what I can come up with.

Finishing up on the project is going to be a slow process from here on out. I'm currently on the MEU now and now my free time is very limited but I promise I'll try my best to keep up on this project.

[The boy 4rm oz]

That looks cool.

[Crimson Sky]

As it turns out, my little Unimat lathe will not have the torque or the height adjustment to make the arm for the monitor--3/4" alum is just too much for it to handle. I'll help with another design idea if you like.