Floor Stand for an LCD Monitor

[Dexter Gregoire]

I would like to share my Low/No Budget idea for a Floor Stand for an LCD Monitor.:construction:

I went to my Local Home Hardware store and bought a;

Work Light (I removed the lights) - $33.00
9 Inch Iron Bar, found in the pipe section (They cut to size 4 Free) - .89
1 Big Washer - .39
Metal Plate, found in the electrical section - $2.12

I then made measurements;
Drilled a few holes to match the holes on the back of the LCD.
Made markings on the iron bar where I wanted the washer and the metal plate to be positioned.

Then I took all the pieces to a friend of mine who knows how to weld. He Buffed it and welded it the way I asked him to and in less than an hour I had myself an LCD Floor Stand. It is fairly stable at around 5 feet high.

I was pretty happy about it so I thought I'd share this idea with other Low/No budget filmmakers out there. Here are some pictures of it.

 

[david farland]

Nice DIY...........

 

[Dexter Gregoire]

Nice DIY...........

Thanks. What does DIY stand for?

What are other people doing for monitoring solutions?

 

[Fredrik Callinggard]

Thanks. What does DIY stand for?

Do it yourself :wink:

 

[Mitch Gross]

If you don't wish to do it yourself, Abel sells a great universal stand system for any monitor with a VESA mount (four holes 100mm/4" apart). It is a tabletop stand with an articulating mount point that can pan, tilt and even rotate if you wish to place the same on it's side. We also make a custom adapter piece so that the mount can be slipped off the tabletop stand and placed on a lightstand (either baby spud or Junior socket), all while retaining all the above mentioned adjustment capabilities.

 

[Jason Ing]

Mitch, can you provide a link? I couldn't find it. Thanks.

 

[Evin Grant]

I have these on my monitors...

They work great, get em at filmtools...
http://www.filmtools.com/vesa-mount-with-baby-receiver.html

 

[Mitch Gross]

Here's the link for the stand adapter to attach it to a lightstand. On the page is a link to the stand itself.

http://www.abelcine.com/store/product.php?productid=11075&cat=251&page=5

 

[Michael Morlan]

Evin,

That's the Modern Studio VESA mount, which I also use. You may also order it direct from modernstudio.com. (They don't have an e-tailer solution so you actually have to call and talk to someone.)

Michael