DIY Cardboard Laptop Stand
Get your laptop off the table and stop hunching over to see the screen with this DIY cardboard laptop stand. It's small, light, free & green and it will help you cut down on the trips to the chiropractor. Did I mention it's super easy to make? I originally found this idea at Thingiverse.com, where Erik Skiff whipped up a pretty cool acrylic stand. I didn't have any acrylic and more importantly I didn't have a lazer cutter make the cuts, so I did it on cardboard. I modified the design a little so the pattern would fit on a regular letter sized sheet of paper. Check out our tutorial...
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Step 1: Download the pattern & print it out. Use an old sheet of paper that you were going to recycle so you don't waste a new sheet.
Step 2: Cut it out, and trace it on the box. Stencil "1" is the base and it is only half of it so you'll have to trace it onto the box, then flip it so it mirrors the outline you just made. You'll have to trace stencil "2" twice as we need two of these. (click on the images to enlarge)
Step 3: Cut out the patterns. If you have a box cutter or an exacto knife, it'll be a lot easier, but if not, it can be done with scissors.
Step 4: Put it all together. the flat side of part 1 goes against the table and you slide the slots of part 2 into part 1's slots.
The best part is, you can take it apart and it's flat and light so it can go wherever your lappy goes.
Source: Thiniverse
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Fantastic idea you provide here, thanks
My notebook is so much heavy to this .
Try doubling up the cardboard. With enough layers it should hold any beast of a computer you may have.
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aint too sure why u need to prop so high
i just wanna lift the the back at a slight angle
so that the heat can flow away…
but i will amend the design …
thanks
The height is to bring the screen up to eye level so you don’t have to look down. More ergonomic.
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I first made one of cardboard, then opted to make a more long term one out of junk pieces of plywood my father had in his garage.
The cardboard stand was “strong” enough- the tensile strength of the cardboard itself could support the weight, but the stand was moderately unstable, and I barely missed a disaster when my macbook decided to slide right off.
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New Idea, thanks
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How stable is it? looks iffy
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this idea is good but may not suitable for my laptop, thanks
I like so much better a portable stand like Standivarius aero. pack this one and takes 5 min. no thanks
WOW,
What a great idea and excellent design to boot.
I will have to give this a go,
Now where is a card box when you want one
Aaneee xxxx
I just built one of these, seems sturdy enough for my needs. It ‘could’ be pushed over but I shook it pretty well with an old encyclopedia for testing and it held up.
It took about 45 minutes to cut and build (with scissors), I would suggest using an exacto knife or even a jigsaw if you are doing multiple layers and would take less time. I also added some holes to pass wires and hide them behind the bottom piece of cardboard.
I’m going to add a lay of modge-podge to solidify the corners and smooth out the appearance.. maybe even some paint if it finishes nicely.
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Just modified this to give me 30cm (12″) of rise at the back! I added another cross-brace at the front (full rectangle from top view, but at 70degree angle from side view). Very sturdy, no wobble!
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Thanks for the tutorial. I will do it this weekend.
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