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Custom monitor wall mount (lemm.ee)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by rambos@lemm.ee to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
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This is a custom wall mount for my 2nd screen Dell P2417H (simmilar models with same stand will fit as well). It's a 24" monitor with pivot stand (can adjust up/down, portrait/landscape and tilt), but it doesnt suppport vesa mount (edit: this is wrong, it does support vesa, but then cant use pivot mechanism). I wanted it on the wall so I printed 3 parts out out of PLA. One part is screwed in the wall and the other one is securing monitor in place using zip ties. 3rd part is a small shelf that is mounted underneath (with original screw for monitor base), but its there mostly to provide a flat surface between monitor and a wall.

I've been using it (2 actually) for few years in old place and I love it. It can be a bit tricky to tighten zip ties, but its only done once anyway.

I'll upload files if someone needs them

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[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Huh? Dell makes monitors that don't support VESA mounts?

I'm 99% sure this monitor has a the ability for a VESA mount. The specs you linked say it has. According to Dell they even sell the thing without a stand, that wouldn't make sense if it didn't have another way to mount it.

The manual explains the VESA mount: https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_display_projector/esuprt_display/dell-p2417h-monitor_user's_guide_en-us.pdf

[–] WoodenDing@lemm.ee 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This just goes to show that people with a 3d printer would rather design their own solution rather than taking 10 seconds to figure out an already existing one.

[–] rambos@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Haha I agree Im like that! But IMO, In this case it really made sense to design and print a custom mount to keep existing pivot mechanism, at least for me

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Buddy of mine has 6 Dell monitors he inherited from a network upgrade that have no VESA holes.

[–] rambos@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I could be more specific. You are right, it supports VESA, but only if you remove pivot stand (the reason I bought the monitor in first place). This way I can have it wall mounted and still use tilt/pivot/vertical motion. Pivot stand build quality is great

[–] nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Pivoting+tilting+swivelling VESA wall mounts are also a thing, so you wouldn't have needed to choose the display based on its stand

I personally wouldn't have risked my monitor on being able to design a part that is able to last just to save the few bucks a mount costs. So props to you, I guess.

[–] rambos@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Im aware all kind of mounts exist, my setup is made from parts I had at home (including monitor ofc). I didnt want to spend 50€ or more on decent mount for 140€ monitor, but I respect that most people would just buy off the shelf product. Just sharing what I think someone might find usefull.

Strength wise, Im not worried at all, but Im clumsy enough that one monitor fell and screen broke while moving last year (RIP)