For anyone wondering, I will be mounting a pair of VESA TV Mounts to the Angle Bar that will be mounted to the base of the Chair (where the Leg Connector is located). Once I mount those, I will be putting a Plywood Platform onto each of the TV Mount Surfaces, which is where I will be mounting the Throttle and Flight Stick of my PS4 TFlight 4 HOTAS onto via Velcro Patches that I have also ordered. The platforms are meant to give a nice large and stable surface for anything else I might want to add, and also will allow me to mount additional platforms ontop (so as to provide additional height, should I ever need it)
This whole setup is designed to be very low-cost and easily assembled and is designed to work with the existing hardware on the chair!
If you wish to see which VESA Mounts I am using, here's the Amazon link for the models I have ordered (they are each about $17 Canadian fyi): https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00ZKFRKIU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Also, to clarify: When I said you won't need any tools other than a wrench, you really won't. You can just mount your Flight Stick and Throttle to the VESA Mounts via Velcro and be good to go, I am just adding the Plywood Platforms as a personal choice, so don't misunderstand :)
https://www.amazon.com/Mounting-Dream-MD2463-Articulating-100x100mm/dp/B00ZKFRKIU
It's absolutely amazing for the price.
But you won't get any movement up or down, you can angle it though.
If you mount it so you can move up and down but not sideways it cannot support the weight of my monitor (Asus VG278Q)
But for 15$ its amazing
So let's start off with the enclosure.
So the enclosure I used is actually bigger than the tablet, but barely. So I took the enclosure and cut down the Centerline both horizontally and vertically in the shape of a cross, to take out about a quarter of inch of material both ways. Sanded the edges down and used a plastic welder and plastic bonding epoxy to basically "glue" the four sections back together.
I drilled new holes in the back to bolt the vesa mount. I used this particular mount.
The enclosure itself already comes pre-cut for a single gangway outlet box (which I left intact) , so I just ran wire from the outlet, that is on the wall below the panel, and wired in an outlet into the box.
After that it's just a matter of plug everything in and trying your best to shove all the cables into the enclosure, without them pushing the screen back out.
I don't have the exact model since I bought them off a friend ages ago when they wouldn't fit his monitors, but they are very similar to these
It's VESA 100x100mm compatible, so you can use any VESA mount that's also 100x100mm. The bracket needs to be specifically requested from LG support.
The manual illustration is just an easy to draw example. Most VESA mounts are an X shape, instead of square.
Example (not specifically a recommendation)
I use wall mounts by Mounting Dream, they are easily bought on Amazon. The monitor size it says it supports is irrelevant, you just want to make sure your monitor's weight can be supported, the mount supports up to 33 pounds, more than enough for just about any monitor. Also make sure the mount is 100x100 at most, just about every very monitor is 75x75(but check your specs regardless) so its more than enough but if the plate supports more than 100x100 there is a good chance the plate won't fit on the monitor if the holes are like recessed or something.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00ZKFRKIU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ZrO.EbP7DVKG4
For anyone with any model odyssey who has the ability to wall mount to a wall( if your desk is sat up against a wall then 9/10 you can wall mount your monitor lol) this mount works for them all.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZKFRKIU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_A57WA13DJXQPQM7YC54E
24" Mounting Dream Full Motion... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZKFRKIU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Don't have a link for the 34" but it's basically the same thing. Just Amazon items, nothing crazy.
I use these mounts
I used cheap ones from Amazon. These guys here - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00ZKFRKIU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought 2 of these that screws striaght into the wall for the floating effect
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00ZKFRKIU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_mQyqFbHYFBT2P
While aluminum profile button box holders have been out of stock everywhere. Ended up with a small "Monitor Arm Mount" from Amazon
I have this same 3+1 configuration. All are 27 inch.
I used this for the two center monitors: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00ZKFRKIU/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_HGG2E476PG9KBAPG202C?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
And this for the two sides: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08B1QK2GJ/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_XDS0BY70QE894NGN57D1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
This is obviously wall mount which I'm not sure you are looking for.
The side arms are height adjustable which is where you can get perfect alightment with the center. If your side arms aren't heigh adjustable your gonna have to try to get your pilot holes in the studs absolutely perfectly aligned. The other thing I learned was you have to use the same mount for the center ones, because different arms will center differently on the stud if that makes sense.
I was in a similar position a little while ago, i had the ikea linnmon and couldn't get a monitor arm that clipped to the desk because my desk wouldn't support the weight of it.
So i opted for the wall mount instead, and I'm happy I did. I ended up putting planks of wood where my monitors would go, and then screw in the planks to studs in the wall so it was sturdy. then i mounted the monitor arms to there so there was no chance that it would come out.
I'm pretty sure your malm desk is made the same way the linnmon is, where it's just cardboard in the middle. So I would advice against getting a monitor mount for it because it will definitely go through the desk like this
i think the only two options you have (if your desk is the honeycomb design like the linnmon) is to either get a new desk that is solid wood or to wall mount.
here's what I did for mine, planks of wood , and then you can get separate monitor mounts for two of your monitors, like this . then after it is all said and done it should look something like this
you can get your wood at a hardware store for not much, i think i paid $25-30 for mine, and then a little bit for the screws. measure how much you need, and then ask for that size. only get how much the monitors will cover, because if you get too much then it will stick out quite a bit in your setup. you can also paint them, i wish i had tbh.
it's a little bit tedious, but honestly it's really worth it. If you cable manage, and make your setup look nice and tidy the monitors look like they're just floating.
I can't emphasize this enough though, IF YOU DO wall mount with the wood, MAKE SURE the wood is screwed into the studs. otherwise everything will come down. planks into the studs, and then the mounts into the planks.
Mounting Dream Full Motion... https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00ZKFRKIU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZKFRKIU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
You're welcome.
Hey, I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on a monitor arm that would be used for a drawing display. it mirrors another display so when not drawing on it, I prefer it out of the way a bit.
I'm currently using a normal monitor arm but it isn't ideal, and it would be great if I could hide it under the desk or something.
I was thinking something like this, and mount it sideways under the desk where the monitor would be able to swing under the desk and hide away: https://www.amazon.com/Mounting-Dream-MD2463-Articulating-100x100mm/dp/B00ZKFRKIU/ref=sr_1_12
but maybe there is a much better solution. any suggestions?
Mounting Dream Full Motion... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZKFRKIU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
You could place your monitor on the wall with a monitor mount that would make it more clean without the monitor stand amazon link
Wall mount! This is the exact one I bought from amazon: Mounting Dream Full Motion Mount
Yup. I used a fairly cheap one but I mean worked perfectly. I Didn’t have wood behind the wall so I just used dry wall plugs that can hold 60lb.
https://www.amazon.ca/Mounting-Dream-MD2463-Articulating-Extension/dp/B00ZKFRKIU