13" - 15" Laptop-stand

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<p>Most laptop stands in the web are for 13" laptops. Others are too big for my ender 3 print bed. Therefore I designed this laptop stand with separate parts to fit my ender 3 V2 print bed.</p><p>I created this laptop stand to lift the laptop with it's webcam by approx. 14cm to be leveled with an external monitor.</p><p>A Din A4 page fits between two horizontal stands.</p><p>The rounded dovetails of the upright parts slide into each other like puzzle tiles. The horizontal beams stabilize it.</p><p><strong>Update 2022-11</strong></p><p>The front part of the laptop stand has more smooth corners and the clearance in the locking puzzle-like locking mechanisms is reduced.</p><p>The holes in the top beam are resized to fit clamped cables better.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Part Overview</h3><p>There are three iterations: V4, &nbsp;V5 and 2022. Generally, they are compatible to each other and only the relevant parts are shown:</p><h4>Front Part</h4><p>LaptopStand22_Front: This is the newest iteration of the front part. The part is smoother than the older iterations. V4 and V5 offer no other functions, therefore they are deleted.</p><p>The design resembles gothic church windows to allow upright printing without support.</p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:58.18%;"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/228181/rich_content/97c8b780-56d4-4e0c-80b7-91fea60f0c62/image.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22c2f6ecfe-b03d-460d-96e2-7f2e81bb05db%22%2C%22w%22%3A572%2C%22h%22%3A323%7D"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><h4>Back Part</h4><p>The back part is available in two different iterations. Shown here LaptopStand22_Back.</p><p>Print the back part upright and without support.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/228181/rich_content/4ea2910c-06e4-4662-9534-4e854d3c8bc2/image.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22c0e680a4-0544-414a-8643-e94db47e964d%22%2C%22w%22%3A533%2C%22h%22%3A403%7D"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><h5>Back V4</h5><p>This was the first iteration of the laptop stand, where my laptop was very big. The inclined plane of the laptop is 27 cm deep. I didn't update this version as it is too big for my laptop. But it is still compatible to the new parts.&nbsp;</p><h5>LaptopStand22_Back</h5><p>This version is more suitable for smaller 13" laptops: The inclined plane where the laptops sits has a depth of 24cm, when both parts are combined.</p><p>I deleted the V5 version of the back part, because I removed to unnecessary “hooks” at the back. No other major change here.</p><h4>&nbsp;</h4><h4>Lower Beams</h4><p>You need two beams at the bottom. Shown in the picture LaptopStand22_BeamDown.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/228181/rich_content/8f8c17a0-8521-4fb5-891c-a8a1b275838c/image.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22dbd9caff-bb6a-48b6-9351-f8570f33c7b2%22%2C%22w%22%3A675%2C%22h%22%3A242%7D"></figure><h5>BeamDown_V4</h5><p>Original design with a width between the stand of 21,5 cm.</p><h5>LaptopStand22_BeamDown</h5><p>This beam allows more space between the upright parts. A DIN A4 page fits much easier now: Inner width of 25cm.</p><p>You need to disable skirt to print this diagonally on an Ender 3.</p><h4>Top Beam</h4><p>Shown here LaptopStand22_BeamTop.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/228181/rich_content/4ca7d421-8d0a-465d-b846-246d4609e114/image.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2218fc2c60-94bc-42f1-9521-5125c1d1d36e%22%2C%22w%22%3A675%2C%22h%22%3A242%7D"></figure><h5>BeamUp_V4</h5><p>This beam corresponds to BeamDown_V4 with a distance of 21,5cm between the stands.</p><h5>LaptopStand22_BeamTop</h5><p>This top beam correspons to LaptopStand22_BeamDown. In contrast to V4, the holes are resized to clamp some cables better.&nbsp;</p><p>You need to disable skirt to print this diagonally on an Ender 3.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Print Settings</h3><p><strong>Printer </strong>Creality Ender 3 V2</p><p><strong>Supports: </strong>No</p><p><strong>Resolution: </strong>0.2</p><p><strong>Infill: </strong>10%</p><p><strong>Filament:</strong> Material4Print PLA Anthrazitsilber</p><p>I printed those parts with PLA with only 8% infill on the big parts and 10%-15% infill on the beams.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Post-Printing</h3><p><strong>Just stick the parts together ...</strong></p><p>I realized that the shrinking of filament differs. The blue filament needs no clueing, the parts all just click in place.</p><p>The turquoise filament on the other hand shrinks a little bit and the parts are a little bit loose. But none of them ever fell apart because of the weight of the laptop, which is enough to stabilize the parts.</p>