Generic USB Switch Pole Mount

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<p>Having a USB Switch can be pretty fun. I use mine to switch my mouse/keyboard control between my desktop and my iPad. But I also value empty desk-space a lot! My USB Switch has the unfortunate design of having wires coming off of opposite sides. This makes it a wire-management nightmare because there is nowhere you can put it on your desk in a clean, organized way.</p><p>To get it up off my desk, I whipped up this pieces that attaches it to the base-pole of my monitor arm.</p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/69667/rich_content/0f49967c-ec25-451f-bc4f-d582dcc2c65a/screenshot-2021-06-22-111648.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2227b085e1-8587-4514-883b-3d287a2fdc97%22%2C%22w%22%3A882%2C%22h%22%3A914%7D"/></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/69667/rich_content/23aad2cc-05a7-412a-885f-e96011bac580/screenshot-2021-06-22-112016.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%224fe03ab3-4048-4371-9279-dafbca292391%22%2C%22w%22%3A780%2C%22h%22%3A917%7D"/></figure><p>The wires can be routed around the back neatly using two paths for zip-ties. Just slide a zip-tie through these pathways and use them to secure the wires to the back.</p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/69667/rich_content/a67aae61-2982-468b-a562-ec415cfacc46/screenshot-2021-06-22-112008.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22fc5d7a51-7ccb-49ba-82f8-50a3b17e9625%22%2C%22w%22%3A727%2C%22h%22%3A649%7D"/></figure><p>Amazon has several brands selling USB switches like this. This is the one I designed the model around: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S7YNN3S/</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/69667/rich_content/9e804507-0fa7-4744-920c-25f349f79e07/image.jpeg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22fc916262-e513-45f9-8963-2dbfcd7cff9f%22%2C%22w%22%3A2048%2C%22h%22%3A2048%7D"/></figure><p>The model is parametric, so it should be able to fit most of them with a little tweaking in Fusion360. Here's the link for the file so you can tailor it to your (non-commercial) needs: <a href="https://a360.co/3zYnBaG">https://a360.co/3zYnBaG</a><br/><br/>Hope this is useful to you. Keep your desk-space sacred, friends!</p>