As I thought that the previous idea may be a bit too expensive, I thought that perhaps I could just clamp it to the monitor. The design is in multiple parts so that it can be fitted together to fit a monitor. I figured that the simpler parts were, the easier they would be. What are peoples thoughts on the prototype?
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View in 3D)
If you view the above in the
wire on xray mode then you will be able to see the individual parts.
Currently the walls are 2mm thick in every direction, with 0.5mm room to move at every part, making it almost a cm tall, and as short as 20cm with an adjustable length. The prototype is designed to be barely functional (does it hold up a pair of headphones?), but the ends (and every piece, really) are replaceable. The model above is made of 3 large pieces, 2 inner pieces, 2 end pieces and 4 single side clamps. The small clamps will need a complete redesign as they will only fit my monitor, but that works for a prototype. Currently the side clamps are 7cm long.
It would be good to hear peoples thoughts.
EDIT: Everything is a minimum of 2m. I'm not sure if that is going to be strong enough with SFW.