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    Wall mounted desktop. I can haz?

    Discussion in 'Desktop Hardware' started by DR650SE, Apr 9, 2016.

  1. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    I would love to do this!
    Inspiration for my project.

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    DR650SE, Apr 9, 2016
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    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    WOW...holy...(&*(&(^(*
     
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Seen that before.. It's pretty cool but you need a brick wall to be able to do this.. The stupid paper walls in all these new build apartments in London would crumble carrying the weight of the desktop lol
     
    TomJGX, Apr 9, 2016
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    kosti Notebook Virtuoso

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    With the right anchors, you can mount pretty heavy stuff on drywall/sheetrock.
    Best thing is to try to find a stud behind the wall and attach a couple of screws directly to the studs which are usually wood or metal and are quite sturdy. Then for hollow portions, use anchors like these:


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    kosti, Apr 10, 2016
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    HTWingNut Potato

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    Right. You can hang anything if you mount to a stud. It's wide enough you could easily hit two or three stud.

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    HTWingNut, Apr 13, 2016
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    Yaka Notebook Guru

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    I swear by these
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    They are called snap toggles, very easy to use
     
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    kosti Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sheetrock is quite sturdy as long as the outer paper layer stays intact, otherwise it can crumble easily. Nothing beats good ole brick though.
     
    kosti, Apr 14, 2016
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    Yaka Notebook Guru

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    Yeah nothing beats brick or timber. But having mounted my projector and surround speakers the snap toggles really are good
     
    Yaka, Apr 14, 2016
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    Another option could be to build a system in Thermaltake Core P5 case. Doing this you will give you option to either wall mount it or use it normally.
     
    PrimeTimeAction, Apr 14, 2016
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