LCD Wall Bracket

As usual it's taken me ages to actually get round to this particular project.

Having finished the second SkyHook, all that was needed was some way of holding my MacBook or iPad in a secure fashion, clear of the workbench as well as Carport floor and out of harms way.

i did think of making something, but as with the Carport MainDoor, something off the shelf was preferable.

The Carport MainDoor came in the form of a basic Up&Over, but without the huge spring and associated gubbins, the ComputerBracket in the form of LCD Wall Brackets for flat screen TVs.

Hooks screwed into roof beams to hang FireWire cable from, allowing me to record video from the HV20 directly onto the MacBook's HDD.

Photo of said item in the Workbench, with others in Albums, 'Computer Wall Brackets'

Geoff - Done very little due to humidity, even though Garage is 4-6° cooler.

Got the system working, with camcorder sending video directly to the MacBook's HDD, but the laptop being on the opposite side of the Garage compared to the machines, is just not convenient when trying to check the video stream whilst working on any machine.

A solution most definitely needed, and that means finding somewhere far more convenient to position the computer.

Cogitating, as one does in situations calling for a solution to a problem, I realised I had the perfect temporary one.

Put the sheet music holder back onto its stand and use that to hold the computer.

It will give me an easy way of experimenting with various positions [Ahhh that word brings back memories of youth ] to decide where to put another bracket, if possible, or just keep using music holder as is.

Oh, I did have to search high and low for the Wireless Remote, but eventually found it, so one problem sorted.

This video recording malarkey is more involved than I at first thought.

Geoff - Hats off to those who make it look so easy.