Day December 10, 2024

Mounting bracket set for a ThinkPad P15 and P52 laptops

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So this is a bracket set that allows a laptop to be mounted under a shelf or the desk. It has an inner bevel that mimics these laptops side profile, and yes, while I could have designed another L-bracket, I wanted to design something unique and specific where FDM (fused deposition modeling) manufacturing would shine. It also allows access to ports and ventilation plus easy insertion.

I wanted to challenge myself and forgo my injection plastic molding experience and instead focus on the most commonly available 3D printing process, optimizing for material, speed, structure and mass-manufacturing. Yeah, forget draft, forget undercuts, forget constant wall thicknesses, THIS IS 3D PRINTING BABY!!

Features:

  • Mounts a ThinkPad P15 as close to the surface as possible, it can also fit a P52 but a couple of mm looser.
  • Wide beveled opening to slide the laptop in with little guesswork
  • Clearance for ventilation and ports
  • Contoured to follow the laptop’s side chamfer
  • Back stop that prevents slide-out
  • Mounts with bolts/screws up to 3.5mm dia
  • Chamfered design that reflects the laptop’s design, it may fit other devices with chamfered/rounded backs.
  • No, it will not make a taco but the money saved by printing this instead of buying one will allow you to buy more tacos

Designed for FDM 3D printing first:

  • Big footprint with little surface contact. first layers will print faster and removal will be easier while keeping the print on the bed while printing
  • No support required, the saved print orientation rotates all horizontal walls 45deg which most 3D printers should be able to print without support, this considerably reduces time and material
  • Increased stiffness across the bracket “bends”, this print orientation allows to maximize layers along them, bottom layers are fully solid
  • Length adjusted to fit 250mm beds (most common 3D printer size)

You can download .step and .stl plus a Bambu P1S profile here:

This is the end.

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The end of the modern page posts, I’ve had this site for years and posts after this one are a bit of a bonus for you if you’ve come this far down, I could’ve deleted them but decided to leave them as a time-capsule easter egg.

Last blog post was in 2011, I think I wanted to retake it in 2015 but I abandoned it again until today. This post is named “The end” but it’s actually the beginning of the new purpose, I bought the domain name and hosting because I wanted a permanent place to showcase things and stuffs about me. Yeah, you got me, I couldn’t afford Twitter but on a positive side, only I can create posts 😛

Welcome to L21Degrees of Awesomeness, tacos and drinks included but not paid for.