Do you have a picture? As that can help a ton with re-creating it all. Also as Satmeo said with the sturdyness I am wondering about how well it holds it due to it being held at one point.
PS I am liking a lot of how this thread is turning out as there’s a lot more ways in dealing with the issue than I thought, nice work everyone!
Thought I would add mine to the list here! I’m very un-handy so rather than anything fancy with brackets or mounts, it’s literally just a few pieces of wood glued together. I clamp it to my desk using an F-clamp when in use.
And in case anyone wants to try building it, here’s some instructions - you just need some bits of plywood, a wood block, two screws and some wood glue!
Another idea I tried today for handsfree action in bed I used digital piano stand, removing the legs and attaching the handy using a belt. It works really well!
I’m working on a 3D-printable general-purpose Handy mounting device. Kind of like a universal adapter for the Handy. My thinking is that if I make it available on Shapeways or something, anyone could order one and then use the screw-holes to mount the Handy to whatever they want!
I kind of already did that, though it’s quite possible what you’re working on will be better. Mine is a clamp that holds the Handy with the help of some friction material between the two. I use some neoprene rubber pieces. One could probably also use some big rubber band pieces. The base is a standard VESA mount.
Ah yeah I do remember seeing that. A big part of my design intention is to have it totally self-contained and quick-release, so aside from the actual mounting hardware to attach it to whatever, it’s 100% 3D printed parts. The design right now looks kind of like this, although I’ve made some improvements since making this screenshot.
That looks pretty cool so far. You should give some thought to making it VESA compatible, as using a monitor mount to hold these toys is very convenient. You could keep the existing screw layout and just create an adapter plate to print.
The bottom lip is just the right size for the bottom of the shuttle to not hit it, and also to not interfere with whatever sleeve is attached. Here’s a quick render of kinda what it’d be like if clamped to a desk with a C clamp and ball joint, with the Handy inside. I’m doing a prototype print of v3 today (which is what’s in this render) which I have high hopes for!
Alright so the design works great, so I’ve published the STL files for anyone with a 3D printer (or a friend with a 3D printer). Alternatively, if you have more dollars than sense you can send me like 100 USD and I’ll print it myself and ship it to you haha