MO130
Vesa Plate
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Mounting ALL THE THINGS
The VESA Standard is a great way to mount things. The hardware to mount displays can be bought for cheap and they all come with the standard 4-hole "interface" to mount a display. But because it is such a great standard, it is a waste to only use it for displays. There are so many opportinitiies for using VESA mount in all kind of situations. Over the years I came up with my own adapter plate that can be mounted to the 4 bolt VESA standard and extending it use to a varitiy of mounting options. Mount a camera. Mount a keyboard. Mounting a Notebook. Mounting a micropfone.
The Vesa plates helps me to keep these scenarios wide open. This VESA Plate is basically a pattern of holes that can carry M3 brass inserts in any configuration you need. From here on you can again extend the plate with additional mounting blocks. You could also always start from the 4 bolt system, but abstracting it once to the M3 pattern plate makes it much more versatile for me to use in many scanrios.Think of it as a boiler plate for mountings options.
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Assembly Parts:
Some are obligatory for the model to work, some are optional. It's up to you how close you will follow the instructions. Use what you have on hand and alter the model if necessary.
Part
Pieces
$ / € / ¤
M5x20 Bolt
Standard M5x20mm Hex Bolt
General mounting bolts (vesa standard)
Source: local, ebay
4x
± 0.30
sum: 1.20
M5 Shim
Standard M5 Washer OD=~14mm
Locking effect when used with thumb nuts
Source: local, ebay
4x
± 0.15
sum: 0.60
M5 Thumb Nut
Thumb Nut with M5 thread OD= ~20mm
For quick release option (else use cheap hex nuts)
Source: local, ebay
4x
± 1.20
sum: 4.80
Insert M3 Square 0x0x0 OPTIONAL
Brass Insert with a square profile on the end
Optional mounting points (4-16) based on need
Source: local, ebay
16x
± 0.30
sum: 4.80
M5 Carriage Bolt OPTIONAL
M5x25 bolt with square base
Single center bolt for additional mounting options
Source: local, ebay
1x
± 0.40
Without optional parts =
3 (12 pcs)
~ 6.60
All parts =
5 (29 pcs)
~ 11.80
STL Files
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