How to make a tablet stand with your own hands. DIY tablet stand made of PVC pipes DIY tablet stand

If you use a computer tablet for a short time, for example, to check email, look up exchange rates or the weather forecast, then your hands do not have time to get tired. When watching a movie, reading a book or chatting on Skype, you have to look at the screen for a long time. The tablet has to be held in your hands at a certain angle and, despite its light weight, your hands get tired.

To use the tablet in a comfortable environment, it is placed on a stand. Despite the primitiveness of the device, the price of the stand is often more than 10% of the cost of the tablet, although it can be made with your own hands from scrap material in half an hour.

Some people wonder, what is the difference between a tablet and an iPad? The answer is simple, the iPad is the same tablet as any other, just released by the American corporation Apple. Thus, the proposed homemade stand is suitable for supporting any device, including an iPad tablet.

There are many homemade tablet stands offered on the Internet, from the simplest ones made from a sheet of cardboard or an egg carton, which are impossible to look at without tears, to ingenious lever designs. There was even a stand made in the form of a soft pillow. Such thermal insulation is extremely undesirable, since the tablet generates heat during operation, and in hot weather it will overheat, which can lead to slowdown of the tablet and even its failure.

As a result, I haven’t found a simple, elegant and comfortable tablet stand that I would like to repeat. Therefore, I came up with and made my own version, which I bring to your attention.

Design of a homemade tablet stand

The idea arose to make a stand for the tablet from sheet thermoplastic (softens when heated) plastic, from which the cases of modern televisions, printers and other household appliances are made.

Before starting the manufacture of any homemade product, the first step is to draw a sketch or drawing. In the process of completing the drawing, all geometric dimensions are clarified and new ideas often arise. The photo shows a drawing of a stand for a tablet with a 10.1” display diagonal. If the stand is intended to accommodate a smaller tablet, cell phone or iPhone, then the dimensions must be proportionally reduced.

A price tag holder made of transparent plexiglass 2 mm thick of a suitable size caught my eye. To make a beautiful and convenient stand, it was enough to cut off the excess part from it and bend the edge to support the tablet.

The stand was required for an Acer A500 tablet with a display diagonal of 10.1”, height 177 mm, width 260 mm and weight 765 g. The tablet was attached to the holder at the required angle, and a line was marked on the plexiglass where the stop should be. At a distance of 12 mm from the stop line, a second line was drawn, in the photo on the left, along which it was necessary to cut off the excess part of the plate.

Plexiglass and any other thermoplastic plastic can be sawed well with a hacksaw. But it is much easier and faster to cut off the excess part with an even end using a homemade cutter made from a broken blade from a hacksaw. To do this, the end of the file is sharpened at a right angle on an emery column, as shown in the photograph. It is better to make a cutter with two cutting edges, one of which is thinner for cutting thin sheets.

Next, a metal ruler or any metal plate with a smooth edge is placed along the cutting line and a groove is cut along it in the plastic with the cutter's cutter to a depth of slightly more than half the thickness of the sheet. Typically up to 20 passes are required. The cutter should be moved smoothly with slight pressure.

After obtaining a groove of sufficient depth, the sheet is placed on the edge of the table so that the groove runs along the straight edge of the corner of the tabletop. Now it is enough to press the sheet to the table surface with one hand, and with the other hand bend it relative to the groove line and the plexiglass will crack exactly along the line. Now all that remains is to bend the plexiglass along the intended line to create a support for the tablet, and the stand will be ready.

How to bend plexiglass using heating method

At temperatures above 100°C, plexiglass begins to soften and can be given any shape. Therefore, in order to bend a sheet of plexiglass to make a stop, you need to heat it along the bending line to a temperature of 120-180°C.

At home, you can heat a narrow strip of plexiglass sheet in three ways: using a linear heating element, heated nichrome wire and the hot air of a hair dryer. It is unacceptable to heat plexiglass above a temperature of 260°C, as it may ignite.

Bending plexiglass is a leisurely job. To bend plastic using a heating element or nichrome wire, plexiglass must be placed above them on a short distance so that the bending line is exactly above the heat source. Next, supply voltage is supplied to the heater. You can bend plexiglass only when it itself begins to bend under its own weight.

Since to make the stop in the stand it was necessary to bend a strip of plexiglass 10 mm wide, a hair dryer was used for heating.

In order to heat only a narrow strip of plexiglass, it is necessary to protect the rest of the sheet from heat. To do this, you need to clamp the sheet between two wooden slats or thick plywood, leaving only the part intended for heating protruding. You can tighten the slats using clamps, as shown in the photo, or two self-tapping screws.

Next, using a hairdryer turned on in the minimum heating mode, the strip of plexiglass is evenly heated along its entire length for 1-2 minutes. When the plexiglass softens and floats, which is clearly visible to the eye, the hair dryer turns off, and the strip is quickly bent in the desired direction using a wooden plank. You need to keep the board pressed for several minutes until the plexiglass cools down and becomes hard.

The photograph shows a strip of plexiglass bent at a right angle. The stop is bent and the clamps can be released.

The tablet stand is almost ready. All that remains is to remove the sharp edges from the ends and corners using fine sandpaper. In my case, it was possible to do without the operation of bending the plexiglass. The workpiece already had a given shape, and to create a stop it was possible to glue a strip of rubber or a couple of narrow strips cut from the remains of plexiglass. But I preferred, nevertheless, to perform the emphasis in the way described above. It turned out reliable and beautiful.

To prevent abrasion of the tablet body where it rests on the stand, its edges can be covered with tape or tape, as in the photo. Instead of tape, you can glue a strip of any soft fabric.

The width of the stand is made slightly smaller than the width of the tablet, so that it does not interfere with picking up the tablet if necessary. In this photo, the tablet is moved to the right so that you can see the stand structure in detail.

As operating practice has shown, thanks to the presence of a flat support, the stand holds the tablet steadily when installed either on a flat hard surface of a table or a soft sofa cushion, or on your lap. The photo shows a view from the back of a homemade stand with a tablet installed.

If you think that you can only buy a case or a convenient stand for your device, then you will be glad that all these accessories can be made for your tablet with your own hands with maximum benefit for yourself and useful experience for the future. Moreover, you will be surprised how useful things can be that you have long gotten rid of because they are no longer needed.

Convenient stand

Only some tablet computers have their own stand; for other devices you have to buy expensive cases that get boring or break over time. Therefore, now in a few minutes you will learn how to make a wide variety of coasters from inexpensive and simple materials.

Most likely, every user in childhood cut out various figures from cardboard, and now it’s time to remember the old days again and take up the stationery and build a convenient stand for the tablet with your own hands.

Stand drawing

The image above shows a schematic drawing that you can change to suit a specific device - this is a kind of template, but no one forbade you from imagining.

Be sure to take thick cardboard, it’s best suited for packaging boxes of household appliances, unless of course you don’t mind.

Result of work

Now we transfer the drawing to cardboard and carefully cut it out, fold it in half, as shown in the image, and a convenient stand for the device is ready. Its service life is almost unlimited, every day you can do something new, the main thing is that there is more starting material in stock.

Coffee glass

Continuing the theme of working with office supplies, with the help of an empty glass and scissors, you can create an original stand, and it is done in a matter of minutes.

Scheme of cuts

This unusual design will appeal to those users who like to spend a lot of time in coffee shops: they made it, used it and threw it away, and the next day they can make a new one.

Result of work

Please note that depending on the angle of the cuts, you can change the position of the device in space as convenient for you. You can come up with various designs yourself and share them with friends, and someone will definitely appreciate them.

Application of boxes

And completing the series of cardboard crafts, the laziest users can make a practical stand from any small box.

Small instructions

Moreover, you can use any boxes; most likely, many owners of touch gadgets still have small containers from chargers, from cartridges, shoes, boxes of photo or video equipment, etc. The main thing is to have a good imagination, and, of course, desire.

The most unusual coasters

Anyone can cut out cardboard, but coming up with something truly original and unique is a much more difficult task, so below you can see the most extravagant designs for a tablet; Making the same ones with your own hands is not only easy, but also entertaining. A wide variety of improvised means will come to the rescue.

Metal stand

Most likely, in every home you can find a good old metal hanger in the nooks and crannies, which, with the help of skillful hands and brute force, can be turned into a convenient stand for pills. On appearance, of course, such a device is not very good, but you are not doing it for show, but for home use and when there is nothing else at hand, it is even a very wonderful idea.

Second life of a hanger

You need to be very careful with sharp ends so as not to inadvertently damage the case, or even worse, the tablet computer screen; it is recommended to use pliers for bending. If you are still afraid, you can, as an option, glue pieces of foam rubber and then your tablet will not be in any danger.

You can also use plastic hangers, but when bending you will have to heat the bends, because the product is very easy to break.

Everything will come in handy

If you feel sorry for spoiling a hanger, and have a piece of hard wire lying around somewhere, then using the same pliers and an elastic band, you can make a beautiful and aesthetic stand that will be much more attractive than the previous one.

Pencils and pens

At school, many people took pens and pencils from their neighbors in order to build some unusual structure, but now imagine what can be done by adding an ordinary rubber band to this structure.

Original design

That's right, you can make a very interesting and unusual stand for all occasions. Pay attention to the image, from improvised office supplies we make a small tetrahedron, which we tie at the knots with rubber bands and as a result we get an excellent desktop device. Every day you can change the colors and shapes of pencils, add pens and rulers to the design, or something else.

Children's Lego

If you have children, then you most likely understand and have already felt for yourself more than once what it’s like to step on small parts from under a Lego toy for the tenth or hundredth time in a row. And many times we thought about where we could throw them or hide them, but we could never imagine that these small details could be used in another way, see below.

The variety of Lego parts is so great that you can bring to life the most bizarre and unusual shapes for stands: from the simplest, as in the image above, to full-fledged stands in the form of a case made from toy parts. Minimum costs, maximum useful time with the child and development of hand motor skills - there are only advantages.

For the laziest

You can use an old lamp as a stand and holder; the main thing is to firmly and securely fasten the tablet so that it does not accidentally fall. For fastening, it is best to use an elastic band or, in extreme cases, strips of some kind of fabric.

Old lamp

Another rather extravagant element of supporting the tablet in a vertical position is a plunger, look at the image and be surprised at what you see.

As you can see, people’s imagination is practically unlimited: very convenient and useful devices can be made from the simplest things.

And our hit parade is completed by the familiar book stands, which are still for a long time will be in service with schoolchildren.

Another interesting way

As a result, I haven’t found a simple, elegant and comfortable tablet stand that I would like to repeat. Therefore, I came up with and made my own version, which I bring to your attention.

Design of a homemade tablet stand

The idea arose to make a stand for the tablet from sheet thermoplastic (softens when heated) plastic, from which the cases of modern televisions, printers and other household appliances are made.

Before starting the manufacture of any homemade product, the first step is to draw a sketch or drawing. In the process of completing the drawing, all geometric dimensions are clarified and new ideas often arise. The photo shows a drawing of a stand for a tablet with a 10.1” display diagonal. If the stand is planned to install a smaller tablet, cell phone or iPhone on it, then the dimensions must be proportionally reduced.

How to bend plexiglass using heating method

Bending plexiglass is a leisurely job. To bend plastic using a heating element or nichrome wire, plexiglass must be placed above them at a short distance so that the bending line is exactly above the heat source. Next, supply voltage is supplied to the heater. You can bend plexiglass only when it itself begins to bend under its own weight.

Since to make the stop in the stand it was necessary to bend a strip of plexiglass 10 mm wide, a hair dryer was used for heating.

The photograph shows a strip of plexiglass bent at a right angle. The stop is bent and the clamps can be released.

To prevent abrasion of the tablet body where it rests on the stand, its edges can be covered with tape or tape, as in the photo. Instead of tape, you can glue a strip of any soft fabric.

A tablet stand is a convenient thing if you want to watch a movie, read a book on the tablet, and also for those who type text and use the tablet to show photos to a group of friends.

This thing is not worth buying, since it is extremely easy to make it yourself from cardboard, wood, and, in general, from any available items. Here are some great ideas, most of which any beginner can do.

In fact, a tablet stand can be made from almost anything, including things that we usually throw away, so if you make such a stand yourself, you can justifiably be proud of yourself - you support the environmental movement;)

1. The easiest way to make a tablet stand with your own hands is to cut it out of cardboard.

Or not just from a piece of cardboard, but in a cafe, from a paper cup.

You can use part of the packaging of the iPad itself. Or maybe the packaging designers secretly hoped that people would figure out how to use the packaging in this way and would not waste money on unnecessary accessories?)

2. Wire tablet stand.

A wire hanger, the cheapest, very quickly turns into a stand for a tablet, and there is more than one way to roll it...

Or you can take a piece of stiff wire and a couple of rubber bands for money. And you will also get a light and convenient stand for your tablet.

3. Tablet stand made from scrap items.

If you are in the office and you urgently need a stand for your tablet, for example for a presentation, then use erasers for money and pencils (it is more convenient to take those with erasers).

Exactly the same design can be obtained from Chinese chopsticks.

The tablet stand will turn out very beautiful if it is cut out of natural wood and varnished. But this stand option is for those who have skillful hands and a lot of time.

And here is a tablet stand that can be made in 10-15 seconds. From Lego parts.

Again an office option. A business card stand from a regular stationery set works great as a tablet stand.

If the stand for business cards is metal, then you can bend it additionally or screw in a couple of screws so that the tablet does not fall. It’s probably better to wrap the screws with something soft (again, a rubber band for money).

Do you like to cook and watch your favorite TV series at the same time? Or maybe you often use culinary recipes from the Internet or an e-cookbook? In a word, if you often use gadgets while in the kitchen, this master class should be useful to you: we will make a convenient stand for your tablet with your own hands. To do this, we will use something that will not stand out from the interior of your kitchen - an ordinary cutting board.

We also advise young parents to pay attention to this lesson. If your baby eats only while listening to cartoons, then this homemade gadget stand will definitely come in handy: it is reliable, convenient and extremely easy to make. It is quite possible that all the tools and materials necessary for the job are already in your home. Take a look at the list and feel free to get down to business - making a tablet stand from a cutting board at home is not at all difficult.

What do we need?

small wooden board
molding or wood strip
small wooden block
paints
jigsaw
Super glue

Try to choose a cutting board that is large enough to fully support the tablet without being too large. It is optimal if its edges protrude only a couple of centimeters.

How to make a stand?

Take the molding or plank and use a jigsaw to cut a piece that is just a little shorter than your board (or a centimeter longer than the tablet).

Smooth the edges of the plank with sandpaper until it is smooth. Glue it to the bottom of the board with superglue.

You need to cut a right triangle from a wooden block. The longer its hypotenuse is, the more inclined the tablet will be. It is optimal to make a tall triangle with one acute angle. Glue it to the back of the cutting board.

The next step is to paint our tablet stand: paint the front of the cutting board, the holder and the back support with one or more colors of your choice.

We advise you to try using additional decoration methods. This could be decoupage of wooden products (previously we told you how to make such decoration using the example of wooden coasters). In addition, you can stencil, airbrush or burn a beautiful picture.

You can paint the stand manually using thin brushes or make splashes using a wide brush. Also, your new kitchen craft can be artificially aged or decorated with glued beads. In short, there are dozens of options - choose the one that fits into your interior.