I finally fixed my monitor wobble after 8 months of annoyance

I built this desk from a solid core door and some cheap legs from Home Depot about a year ago. The desk itself is great, but my monitor arm clamp kept slipping off the back edge because the wood is nearly 2 inches thick. I tried different clamps, felt pads, even a piece of rubber shelf liner, but nothing worked for more than a week. Last weekend I finally solved it by cutting a small piece of plywood to spread the clamp pressure across a wider area. It took me maybe 30 minutes total once I actually sat down to do it right. Has anyone else dealt with a monitor arm that just will not stay put on a thick desktop?

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graym491d ago

8 months is a long time to put up with a wobbly monitor, seems like you could have just set it on the desk. aliceg61's steel plate idea sounds like a lot of work too. Not every little desk issue needs a full engineering project.

aliceg611d ago

Same issue with my solid core door desk. Tried a few different clamp designs but none could grip that thick edge. Ended up bolting a small steel plate to the underside of the desk to give the clamp a solid surface to grab onto.