I created a budget 3 monitor stand. Cost £25 (~$40 USD). Details in imgur album.

gaedikus · 2012-09-26T14:15:10+00:00

x-post to /r/DIY, they'd eat this up.

optec · 2012-09-26T17:36:01+00:00

I have updated the album with another photo of the finished product in slightly better lighting. Also I have included a parts list below.

Tips if you are planning on building this:

The crossbar is hard to fix perfectly level, the arms tend to tip the beam forward. To get round this I put a spare repair washer behind the bracket and in front of the beam to prop it slightly backward, this made the whole thing level.
Cut three holes on the back of the middle bit of MDF to allow the nuts on the bracket to sit inside the block. (Good bit about this in the Techradar article)
Measure your vertical beam sensibly before building, in the first build I had my monitors set for the right height if I was sat bolt upright in my chair but when I actually got into my comfortable gaming position it was too high. Luckily the off cut made a good substitute.
The Unistrut has holes every 5cm this means your holes for the bolts need to bo this far apart.
Buy a few spare bolts etc as you may need to do something novel with them
Getting the positions of the VESA holes just right can be tricky. I measured it but got it wrong when it came to drilling. Making the holes slightly larger (through a little bit of drill wiggling) allowed me to just drop the bolts in and find the right position easily.
Make sure you know whether your monitors are 75mm VESA or 100mm VESA, 100mm are easier as you dont have to do anything about the mount (75mm gets in the way of the middle bracket)
Monitors without internal power supplies (i.e. ones with power bricks) are lighter and easier to fiddle with when mounting it to the stand.

Parts List:

1 x Unistrut P3300T Shallow Slotted Channel x 3m
2 x Unistrut P1358 Flat Delta T Bracket
2 x Unistrut P1074 45 Degree Long bracket 4 Holes
15 x M10 25mm Bolts
18 x M10 Washers
15 x M10 Full Nuts
10 x M10 Repair Washers
12 x M4 Bolts (for the screens)
1 x 450mm x 120mm x 18mm MDF or Chipboard

enkil7412 · 2012-09-26T14:09:49+00:00

I was actually wondering how strong those cut -> bent areas were... I assume they're strong since they're holding the monitors up, but doesn't that mess with the structural integrity of the metal? It looks really great though! :D

SonicFlash01 · 2012-09-26T15:56:43+00:00

sees building equipment
Nope. I live in an apartment. I have a hammer and a screwdriver.

Weetabixxx · 2012-09-26T13:29:07+00:00

The stand looks great! May I ask what monitors thoes are?

mlus · 2012-09-26T14:40:14+00:00

Did you secure the stand into your table, or does the weight of the stand support itself?

pigsbladder · 2012-09-26T15:03:11+00:00

nice pink pliers ;)

cbleslie · 2012-09-26T19:59:38+00:00

Paint that matte black, and I am sold. :)

bro_b1_kenobi · 2012-09-26T14:51:58+00:00

What is the weight capacity of this rig? Do you think I could build a custom version for 3x 30" monitors that weigh 28 lbs each?

u0da2 · 2012-09-26T15:04:29+00:00

I congratulate you on a job well done sir

barneybwilde · 2012-09-26T15:35:31+00:00

I used to be a instrument tech, we use strut quite a bit. Never thought about this. Great Job!

TobiasMX · 2012-09-26T15:55:21+00:00

Got any more photos/information you can give us? I like your design (and its price :P) and am interested in cloning it

edit: I see you've mentioned getting the design elsewhere above, able to provide a link?

TheRealNortson · 2012-09-26T16:17:32+00:00

Nice looking stand! Looks great for not much money.

manys · 2012-09-26T16:21:58+00:00

$40 maybe...how much were the tools? ;)

TheBigDoak · 2012-09-26T17:00:28+00:00

Any chance of a picture of the finished product with lights on? How do they look at the corners? From the picture with just one monitor, it looks like they would either touch at the bezels but interfere with the corner brackets/bolts, or that there would be some serious separation there.

OlXondof · 2012-09-26T21:21:15+00:00

How much did you get each monitor for?

seishi · 2012-09-26T21:21:25+00:00

I would leave the side two monitors off. It looks like it's trying to give you a hug.

SegamanXero · 2012-09-26T21:29:28+00:00

That looks really slick too, great work!

3stacks · 2012-09-26T21:48:10+00:00

I am 2 monitors away from trying this.

Simbrian · 2012-09-26T22:05:23+00:00

I strongly suggest securing that to your desk if you haven't done so already. I can't tell in your pictures.

Glenners · 2012-09-26T22:15:27+00:00

That's awesome! Definitely going to give that a try when I upgrade to a triple monitor setup! When you cut and bent the metal for the monitor bracket I was freaking out because the side monitors would probably fall of eventually, but then I saw you reinforced it and breathed easy haha.

i_rape_moms · 2012-09-26T23:31:39+00:00

Right...thanks to make me remember that I can't even screw a piece of wood the right way...Hell, I did not even know what unistrut was before this post.

kurtdyoung · 2012-09-27T00:06:19+00:00

It's a lot more if you don't have any of the tools, but that is pretty cool. I like the jagged metal and toughness look. Nice work!

Aurabolt · 2012-09-27T00:27:33+00:00

Here is my custom triple monitor stand

kmo_9000 · 2012-09-27T01:43:11+00:00

Great now build yourself a mechanical keyboard.

tediousd · 2012-09-27T02:00:13+00:00

Nice WT poster :)

And Nice stand!

t04glovern · 2012-09-27T03:42:47+00:00

Doesn't the metal slide along your desk? or does it have rubber feet to stop that?

maraedits · 2012-09-27T03:53:33+00:00

Imo it would probably look cooler with a coat of black paint or something. Just a suggestion.

Genion123 · 2012-09-26T14:48:59+00:00

I love your stand, do you mind if i can build one for my self?

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