Prophet Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I have a nice articulating arm mount for my LCD. It allows to me to kind of move it where ever I need and quickly clear up desk space if needed. The one problem remaining for me, is where to put these Cougar MFD's. I can just leave them on the desktop of course. But I would like to have them hanging from the LCD. Has anyone done this? And what solutions have you used. I have a solution brewing in my head but I am wondering what everyone else has done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Velcro. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 My wife said the same thing. Without anything behind it, it won't withstand you pressing on the MFD buttons. Its OK some school named me an engineer, I'm on it. :joystick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTFDarkEagle Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Get a thin wooden framework which exactly matches your monitor, a bit like this: Velcro MFD's on it The parts of the wood which go over the monitor: put some thin stripes of leather or something similar on it. Make sure the wooden framework is detachable of your monitor and can be placed in place firmly. End result: You can see a bit how I mounted it in this picture: (my pit BTW) Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 My wife said the same thing. Without anything behind it, it won't withstand you pressing on the MFD buttons. Its OK some school named me an engineer, I'm on it. :joystick: You are right, one corner is up in the air. What I did was stick two (stick-on) felt feet to that corner so the felt is between the mfd and the monitor surface. One on top the other so they came out to a decent thickness. Trimmed them to the shape of the MFD corner so they did not hang off of the sides. Problem solved. I'd post a pic but I did something different with them since then. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Get a thin wooden framework which exactly matches your monitor, a bit like this: http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad112/MTFDarkEagle/Cockpit/01102011289.jpg http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad112/MTFDarkEagle/Cockpit/01102011290.jpg Velcro MFD's on it The parts of the wood which go over the monitor: put some thin stripes of leather or something similar on it. Make sure the wooden framework is detachable of your monitor and can be placed in place firmly. End result: http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad112/MTFDarkEagle/Cockpit/02102011304.jpg You can see a bit how I mounted it in this picture: http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad112/MTFDarkEagle/Cockpit/02102011308.jpg (my pit BTW) I am definitely looking at doing something similar to this in the future. But for now I just have the MFD's and not another monitor. Phase 2. Thats once I get this big oak desk moved downstairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 You are right, one corner is up in the air. What I did was stick two (stick-on) felt feet to that corner so the felt is between the mfd and the monitor surface. One on top the other so they came out to a decent thickness. Trimmed them to the shape of the MFD corner so they did not hang off of the sides. Problem solved. I'd post a pic but I did something different with them since then. Ah I see. I am not putting MFD's on top of an LCD. I am trying to hang them from my LCD so they do not rest on the desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Ah I see. I am not putting MFD's on top of an LCD. I am trying to hang them from my LCD so they do not rest on the desktop. Oh okay, that is a rather different problem. Do you mean hang from the bottom edge or side (near the bottom)? That will take more rigging (and thought) but it should be doable. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Yep. Here is what I drew up, just got back from hardware store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Cool. That is the part I was puzzling over. You needed support from somewhere away from the MFD to brace it. That could work nicely. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Just banged it out on the vise and a 4lb sledge. Just about to mark up some spots to put the bolts. Ideally I will want to thread the holes. I don't have a press so I will check the store for a drill guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Looks good and now I see why hanging them was a good idea. :thumbup: ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I Velcroed mine to my monitor and used extra velcro as padding on the part that touched the monitor. I haven't had a problem with it and it gives me that sturdy feeling when I press buttons. What you have isn't bad, are you planning on using screens behind them? The reason I did mine like I did cause I use a 19" monitor and extract the MFD's in BMS. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) Eventually yeah I will put screens behind them, although it looks like a better use of space to use an LCD and maybe get something more out of the free space. The way I have it now it would be easy to convert. Almost done fitting. I am adding another L piece across the top of the MFD's. I liked adjusted the angle to have them forward of the main screen. It made it so I could raise them a bit. Had I to do it again I would have made the C clamps longer with relation to the depth of the screen. But its a pretty strong clamp. If I don't get lazy I will cut the rubber and glue it. Kind of want to use them. Edited October 11, 2012 by =Prophet= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Nice. :thumbup: ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Looks pretty good, I have some plans for my pit when I get back home. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuky Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 That works Prophet, but isn't your monitor facing too much downwards? No longer active in DCS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Not at all, from the front you can't even tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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