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9 years ago

i have 2 monitors mounted to wall. i took apart the stands and screwed the mounting plates to a horizontal wood furring strip. i use both monitors with my work computer/docking station. but i have my home desktop only plugged into 1 of the monitors which is not good since it is not centered. how can i come up with a way to move the monitor sideways easily?

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shaxhome (Frog Rock, Australia 9b)

9 years ago

Thinking outside the square, how about an office chair with these...

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mike_kaiser_gw
9 years ago
I would think you'd have to come up with some kind of sliding track but the trouble I see based on your picture is that you don't seem to have a lot of horizontal room to move the monitors. To center one monitor you'd need to slide the second one to the right or left about half it's width.

As for a "track," the first thing that come to mind was a slide for cabinet drawer. Or you could do something like a U shaped bracket that would hang over a bar mounted to the wall. You'd probably have to pick up the monitor slightly and move it rather than just sliding it.
stoveguyy
Original Author
9 years ago
You hit my thoughts exactly

slding bar

no room to shift them

also, I can't move them in/out

i need a 2' wider desk/workstation
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9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
How about an adjustable TV wall mount...like this/these listed in a search I did:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=adjustable+tv+wall+mount&t=ffsb&atb=v36-7b_&ia=products&iai=B01JROZ0B8https%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F51t5mNai2uL.jpghttps%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F51t5mNai2uL.SL160.jpg
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mdln
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Amazon has different adjustable dual monitor wall mount systems.
stoveguyy
Original Author
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I had a spare fixed mount laying around

Put my 32" panel in for now. Till I get a swinging arm mount

i do have a 42" panel I could use.

I think a single swing arm for 1 panel will be fine

they are in the $15 range

panel will be pushed back most of time and

swung out/over for non work use
stoveguyy
Original Author
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago

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stoveguyy
Original Author
9 years ago
found a used mount for 10. it is quite sturdy. i have it bolted to a single stud. my older 32" lcd is 720p? kinda thick too. but it looks ok when you look at it headon. like my old magnepan speakers.

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