[vcf-midatlantic] Ideas needed: attaching our tablets to shelf poles

[William Dudley]

how about this:

http://www.dudley.nu/tablet_holder/20121203_001jpg.html

Look at the various views of one I made by clicking "Next".

Bill


This email is free of malware because I run Linux.

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 5:43 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

> Everyone,
>
> None of my ideas for attaching a tablet to our shelving units have yet
> panned out.
>
> Following are * specific requirements *.
>
> - We need to install tablets vertically against the metal upright poles of
> our shelving units in the museum. (Poles are this style:
> http://tinyurl.com/zzz9rch but the tablets need to be against the
> vertical pole, not involving the actual shelves.)
>
> - The tablets (Insignia Flex 8) only cost $50. So we do not want an
> industrial mounting system that costs just as much or more.
>
> - The tablets need to be flush (more or less) to the poles, not sticking
> out. They do not need to be adjustable; in fact I'd prefer they are not
> adjustable.
>
> - The mounts don't need to lock, but they do need to be basically secure
> -- goal is to stop a visitors from casually walking away with one, not stop
> a determined criminal.
>
> - Must be non-ugly. This is a museum, not your workshop.
>
> My first plan was to buy hard-shell tablet cases and put
> pipe/conduit-style U-clamps on the back of them. But I wasn't able to find
> hard-shell cases that fit the dimensions of these tablets.
>
> Second plan was to use locks like the kind atop this stand:
> http://tinyurl.com/zfqx6yl (you only get the horizontal part on top and
> the locking mechanism). Figured we could adapt those to be installed on top
> of a piece of plexi or sheet metal, in the shape of a tablet, with the
> bottom bent up like capital J. But the lock thingamajigs do not fit our
> tablets.
>
> Third idea was to use something like this (http://tinyurl.com/zs6nkea)
> but they are too big for our tablets. Also they're ugly.
>
> I need new ideas. Some folks suggested attaching U-clamps directly to the
> back of the tablets, but that is permanent-ish. I don't want to do that.
>
> We need to solve this ASAP. I want to install the tablets in time for VCF
> East.
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> Evan Koblentz, director
> Vintage Computer Federation
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>
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