27" Triple monitors!

[Trickster]

So, i have these ikea desks, with the cardboard filling, and have just had to take 2 of my monitors off my triple monitor stand, due to it starting to break!

 

I am now looking for a worktop or something, i have come across this. https://ikea.com/gb/en/p/ekbacken-worktop-light-oak-effect-laminate-70275227/

 

Would this hold 3 27" monitors on a triple monitor stand? i have a new stand coming also as the one i bought is garbage!

[ARikozuM]

Yes, it would work. If you're drilling your triple stand into the desk you're going to need a solid board at least 1/2" thick. 

[Trickster]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Yes, it would work. If you're drilling your triple stand into the desk you're going to need a solid board at least 1/2" thick. 

Won't be drilling, it's just clamped on. like this one is, but this table is to weak haha. but i'm not paying £40 for shipping, so ill have to look somewhere els i suppose.

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Trickster said:

Won't be drilling, it's just clamped on. like this one is, but this table is to weak haha. but i'm not paying £40 for shipping, so ill have to look somewhere els i suppose.

You're better off looking for 1/2" or 3/4" pine or birch board at your local hardware store. They'll cut it to your dimensions if you ask them to. 

[Trickster]

4 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

You better off looking for 1/2" or 3/4" pine or birch board at your local hardware store. They'll cut it to your dimensions if you ask them to. 

Yeah, pine is abit expensive, i have found this though.

 

https://www.diy.com/departments/38mm-oak-woodmix-wood-effect-laminate-round-edge-kitchen-worktop-l-3000mm/81442_BQ.prd

[ARikozuM]

That's not bad, but you can save yourself a few bucks by DIY. You don't need much except the board and a stain. You likely have sandpaper and a sponge at home. 

[Trickster]

3 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

That's not bad, but you can save yourself a few bucks by DIY. You don't need much except the board and a stain. You likely have sandpaper and a sponge at home. 

Yeah, it's just time, i dont have a lot of it due to work, haha.

[ARikozuM]

Then just get that countertop. As long as it's greater than the minimum of your clamp, you should be good. 

[Trickster]

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/arctic-z3-pro-gen-3-triple-monitor-arm-with-4-ports-usb-30-hub-vesa-monitors-up-to-32-and-15-kg

 

This is what is replacing my old £30 one which i bought not even 2 weeks ago haha.

 

 

[VIVO-US]

One of those solid wood or particle board desktops will be more than strong enough to hold a triple monitor stand with a clamp mount.  With that, you shouldn't have anymore trouble at all.

 

Those paper-fill desktops from Ikea have caused plenty of problems for our customers using our clamp-mounted monitor stands, where they'd find one day that their monitors were face down with a big hole in the back of the desk!  The desktops are fine for anything else, but they're definitely not made for clamps.

[Trickster]

1 hour ago, VIVO-US said:

One of those solid wood or particle board desktops will be more than strong enough to hold a triple monitor stand with a clamp mount.  With that, you shouldn't have anymore trouble at all.

 

Those paper-fill desktops from Ikea have caused plenty of problems for our customers using our clamp-mounted monitor stands, where they'd find one day that their monitors were face down with a big hole in the back of the desk!  The desktops are fine for anything else, but they're definitely not made for clamps.

Yeah, i didnt realise they were cardboard filled haha. Have that worktop coming wednesday, then hopefully if im not too tired after work i can put these ikea legs on, and finally have the setup done.