How far in from the edge of the desk does the clamp need to clamp on ? I only have about 1.25 inches of space on which to have the clamp bite.
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Hi Robert, the clamp on the 5800 LCD Mount measures 2" deep. This means that if you wanted to clamp it up against the edge you will need to have at least 2 inches of space available.
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After measuring my mount, 2.25" is needed for the back to be fully flush with the desk. The clamps are pretty sturdy though, so if you tighten them enough, I don't foresee any issues with stability. Regarding thickness, my desk is also about that thick, but it's solid wood so I feel comfortable with it. Physically, the mount will be able to clamp onto the desk, but it's up to you to decide if the material of the desk is strong enough to support the setup.
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Hey! Not in my office so I'm going by memory. I think the distance from back of base to center of clamps is about 1.5"
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Thats about how much is actually clamped onto my desk too, just make sure you use tools to tighten the clamp, I should also note, I modified the arms on mine to go 3 wide, on a 6x6 monitor system
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It has a fairly sturdy clamp that attaches to the far side of the desk, or you can drill some holes in the desk and bolt it in place. It seems pretty effective.
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Yes you can make it swing out of the way. I would measure it but the back is inaccessible since I have installed it on my workstation. It will take a pretty thick desk to make it unusable. Any normal desk should be fine. minimum thickness is whatever you want providing the desk is capable of holding the weight. It is basically a C- clamp. Hope this helps.
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The clamp opens to 7 3/4". So your surface will be a little too big to fit.
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Technically, you can get it to drop below the desk surface by adjusting the locking teeth (inconvenient) that allow for clamping to a thicker desk surface. That could get you maybe 3/4 inch below (and the upper limit would be correspondingly reduced).
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The piece for the top of the clamp is wide enough and has some foam/rubber attached. I put a block of wood about 3" wide, 10-12" long, and about 3/4" deep on the underside. I glued a piece of foam from the craft store to the glass-facing side. It worked really well.What I meant to say was attach the rubber to the block to stop/reduce slippage and to avoid scratching the desk.
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I measured mine and the clamp won't open to 1.5 inches. I looks like it can open to 1.25 inches maximum.
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just barely two inches of space when clamp is fully opened, hope this helps.
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yes, but you have to have sufficient overhang for the clamp to seat properly. I had to cut a hole in the side of the desk (no prob fort me because the desk was against a wall) to allow the clamp to seat correctly.
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I think that would work just fine. The clamp is designed for any horizontal surface, so if you are clamping it to a shelf instead of a desk top, it should work fine
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It definitely will not. I tried to attach to a desk that only had 8 1/2" depth available on the underside of the desktop. This Fellowes tray needs 14" of clearance to secure the clamp bars to the desktop. There is no way to remove the cross bar on the underside of my desk, so this tray will not work. It also arrived with the clamp bar bent, so I had to return it either way.
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I wouldn't clamp directly to the desk since you want to clamp pretty tightly. Put something between the clamp and glass (cardboard, some rubber, etc) to help spread the clamping force. ONce you have it clamped it should be fine though, of course, it is now balanced to the edge where the mounting arm is. If you don't have the glass secured to the base then it could tilt. That's less of an issue with this particular arm and more an issue with any weight close to the edge. My desktop tilted back a bit before I remembered to rescrew it to the base. :)
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Mine sticks out less than 1/2", I've never even noticed that until now when I checked with a ruler. I think that could be avoided during install if your desk is deep enough though. Still very happy with my tray and would purchase another without question.
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Um, no, Jeffrey. As you can see, this 4-monitor stand has a 2-screw clamp. The inner sides of the clamp (which is about 4x4 inches) are padded to avoid damage to the desk. If you do buy this item, make sure your desktop is at least 1 3/4 inches thick. The monitor stand is not that heavy, but having four monitors will make it moderately heavy. So, if you're relying on cheap furniture like particleboard, forget it, as you'll risk cracking and breaking a chunk off your desk and dropping the monitors in the process. By the way, this stand is one of the best things I've ever bought.