Will the c-clamp scratch or dent the desk when I mount it? The rubber feet seem very thin and I have a nice solid wood desk.
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I have a rosewood desk that I use in my studio and I have 6, 27 inch monitors on that desk. I have moved the monitors a few times to different locations on the desk with no issues.
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I have readjusted my clamp on an old wooden desk many times. The desk is made of good quality wood and I have not seen any impresses, or denting. I couldn't ever see getting a scratch on top of the desk. The bottom would be more likely since there is no padding on the plate, however still very unlikely.
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The base has a foam bottom so the it doesn't scratch the desk. I have my stand on a nice wood desk. No problems!
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Ideally you want a 2" lip, although you can mount it with 1.5". The diameter of the clamp is just under 1.5". You can mount it on the front or side of the desk. I have mine mounted on the front of a computer tray table. It swivels nicely under the table when not in use (mouse and all).
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The clamp goes about 5" under the desk, length wise. It allows about 4" thickness of desk/clamp total. Does that make any sense?
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Just under 2.5 inches, which creates a nice stable base. However, the way that the mounting works, you can still leave it an inch off the edge and have it create a solid clamp. I have mine only about 1.5 inches into my desk and have never had a problem. Cheers.
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This attaches to your desk via the included clamp. It holds the stand to the table, but can be a little wobbly. The clamp can also scratch and damage some table finishes if it moves around. You can place a piece of cloth between the parts the clamp touches your table, but that only makes it move around more. If you want to get a better stand for this mount search Heil FL-2. The FL-2 screws into your table and provides a solid base for the stand to work from, it's usually $20-$40.
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My screens are 19 and 14 pounds and it holds just fine at max extention (~2ft). However mine is mounted through a 1 inch mdf desktop with 2 inches of clearance from the edge of the desk. When I was using the clamp to decide where to permanently mount it, the arm was a little unstable and I did not feel comfortable leaving them mounted like that for any extended amount of time. The arm is definitely strong enough to hold both your monitors, it's more a question of how you plan on mounting it.In short; it will hold just fine if you don't use the clamp and have a good solid desktop.
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Probably not. I'm not in my office at the moment, but if memory serves, the diameter of the pole isn't much larger than 3". You'd probably need to cover the hole with a thin sheet of metal (couple of bucks at a hardware store) and either drill a smaller hole for the post screw or just use the included clamp. Of course, you could also use the included clamp on some other part of the desk that *doesn't* have a 3" hole in it... Put it right next to the hole and route your monitor cables through the hole, maybe?
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The clamp has an adjustable back plate that should accommodate a 2 3/4 desk. I measured the back plate and it 4 1/2 long. During installation you just mound the screw plate to the set of hole in the back plate that is the best fit for you desk thickness and then just tighten down the thumb bolts.
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Hi Laban,I would think this mount would work perfectly fine on your desk, as the the lip and thickness seem to match the desk we mounted ours on.
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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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Hello Paul, My experience with desk thickness is that should be fine. I operate a business and have bought dozens of various mounts. I clamped this one to a plate glass desktop (very thin) and a very thick desk top. The key to securing firmly is having enough lip for the clamp to slide unto and get a good grip. Some desks have no lip and some not very deep. If not a deep lip, the issue of course is not the top, but the underneath clamp or the knob. The knob may be to close to a side panel to turn. I some cases, I have trimmed down the knob to get closer. Which then requires using a tool to turn and get tight. But that has worked a number of times. I also have secured this mount through desktop by drilling when no lip. This is a fine mount for the price. Very sturdy. Best of Luck.
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I would be very careful using this on a glass table because the ability to clamp this on the table could cause micro-fissures in the glass. I suppose it would really depend on how thick the glass table is, but my inclination is that it would no be advisable. Instead you may wish to look into the ones that come with feet or build a small wooden platform that sits on the desk for this to clamp onto. Under which you could have room to store your keyboard and such. Just make sure the platform spans the length of the desk and is very stable.
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you will be able tosee what happens is the mount doesnt hang behind the desk its inward. infact if you look at it from the top down at no point does the edges, other than the part attached to the actual desk, hanging over the desk.you should be fine.
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the screw itself is 2 inches from the edge of my desk, the actual flat clamp is about 2.5 inches from the edge if that helps at all
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I mounted mine through a hole in the desk instead of using the clamp. It comes with hardware for both options. I'd consider it extremely stable with my 22" monitors and holds them exactly where I want them.
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It is metal on the bottom, so it would scratch your desk moving it back and forth. I have a nice computer desk I don't want scratched. I glued felt strips to both sides of the metal base supports on the bottom. That will do the trick. This unit is nice sturdy metal and quality construction.