iPad Floor Stand for the Cheap Geek

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Cheap Geek iPad Stand (photos: iPadFORUMS.net)

iPad furniture may be a growing trend, but not everybody can afford $2500 for an iPad Chair (myself included). Now the cheap geeks are getting in on the fun.  iVan at iPadFORUMS.net tells us of this useful domestic repurposing project:

I bought a microphone boom stand. Unfortunately this one is a little cheapish and not quite sturdy enough so I had to add a 5 pound counterweight to offset the iPad’s heft and that of the supporting panel.

That panel is cut from half inch MDF covered in black self adhesive felt material. So are the rails that maintain the pad. I affixed it to the boom with a speaker wall mount bracket.

Total cost of project, $80.

Armchair not included.  You knew you were saving that weight set in the basement for something!

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