I have a wooden table in my studio and need to attach to its side a Lenovo Laptop docking station (2 kg, 3.5 lbs), to which then I want to plug and unplug my Lenovo T450s laptop (2 kg, 3.5 lbs) to save space.
The total weight is about 4 kg, or 7 lbs.
The docking station is made of plastic and I tried to access its inside so to place some nuts from the inside. Unfortunately, it's quite complicated and I desisted.
I tried with lots of 3M Command hooks, and they lasted one day before detaching.
I then tried multiple attempts by sawing a piece of wood, screwing it to the side of the table, and using a fair amount of high-temp glue using a glue gun to attach the docking station to the piece of wood. The piece of wood is solid to the desk, but after 1 day the docking station detaches.
I would like to try using something similar to nuts and bolts, but in a way that I don't require to access it from the inside. Is there anything like that? Or is there a better solution?
Best Answer
Why not create a shelf-like support using two or three angle brackets to support the weight of the docking station?
The vertical leg of the bracket could be screwed into the side of the desk, and the horizontal leg (in the down position) would carry the bulk of the weight. Then the hook and loop style hangers would only be holding it tight to the desk (horizontal pressure) not carrying the weight (vertical pressure).
If the horizontal leg is too long, it could be cut off with a hack saw.
A more elegant version would be to build a wooden shelf to support the weight, but that would be a bit more complex to ensure its strength to carry the load.