Summary

Mount your laptop behind your Thunderbolt Display!

This design allows you to vertically mount a laptop on the rear of an Apple Thunderbolt Display - clearing up valuable desk space AND allowing passive vertical cooling (mount with CPU / vents at top).

This is a remix of ‘Thunderbolt Display Cable Protector’ : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:252183

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Creality

                                            <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>                     <div><p>Ender 3 Pro</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>                     <div><p>Yes</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>                     <div><p>10% Cubic</p></div></p>                                                        <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>                    </p><div><p>I sliced this using Ultimaker Cura 4.</p><p>When printing, mount the interior face of ring touching the print bed, with the exterior face of the stand as the top layer. This ensures an attractive finish.</p><p>Due to the overhang, you will likely need supports.</p><p>For ease of support removal, I used concentric ring pattern support roof/floor and a 5% density lines support pattern. It should be easy to remove, and you’ll need to do some cleanup around the ring.</p><p>For a more snug fit, you may choose to open up the .step file and either increase or decrease the ring by 1%. However, the two side supports hold the frame of the display as long as the ring clips are secure.</p></div>

How I Designed This

Shapr3D (3D Modeling with Apple Pencil on an iPad)

            <div><p>I used my Apple iPad Air (3rd Generation) with Apple Pencil (1st Generation) and the Shapr3D app (<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.shapr3d.com/">https://www.shapr3d.com/</a>) to build out this model around a few photos of my desk setup, and some measurements from my Mitutoyo Digital Calipers (<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IG46NL2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;th=1">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IG46NL2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;th=1</a>).</p></div>

Thunderbolt Display Laptop Stand

Mount your laptop behind your Thunderbolt Display!