r/Workspaces • u/Crafty-Possibility46 • 2d ago
❔ • Feedback Will ergotron hx work well with this table?
Thinking about buying this table, but the edge is beveled and there's an apron preventing the clamp on my ergotron hx from going on all the way. The weight of the monitors plus the arm will not exceed 60lbs. The wood is sheesham.
Do I risk the arm falling off and/or damaging the table more than compared to a table where the clamp can be applied flush?
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u/ISmellLikeBlackTea 2d ago
i suggest you put an additional piece of wood that's broader and wider than the round part of the clamp to spread out the pressure
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u/Crafty-Possibility46 2d ago
Thanks. You mean on the bottom part, where there are 2 screw in clamps, right? Or did you mean the top, where round part == the part where the arm goes?
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u/ISmellLikeBlackTea 2d ago
Bellow the lip, right between the round part of the clamp and the table. The goal is to spread the pressure evenly across a larger surface. A piece extending to where the round part ends and as broad as you can find.
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u/dxg999 1d ago
You can get flat metal plates from Amazon for just this. One with a lip to catch the back edge and the other completely flat for the underside. I'd also pack the chamfer with a wedge as others have suggested. The wedge would have to be at least the same length as the plate as that wood looks quite open grained and therefore soft.
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u/NecroJoe 2d ago
Oof, I'd be more forgiving of the eased/knife edge if the clamp could be fully seated. This is a very common scenario with desks that are meant to look "residential" vs "office". As is, there's not a whole lot of surface area for the grippy underside of that top part to hold on to the top, and it'll be prone to rotation if you move the monitors at all.
If you are planning on putting the monitors on it and never touching them, i think it would probably be fine.
Alternatively, and I know people cringe when they think about it...does it also come with the hardware to make it a bolt-through? It'd give the cleanest and most-stable install, though it is a permanent modification and you'll want to use the clamp temporarily to get the location dialed-in before drilling any holes...
Source: sold commercial office furniture for 10 years, and one of the most popular desk surface product lines I worked with had those sloped "eased" edges on the desks. We would almost always do bolt-through or grommet mount (similar to bolt-through, but a larger hole, which could be used as a cable pass-through with certain monitor arm bases).
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u/Crafty-Possibility46 2d ago
Thanks for your detailed reply. Its actually a kitchen table, but since I want surface area and don't need a standing desk or a desk with drawers, I didn't go for a desk marketed as "office".
I would like the ability to adjust the monitor, leaning toward just getting a different table where I can put it flush
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u/anchoredtogether 1d ago
I would not want the upright to be connected at both ends, it will take load off the faces, and you want load on the faces.
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u/Interesting_Boss8536 2d ago
You’ll be fine, the biggest mechanical force is going to be applied to the edge that is fully supported by the table. Shouldn’t be a problem
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u/Orlandocollins 1d ago
You'd be fine as long as the desk is sturdy. That is still plenty of contact. The reason why those plates are so large is less for the stand and more for the desk. As you pull and adjust heavy monitors all that torque is put on the desk. More contact with the desk means that it spreads the weight out more. So in this scenario you have less contact for the desk to take the weight. As long as its solid wood I think this is more than enough contact
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u/GreyEyes 1d ago
Looks like a great way to damage your monitor, and any kids/pets you may have around. I wouldn’t trust it.
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