Homemade car stand for VAIO Pocket

[JSP62]

It is with great excitement that I post this thread, of the completion of my stand for my DAP unit.

I thought it would take more time, that I would have to cut/grind the brackets to fit, but luckily I didn't have to. All the brackets fit perfectly and it came out great! I am very pleased with the work.

So what do you guys think?

For anyone else who has a VP and is interested in making their own, the parts are:

- (6) #8 washers

- (6) #6-32 x 1//2" bolts & nuts

- (2) 1" (25mm) corner brackets

- (4) 1-1/2" (38mm) corner brackets

- (2) 3" (76mm) plates

- felt (with sticker on back)

- black non-slip matte

[Guest Stuge]

Nice work JSP .... Hey,Does this stand scratch or damage the interior of your car where it is fitted ..

[JSP62]

Nice work JSP .... Hey,Does this stand scratch or damage the interior of your car where it is fitted ..

Nope, no scratching. The only thing I can think of, is the top half slides in very snug. If I weren't careful I could scrap up the compartment. Not really a big deal cause it would be a spot that is not out in the open.

[xispe]

Looks nice JSP!

Good work!

Mine is a little smaller, but the hd5 is also smaller than the vaio pocket, and allows vertical orientation of the screen.

One problem with your stand is that you can't turn the player to your self to control it. But I got the idea, you want the stand to place the vaio in

I have to take some pictures of the my stand mounted on my car.

Cheers!

[JSP62]

Looks nice JSP!

Good work!

Mine is a little smaller, but the hd5 is also smaller than the vaio pocket, and allows vertical orientation of the screen.

One problem with your stand is that you can't turn the player to your self to control it. But I got the idea, you want the stand to place the vaio in

I have to take some pictures of the my stand mounted on my car.

Cheers!

Yes when looking at your pics, I was interested in making a swivel base like yours. After making mine pretty quickly (15/20 minutes) and putting it in my car, I was pretty happy with the results. I didn't see a need for the swivel because I could see the face already well enough, but more importantly I wanted some that was very simplistic that mixed in and didn't stand out.

Perhaps in the future I shall mod it some more.

PS - Now onto my next project....modding my XBOX to a multi-media / emulation machine

[Stefan1]

Very cool.

Have you thought about finishing? Perhaps that 1/16" plexi board (just to get something over the holes), glue that on, and brush on a fiberglass gel. Harden then paint and clearcoat? Could look pretty sharp.

[JSP62]

Very cool.

Have you thought about finishing? Perhaps that 1/16" plexi board (just to get something over the holes), glue that on, and brush on a fiberglass gel. Harden then paint and clearcoat? Could look pretty sharp.

1/16" ....=) I didn't know they made that stuff so thin.

I would like to finish it more and have it match my black interior. I'll have to investigate. Thanks Stefan