Hey all! So the monitor mount progress went well. Some may recall I needed to find a way of reducing the bolt holes in the brackets. This was an easy fix with liquid metal. A two part epoxy that creates a strong bond so once it was dry I just drilled it out so now its more suited to regular screws. Just to be safe I used two spacers to ensure it wasn’t going to move.

Rather than struggle with lifting the entire thing I just lined it up roughly, bolting the top bracket only to the wall. As the rest of the unit could then slide on I was able to mark the wall with the holes in the lower bracket, remove and drill. The issue I found with drilling breeze block however is the drill wants wander where ever it wants, so I used a large punch and trusty hammer to create enough of a divot that its ‘mostly’ drilled level. Given the types of brackets I’m using and the fact the actual bracket unit is adjustable there’s a bit of play anyway for levelling so I wasn’t too fussed, I just wanted it on the wall and functional.

Plenty of room to get my hands behind and mess with the quick release mechs for the arms and if I want to take the whole lot off, its two hex grub screws! Couldn’t be simpler!

The mount brackets and tubing cost approx £15 delivered but I received the mount itself for free, with a monitor. I was donated two tv screens so for a near enough completely free project I’m pretty chuffed with how its turned out….speaking of which….here are some final pic’s for you!

As I’ve got a Chromecast set up to the one monitor alls left to do now is find a suitable place for a docking hub, keyboard and mouse so I can hook up my laptop in there.