After a couple of months of menial tasks around the home, I have been able to get on with this important project again.
Decided that the monitor stand was more urgent than the seat and it is now completed. What started as a simple frame to hold a monitor and a PC became a design challenge exercise in making it as foldable as possible for storage when required, as the stand is quite an awkward shape to store. With a few "on-the-run" mods, I ended up with it only requiring 2 wing screws to remove for folding up the frame, and they get stowed away in the folded mode. I feel pretty pleased with it actually, the folding challenge made it interesting.
You may well ask, what about the colour? Thought I might go for something a little more "Gamey" - and it meets the approval of my grandchildren!
I am about to buy a new 27" monitor, and I am "upheriting" (from a younger generation) a gaming PC from my son-in-law who is building a new one for himself. The monitor bracket was a Bunnings special about $20, and I have just realized after fitting it that I can swivel it 90 degrees to easily convert for normal PC use with the addition of a small desk for a keyboard beside the frame (as per one of the photos below).
If you want to see more of the DIY monitor stand blow-by-blow construction, follow the link to my album:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/p1Da1AEAAD1UQ8CC6
A few photos of the finished product. Note the seat needs a bit more work!
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Does the color indicate the SHS tube is recyled ?