Hey guys,
Today I am super excited as one of my dream has been realised ! As a user of the Wacom Cintiq 22HD, I did myself a little present: The Ergotron arm ! If you are also a Wacom Cintiq user, I think you are gonna love it !
What is this about ?
The Ergotron is a LCD monitor arm that suspend and support your Wacom tablet in any position. I can draw on it putting the tablet on my lap or even drawing standing up ! Despite of the weight, you will be able to manipulate it very easily !
Most important, it totally free my sketching space ! I just need to put it in a vertical position like any second screen.
My sketching desk is a tiny Ikea table where my Wacom Cintiq 22″ can take 3/4 of its surface. Before the Ergotron, I had space limitation whenever I wanted to draw on paper. So I decided to put it back in the box and replace it with the smaller tablet Cintiq 13HD.
With my friend Adrien Wira who is a designer at Adidas, we drool for years at the idea of getting one. We though we might need a strong table to support a suspended Cintiq of several kg, so we didn’t dare.
But I was sad looking at my Cintiq sleeping in its box, so I decided to finally get the Ergotron arm ! I searched on Amazon and order one !
Let’s unpack the box together !
Time to open the box !
I can hear my heart beat 😛
Some papers giving the instructions and some helps for advanced installation
Everything is well protected and well packed
The arm is made of mainly 3 components with advanced articulated joints
I removed the huge pod of my Cintiq
To attach the arm, I need to remove the circular piece that surround the cables
With a screwdriver I remove the piece easily (The screwdriver is not included in the package)
There is 4 extra empty hole that fit the Ergotron arm
Let’s fix it !
I assemble the 3 components of the arm
There is 3 tiny screws for adjusting the smoothness/hardness of the joints. 1 screw per joint. Heavier your tablet is, tighter you need to screw it.
The Ergotron arm is fixed on the border of the table.
The cables go along the arm. Make sure to allow enough lenghts to the cable for free movement in any direction.
I can draw with the tablet coming to my lap
At any position, the Cintiq is well suported enough to draw in it
If I am not sketching, the screen can be positionned vertically as a 2nd monitor.
That’s it !! I am so happy getting one. I will continue preparing free and quality content for you guys on the blog ! 🙂
Today, I can tell it’s the perfect set up for any Cintiq user. If you also decide to get one, let me know and send me a picture of your desk configuration, it will be fun ! :).
The Ergotron LX Desk Mount LCD Arm is available on Amazon for $135USD
Have a nice day !
Cheers,
Chou-Tacmount
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