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  • Dell Sound Bar Under-Shelf Mount

    A bedroom rearrangement displaced the Dell Sound Bar attached to the streaming music player from its accustomed perch, so I conjured a mount from the parts bin to hang it from a shelf:

    Dell sound bar mount - installed
    Dell sound bar mount – installed

    The sound bar originally fit below any Dell monitor with the appropriate lugs under the bezel, but a bit of bandsaw work and hand filing produced a reasonable facsimile from an aluminum sheet:

    Dell sound bar mount - plate installed
    Dell sound bar mount – plate installed

    The bar’s plastic bits require a few millimeters of clearance above the sheet, now provided by a matching plywood shape:

    Dell sound bar mount - parts
    Dell sound bar mount – parts

    A trial fit showed all the parts would fly in formation:

    Dell sound bar mount - trial fit
    Dell sound bar mount – trial fit

    A laser-cut cardboard template maintained alignment and spacing while I stood on my head screwing the mount in place.

    All’s well that ends well!