The Ergotron arm installed on my desk to support my Wacom Cintiq 22HD
The Ergotron arm installed on my desk to support my Wacom Cintiq 22HD

Today, I am super excited as one of my dream has been realized. 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 Ergotron about?

    • The Ergotron is an LCD monitor arm that suspends and supports your Wacom tablet in any position.
    • I can draw on it putting the tablet on my lap or even drawing standing up!
    • Despite the weight, you will be able to manipulate it very easily!
    • Most important, it totally frees 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″ occupies 3/4 of its surface. There are no much space left for drawing on paper.

The Wacom 22″ is so huge I even decided to put it back to the cupboard and use 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 an Ergotron arm.

We thought we might need a strong table to support a suspended Cintiq of several kgs, so we didn’t dare to order one.

But I was sad looking at my Cintiq sleeping in its box, so I decided to finally make a try with the Ergotron arm! I searched on Amazon and order one.

Let’s unpack the box together!

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The Ergotron arm arrived. Time to open the box!
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I can hear my heartbeat already 😛
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I find some papers giving the instructions and some help for advanced installation
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Everything is well protected and well packed
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The arm is made of mainly 3 components with advanced articulated joints
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I removed the huge pod of my Cintiq
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I want to attach the arm but I need to remove the circular plastic piece that surrounds the cables
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With a screwdriver, I remove the piece easily (The screwdriver is not included in the package)
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There are below 4 extra empty holes that will attach to the Ergotron arm
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Let’s fix it with only 4 screws.
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I assemble then the 3 components of the arm
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There are 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.
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The Ergotron arm is fixed on the border of the table.
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The cables go along the arm. Make sure to allow enough lengths to the cable for free movement in any direction.
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I can draw with the tablet coming to my lap
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At any position, the Cintiq is well supported enough to draw in it
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If I am not sketching, the screen can be positioned vertically as a regular 2nd monitor. I get my free space back on my desk.

That’s it!! I am so happy to get 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! :).

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The Ergotron LX Desk Mount LCD Arm is available on Amazon for $135USD

Chou-Tac

Hello! I am a Product Designer from France.

If the sketching methods I’ve acquired aid me in my life and in my industrial design career, I believe that they can also help you reach your design goal as a student or professional.

My aim is to help you all along with your design projects and journey!

Leave a comment in the blog or send me an email at choutac@thedesignsketchbook.com : )

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