The $3 iPad Wall Mount [Clever Uses]

I’ve been using my iPad as a cookbook, which it’s great for, but keeping it on the countertop has proven problematic a result of various splashes and dustings of flour happening in my kitchen. $3 later, I’ve got a solution.

I was wandering around my local mega-chain ironmongery store searching for ideas for what I may use to make a nifty and straightforward iPad wall mount after I stumbled upon this heavy-duty plate hanger.

These are normally used to hold decorative plates around people’s homes, and this one is ideal for up to 30lbs. The smartest part is it was a pretty low-risk trial since the whole ” Deluxe Plate Hanger Set” might be had for $2.84.

I got the thing home and went to work . The hanger fits my iPad and Apple-branded case nicely. Some work might be done to bend the hooks to an actual fit, but I found that to be unnecessary. This need to be safe to take advantage of even for your un-cased iPad as a result of protective plastic tubes they put over the wire.

Here is what the plate hanger seems like from the back. I’m also working on adding a little of coat hanger between the two other wire bits for landscape hanging.

The next step was to put the hanger where I wished to hang my iPad. In my case on the kitchen cupboard for simple reference while cooking. There can also be an outlet directly below this cupboard so if I keep my iPad plugged in while using it the screen will remain on.

Here is the end result. My iPad can now easily hang on my cupboard. Although it’s only suspended from one point on the back it actually feels quite sturdy. I suspect the matt-rubber finish of my iPad case helps some from swaying side to side.

One last little tip as far as iPad apps go, I was routing around within the App Store and found an app called RecipePad . It’s a nifty little recipe book app. Not only is it extremely easy on the eyes nevertheless it has some features that make it very useful while cooking; probably the most notable of that is the facility to clap your hands and have the recipe advance to your next step without even touching your iPad!

Tumbleweed is an avid DIY’er from Seattle who enjoys cooking, modding, and ” building an easier one.” When he’s not in his kitchen whipping up culinary creations he can also be found in his lab building anything from audio amplifiers to flame cannons.

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