Apple Remote Stand
January 13, 2007 Filed in:
Projects | RemotesI was tired of looking at my $30 remote lying belly up on my desk like a dead Opossum. I needed to build a remote stand.
I started with an idea using Google SketchUp.
![remote cradle](remote-cradle.png)
I picked up some strips of bass wood from the local hobby shop.
![100_5494](100_5494.jpg)
Two strips, one thicker than the other. Thick for the top, thin for the bottom.
![remote_stand3](remote_stand3.jpg)
Marked it up: 2” long, with a rectangle centered (1-1/4 x 5/8th).
![remote_stand5](remote_stand5.jpg)
Dremeled/sanded/cut/drilled out an oval shaped hole that will fit the Apple remote.
![remote_stand7](remote_stand7.jpg)
It fist the remote like a glove.
![remote_stand8](remote_stand8.jpg)
Here’s the other side.
![remote_stand9](remote_stand9.jpg)
I then cut it down to size.
![remote_stand10](remote_stand10.jpg)
I then cut the thin board to make a base. I glued it to the bottom and sanded it until the sides where flush.
![remote_stand12](remote_stand12.jpg)
One last test fit. Almost done. Just needs paint.
![remote_stand14](remote_stand14.jpg)
All done.
![rcradle100_6952](rcradle100_6952.jpg)