MacBook Pro 16" wall mount

I built this to use my laptop with the TV in my bedroom. This fits the 2021 and 2023 16 inch models.

Disclaimer: While I've done my best to make this as beefy and durable as possible, I can't guarantee that there are no defects in the design, or that any individual print will hold up. Please examine the design yourself and check the integrity of your print before trusting this design with a few thousand dollars worth of laptop.

Features

• 4mm thick walls
• Bottom hole to expose HDMI port
• Honey comb grid on the front for ventilation
• Vent holes on the left side
• Three center screws for the back plate
• Five bottom screws to minimize the risk of delamination under load

Printing

• 0.2 mm layer height is plenty
• PLA/PETG/ABS/HIPS should be fine. Your laptop shouldn't get hot enough to soften PLA, but if you're worried about that, the other materials have a higher glass transition temperature.
• Print standing up straight up, the way it's oriented in the model file
• If printing with a .4mm extrusion width, I recommend 4 wall loops. Basically, make the front and back solid. Again: thousands of dollars worth of laptop.
• 15% infill (this should only affect the very bottom)
• This model is 260mm wide, so unless you have a very large build surface, you'll need to rotate it 45 degrees to fit it on your build plate. The mk3s+ 250x210 bed is plenty large enough.
• No supports needed so long as your printer can handle 1 cm bridges.

Installation

Requirements:

• Eight drywall screws
• Five drywall anchors
• Drill
• Screw driver
• Stud finder

Instructions

1. Find a stud in the wall where you want to place the mount. I recommend using a stud finder for this. I strongly recommend that you do not mount this into drywall alone
2. Place the mount against the wall and drill a hole into the stud, using the middle hole in the back plate as a guide.
3. Screw a drywall screw into the hole, but don't tighten completely.
4. Orient the mount (ideally using a level), then use the top hole in the backplate as a guide to drill and place a second screw. Again, you don't need it super tight at this point.
5. Drill pilot holes for all of the other screws (including the bottom screws)
6. Unscrew the mount and set it aside
7. Using a larger drill to widen the holes if necessary, place your drywall anchors in the five bottom holes.
   (Again I strongly recommend that you use anchors. Drywall will be the only thing holding onto these screws, and without anchors, they will not provide significant support)
8. Screw in all of the screws. Make sure the screws are snug but do not over-tighten. Because of the print orientation, over-tightening could cause the print to split.
9. Inspect the three screws in the backplate carefully and make sure you don't see any splits along the layer lines.

Place the laptop so that the bottom faces out, with the hinge on the left. This will line the HDMI port up with the hole in the bottom, and will help to ensure that the laptop can cool effectively.