October 13, 2025
Description
Made a clamped mount for my Steam Deck XL so it can hang over where my mouse is. The OK stands for overkill, because of the number of screws and bolts it requires, and because it's designed to attach to a metal tiger c-clamp.
Demo and Assembly at https://youtu.be/yqMF7dH5dKk
There are two types of models, non-aux and aux. The aux models aren't part of the official model, but are plastic replicas of the parts that should be metal hardware. The aux parts will not be covered, and they're not recommended for printing (and it's questionable if I should have even included them).
All parts should already be oriented correctly so that the correct side is lying on the bed when printed. Supports are not needed, but are optional for a couple of parts. It will be mentioned in the listing if it's optional.
TopPlateBottomPlateHingePlateConnectorPlateConnectorHingeJointHingeBracketStrutKnob_4LobeKnob_KnurlDialSee project video for demo of assembly.
TopPlate and BottomPlate, so that their magnets sockets line up. BottomPlate.TopPlate to thread the M2 nuts and hold the plates together.TopPlate.HingePlate on the BottomPlate. The outline shape and screw bores should align, and the protruding bottom part should face away.TopPlate. Loosen them if they do. If these are overtightened, they can stick out too far and scratch the back surface of the Stream Deck when it's mounted.ConnectorPlate.ConnectorPlate and Connector with each other. The ConnectorPlate protrusions should face away from the Connector`. Their screw bores should line up.Connector, and into the nuts on the ConnectorPlate to hold them together.HingeJoint and tiger c-clamp to the HingeBracket, into the slots where they fit, so that their bores line up.HingeJoint, insert the M10x16 and thread them to the c-clamp to fasten them all together.Mounting Plates and Hinge Stand so their top bores line up. Make sure to orient them so their outlines match.Strut at both ends. They should be placed so that their ">|" features align with the other plates.Struts to the plates.clamp subassembly and fit it to the Connector. so that the M8 bores of the HingeJoint align with the long slot of the Connector.HingeJoint to hinge the Hinge Stand and Clamp subassembly together.ClampFoot onto the bottom of the clamp's foot.The design is meant to be used with a metal tiger c-clamp, but if anyone is curious, replicas for plastic versions are also included. The c-clamp is a modified version of joehann's G-Clamp fully printable, except modified to be compatible with the M10 standard. These models files will have an "aux" prefix. And they will not be supported (beyond being compatible with their originals).
I do not recommend using plastic versions of the hardware. Or at least versions that are direct replicas. A better route would probably be to redesign the hinge and clamp with more heft to account for being 3D printed (which would be an exercise for someone else, I'm just spit-balling here).
Source file is included. To get the full editing view, use Blender 4.0 (do not use 4.1 or higher, as there are plugin issues) along with the Precision Bolts addon, which was used to make the threads.
The knurled knob is also a modified version of joehann's clamp - it's a scaled up and trimmed version of the original.
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution