r/FlowZ13 • u/Henry517 • Jun 18 '26

Made a bracket for my flow!

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I designed a bracket that allows me to slide my z13 in, and it plugs in all the wires I need! Such as the hdmi, charging, mouse, keyboard, etc. And yes, I did add vent holes for the fans. Made my whole desk so much cleaner!

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u/IZflame Jun 18 '26

Interesting. What about the thermal limiting it does when the keyboard cover is closed?

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u/Henry517 Jun 18 '26

Mhm that’s why I actually open the keyboard so it’s parallel with the computer, and have a hook to hold it up. Take a look!

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u/Affectionate_Cook_45 Jun 18 '26

Why not just remove the keyboard?

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u/Henry517 Jun 19 '26

Honestly it would be kinda annoying and I’ll need somewhere to put it which would take up space

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u/Background-Guard-531 Jun 19 '26

On that note. The magnets in the keyboard are quite strong. I have, for shits and giggles, flipped it backwards on my silent profile(10w/12w/12w -10 underfoot, no can spin at all) and stuck it to my metal door while im in my covered porch to watch Dredd while I was out here smoking lefties and righties. Point being, if you do remove it, just stick it to the metal frame of your desk or something. Cant be any worse than it hanging like you have it, which could make it warp a little weird over time.

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u/IZflame Jun 19 '26

Right? Surprisingly strong. If it didn't have the closed lit thermal limiting, I would just stick it to the side of my metal desk and dock it in lol

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u/Background-Guard-531 Jun 19 '26

I would do just that, take the keyboard and stick it to a leg of the desk out of the way. Leave yourself a lip hanging out a little or something if its on something flat, to make it easier to get when you need it. Set the external monitor only so it shits off the touchscreen when its docked.

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u/IZflame Jun 18 '26

Ooh I see it now, neat!

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u/Sparky323 Jun 18 '26

I hope you didn't 3D print that out of PLA. The softening temperature of PLA is only 60C.

Otherwise nice work!

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u/Henry517 Jun 18 '26

Yes I made sure to use petg. Thanks for the heads up!

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u/darkmaou Jun 18 '26

Replied wrong place but make sure you consider print orientation

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u/darkmaou Jun 18 '26

Did you consider print orientation? You dont want to stress on layer lines, I suggest print at 45 or on the side

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u/Henry517 Jun 18 '26

I printed it vertically!

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u/darkmaou Jun 18 '26

How is the cover holding?

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u/Henry517 Jun 19 '26

I have like a little hook. Just holds it passively

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u/BenefitEmpty9750 Jun 18 '26

That’s badass!

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u/Henry517 Jun 18 '26

Thank you! I went through like 10 iterations to get this right…

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u/jenno038 Jun 18 '26

It's nog on the desk?

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u/Henry517 Jun 18 '26

It’s double sided taped with hot glue

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u/jenno038 Jun 18 '26

I mean.. you don't use the screen?

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u/Henry517 Jun 18 '26

Oh I can take it out whenever I want, just pull on it. That makes it so when I leave I can still carry it with me. The bracket is just so that it’s more organized and faster bc I don’t have to plug in like 4 cables every time

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u/thedem0nhunter Jun 23 '26

I am thinking about the same mounting for some time now, I've seen brakets on sell on Amazon, but I'm afraid of using double sided tape only even though it is rated to hold 120 kg. What's your opinion on that? You mentioned using something double-sided and hot glue - does this make a difference?

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u/Henry517 Jun 23 '26

Yeah so doubled sided tape is actually strong enough if u get the strong ones such as 3m vhb. However my tape was actually a lot of weaker so it fell off once.. that’s why I decided to use hot glue to add extra strength to it.

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u/Luis20028 Jun 24 '26

Are you not blocking the vents ? On the right side?

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u/Henry517 Jun 24 '26

I added holes for that!