I have a small, 2x4" aluminum control box with some toggle switches and motor direction controls. I need to have the control box available at the same time I use a small laptop. The problem I'm having is that both the laptop and control box cannot be mounted permanently and have to be put away once the uses for them are completed. While the laptop isn't wired to anything and can just be unplugged and put away, the control box is already wired to some other equipment and I can't just unplug it. I need to be able to just move or "fold up" the control box out of the way when I'm done with it. I'm looking for a way I can mount it to do just that. The closest thing I can think of that would be remotely similar is the way a TV is attached to the wall in a hospital. It can be pulled down for patient use as needed and then the arm folded and the TV moved up against the wall when done. Of course, I don't need or want anything quite that elaborate but you get the idea. The control box weighs ounces, yet I need to have enough rigidity while I'm using it that it doesn't move when I'm toggling the switches and controls while I'm using the laptop. There should be something simple I can fashion... simple and inexpensive I would think. In the store, I see flex lamps that have metal tubing that allows the lamp to flex it where you want it; I see this in rolls used for under sink plumbing and toilet hookups, but I need to flex about 3 feet and I doubt it would be rigid enough. I've also thought about a hinge attached to the wall.... perfect except there is a book case in the way and it's PVC so I really can't attach to it.
Anyone have ideas, it sure would be appreciated. I'd like to have the control box mounted to whatever flexible mounting I come up with asap.
Thanks in advance, pete