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    • AddisonA
      Addison @WeirdH
      last edited by

      @weirdh
      Oh.

      Okay.

      I thought most of those were for furniture not scratching up the flooring so they were smooth at the bottom ends.

      I'll give one a try though.

      Thanks. :)

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      • WeirdHW
        WeirdH @Addison
        last edited by WeirdH

        @addison Yeah, just saw they are 1 inch. That's not really what I meant either. I didn't search well enough. I was thinking of something like this.

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        • windgW
          windg
          last edited by

          You can use a small piece of double side tape.

          My English isn't at a good level.

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          • sirhenrythe5thS
            sirhenrythe5th @Addison
            last edited by

            @windg

            @addison said in Securing a case in place:

            Would like to avoid tapes and glues, or anything that might leave residues.

            IMO hot glue does not leave residues, but double side tape will (if it is a good tape :) )

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            • AddisonA
              Addison @WeirdH
              last edited by

              @weirdh said in Securing a case in place:

              @addison Yeah, just saw they are 1 inch. That's not really what I meant either. I didn't search well enough. I was thinking of something like this.

              Not sure on these.

              Was hoping for something highly stable.

              Isn't there some kind of air suction thingies that can be attached?

              I can't remember what they are called.

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              • WeirdHW
                WeirdH @Addison
                last edited by WeirdH

                @addison These are still not for firmly fixating a device to a surface indeed, it's more of a not-sliding-around thingy. I don't know of suction cups as appliance feet, but it sounds plausible... You could also use something like stick-on velcro, but that of course still uses glue for adhesion.

                I also have some devices on acoustifeet. These are actually meant for reducing transferred resonance from pc's, consoles and such, but they are fairly stiff as far as sliding around goes. Still not fixating, though.

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                • Thorr69T
                  Thorr69 @WeirdH
                  last edited by

                  @weirdh Double sided suction cups are a thing.
                  https://smile.amazon.com/Double-Suction-Sliding-Bumpers-Spacers/dp/B079L5JZY4/ref=pd_bxgy_img_1/136-1761947-0355702?pd_rd_w=3GA3B&pf_rd_p=c64372fa-c41c-422e-990d-9e034f73989b&pf_rd_r=7NP1F3MKFRGHHV2WNAWN&pd_rd_r=05920fbb-672b-4fa3-9762-09b9372846f2&pd_rd_wg=7ekVH&pd_rd_i=B079L5JZY4&psc=1

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                  • AddisonA
                    Addison
                    last edited by

                    Isn't there some type of suction cup with a vacuum seal?

                    I remember seeing something like this on an as seen on tv advertisement.

                    Can't seem to find it on Amazon though.

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                    • T
                      TheUncle
                      last edited by

                      Get some kitchen shelf liner.

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                      • brandflake11B
                        brandflake11 @Thorr69
                        last edited by

                        @thorr69 Why not get some command strips and then velcro it to a surface that you would like. You could use command strips to even mount the pi vertically somewhere, as the pi isn't super heavy. I used to do this at my desk for a powered usb 3 hub that was mounted on the side of it, so it looked clean and out of the way. There's no reason why you couldn't do this with a pi, and you'll have the added benefit of being able to take it off and put it back on whenever you need.

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                        • Thorr69T
                          Thorr69 @brandflake11
                          last edited by

                          @brandflake11 It's not me who needs this. But, why would you use anything adhesive on something like a coffee table where it will be seen all the time? The OP indicates this is visible furniture. I use command/velcro iptions under my desk, myself.

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                          • brandflake11B
                            brandflake11 @Thorr69
                            last edited by

                            @thorr69 I did say you could mount it vertically on the side of the table where it's not visible. But hey, you don't have to do it if you don't want to.

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