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    • WeirdHW
      WeirdH @Addison
      last edited by

      @addison Some anti slip rubber feet to stick under the case? Although those might tend to lose their grip after a while.

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      • AddisonA
        Addison @WeirdH
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        @weirdh

        Link for these?

        Amazon or Walmart preferred.

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        • WeirdHW
          WeirdH @Addison
          last edited by WeirdH

          @addison I don't know, I just get them at the local hardware store.

          EDIT 2: maybe something like this? Seems especially made for not slipping...

          EDIT 3: these look more like the stuff I usually see.

          Of course, I haven't tried any of these, so YMMV.

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          • AddisonA
            Addison @WeirdH
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            @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
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                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
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                    @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
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                                  @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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