Cintiq arms

skankerzero · May 2014

I know there is an older thread over this, but I want a new one to reflect the growing size of Cintiqs.

What arms do people use for their Cintiqs?

Our artists have the 24 HD Cintiqs which are about 60 lbs. I want to buy them arms to help with limited del space. I know a lot of artists use the Ergotron arms, but their specifications say the maximum weight is 20 lbs. Are these still the arms to go with?

Any other suggestions for pneumatic arms out there? I know the guys at KingsIsle used some really cool ones. What brand were those?

Jesse Moody · May 2014

I believe the cintiqs weight shown on the site included the heavy base.

I am pretty sure that the ergotron ones are still the standard....

almighty_gir · May 2014

man i want an ergotron arm so baaaaad.

but i know my daughter would just end up swinging on it lol.

ZacD · May 2014

It's 30.20lb without stand, so you should be able to get away with 30lb.

radiancef0rge · May 2014

ergotron is awesome had one for my cintiq at work

Dataday · May 2014

Ergotron for sure. Newer cintiqs should technically be lighter and thinner due to the fact they rely on LED lighting. Either way the right ergotron arm can handle quite a bit of weight.

sulzbunny · May 2014

We have these at Firaxis:

http://www.lcdarms.com/products/LCD_Radial_Arms/7000.html

They're awesome. I bought an Ergotron for my home Cintiq but I either bought the wrong one or it was just too unstable for me to lean on and use so I put my second monitor on it. The arms from the link above are great and super sturdy.

Jesse Moody · May 2014

I have the Ergotron MX rated up to 30 lbs the LX is up to 20

http://www.ergotron.com/ProductsDetails/tabid/65/PRDID/56/language/en-US/Default.aspx

this is what it looks like

Karmageddon · May 2014

I've been considering getting an arm for my Cintiq at home. Do they have any wobble from the weight of your drawnig arm?

Justin Meisse · May 2014

the ergotron can handle the 22HD's but Skanker is talking about the 24HD monsters, those things are massive.

Karmageddon · May 2014

First world problems eh? Glad I got a 22HD :P

bounchfx · May 2014

Karmageddon wrote: »

I've been considering getting an arm for my Cintiq at home. Do they have any wobble from the weight of your drawnig arm?

I use a 21UX with an arm and yeah.. it wobbles a little, but nothing I couldn't get used to. Though I don't really rest my arm on it, mainly float, but can put a little pressure on it without issue.

Jesse Moody · May 2014

i keep the allan wrench used to tighten it close by so i can always just move it into place and tighten it up a bit. i usually just pull it out from its place and work with it on an angle and kinda resting on my desk so it isn't bad at all.

dfacto · May 2014

Wait wait wait, you're telling me the 24 inch Cintiq weighs 26kg!? What's in that thing, that's more than my desktop.

skankerzero · May 2014

hah! I'm just going by the weight on the website. I'm sure it's like what Jesse said and includes the base.

I had to look again and it turns out the one I have here on my desk is a 22HD, so those Ergotron arms should work.
Justin: did you guys use Ergotrons at KingsIsle? I liked those arms.

Justin Meisse · May 2014

Yeah, I think they were ergotrons, I'll have to ask Tracy since he bought one before KI supplied them to the artist.

DerekLeBrun · May 2014

dfacto wrote: »

Wait wait wait, you're telling me the 24 inch Cintiq weighs 26kg!? What's in that thing, that's more than my desktop.

The base acts as a counterweight so you can lean the monitor off the edge of your table. The monitor itself feels pretty light. I had to buy a new desk because my desk at the time started bowing inward from the weight of the 24HD.

Jason Young · May 2014

skankerzero wrote: »

Justin: did you guys use Ergotrons at KingsIsle? I liked those arms.

Yeah, we're using ergotrons at KI.

This site, http://www.trustedreviews.com/wacom-cintiq-24hd_Peripheral_review, says the stand accounts for 15.3kg of the listed weight. If that's right, it'd put just the tablet at a hair over the 30lb mark so it may work.

Edit - Actually, this makes it sound like that figure is wrong. http://forum.ergotron.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=454
But that might give you some ideas. They used a dual-arm solution, heh.

Cintiq arms

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