Mount-It! All-In-One Studio Mount for monitors up to 32" | MI-482

After the pandemic hit, I built a forest of equipment sitting on my desk, including the computer monitor, a Neewer LED lamp on a stand as a bounce light, a photo tripod for the M43 camera that I use as webcam, and finally, a mic arm mounted at a desk edge clamp. These were all on a 4'x4' corner desk that was really intended for use with the old gigantic CRT monitors, so the back corner was out of reach and useless. For the new year, I am rebuilding on a modern sit/stand desk, and the thought occurred that there must be something better than planting everything on the desktop. A few web searches later, I found the MI-481 and MI-482. I went with the MI-482 so that I could mount both a 1920x1200 monitor to use with a couple of old machines that can't properly drive a new 4K monitor. I ordered through one of Mount-It's dealers and it was promptly shipped and delivered. The assembly was not too difficult to follow. I found it helpful to have a multi-compartment parts box to sort out some of the mounting hardware. From this experience, my main caveat is some quality control issues. - I had some alignment problems with the 3rd and final screw for the pole base mount. It kept on going in a few degrees off true so that it would not sit flush. I got around this by starting over and tightening the screws in a different sequence. - Somw of the hinge screws on the arms were way overtightened. I was able to loosen all one with a 5mm hex wrench. The final hinge felt like I could not apply…