I somehow got addicted to making phone cases for friends and family since I successfully printed TPU the first time.
I somehow got addicted to making phone cases for friends and family since I successfully printed TPU the first time.
The other ones:
And today evening I will print a case for my recently upgraded trusty old iPod:
Update:
After a few changes the second prototype came out great, files also available for free now on my printables:
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How soft/bendable is it compared to silicon cases?
It's flexible enough to get a phone into it, but it still feels pretty stiff, depending on thickness and infill settings. It's flexible but not really stretchy.
As long as it's flexible enough, it's probably enough to protect the phone when falling on a hard surface. Just another reason to get a 3d printer. I'm having a hard time finding cases that I want and never thought it's possible to make one using 3d printer.
I threw mine a couple times now with the new case, so far it’s doing a great job (using the neon green one with the blue lanyard for myself). But it highly depends on the type of case you print or to be more precise on thickness and buildtype. If it’s thick enough and protects all the edges, you probably will be as save as with a usual case you would buy (at least that’s what I feel right now after I designed and printed these). But if you print one, that’s very thin, then your phone might get damaged when dropped.
You’re absolutely right. I had the same problem. Always wanted the case I am using right now, but I just wasn’t able to find one. Feels like a bit more freedom right now. And for the price of one good case from Amazon I now print multiple. But yes, I paid for the printer, material and electricity. If my calculations are right, my printer paid off already after I printed a holder for my wife’s hairdryer. If I would have bought one, it would have cost me about 130€, absolutely insane. My printer with all upgrades cost me 300€ by now btw. So definitely get yourself one :)
Maybe this helps:
Ah that's way better than I expected!