Folding Smart Phone Stand

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<p>This is a simple folding smartphone stand that will work with just about every smartphone out there, and all for less than 25¢ of filament!</p> <p>Small or large phones will fit fine, with or without a case. Additionally this can be used for both portrait or landscape placement of the phone, but my intended use is landscape (it feels a little unstable in the portrait position.)</p> <p>This all started when I wanted something to hold my phone so I can watch hockey games on my phone while I'm working on my computer. I remembered seeing a small phone stand a while back and found the file and printed it. I really liked the concept, unfortunately this was not easy to assemble. I had to print out three copies until I was able to assemble it without it breaking.</p> <p>So in the tradition of being an owner of 3D printers, I decided to design my own version. All that is required to assemble it is a 55mm piece of scrap filament and two drops of super glue.</p> <p>Every project I do starts with a set of goals. My goals for this were to keep the cost of the print under 25 cents (just to challenge myself,) easy to print, and easy to assemble, all while keeping this a fully functional and quality stand.</p> <p>This may be the quickest print I have posted, taking less than an hour and 10 minutes to print, and using less than 9g of filament. Think about that, a folding stand for your iPhone or Android for less than 25 cents (based on a $25 roll of filament.) Well, that is not counting the cost of your printer. I guess if you don't have a printer this stand will cost you $750.25, but then you get a printer out of it.</p> <p>This was designed in Fusion 360. The first image is a render in Cinema4D with the Arnold renderer. The second image is a render within Fusion 360 to show the two parts that need to be printed. The last image are actual prints.</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p><b>Using The Included gCode</b><br/> The gCode included has both the left and the right half prepared in PLA for the MK3/s printers. This code also prints fine on my MK2.5s.</p> <p><b>The Included stl Files</b><br/> I have included two stl files for the left and the right parts oriented properly for printing. No supports are needed and this will work with most filaments as long as you have glue that works with your material. Super Glue works with PLA, ABS, ASA, and some others. You could even use a small amount of acetone for ABS and ASA.</p> <p>This can be resized to a larger size but you need to be careful about doing this. The hinge requires the use of a piece 1.75mm filament and resizing will make the opening bigger, thus creating some play in the hinge. However, if you increase it by 1.6 times, you can use 3mm filament (which is 2.85mm) for the hinge, at a length of 88mm.</p> <p><b>Assembling the Stand</b><br/> Place the two halves together in the closed position and insert a 55mm piece of 1.75mm filament through the holes. (It may be easier to insert a piece of filament a little longer and then trim it once in place.) Then use a VERY small amount of super glue on each end to hold the filament in place. <u>Take care to only get the glue on the piece of filament and try not to glue the two halves together!</u> Let it dry and your stand is ready to use.</p> <p><b>Final Commnets</b><br/> As on most of my other prints posted here on PrusaPrinters, I have included the step file for you to use. 3D printing is all about making something unique. One modification you can do is make the bottom part wider so you can add your name or logo to the stand.</p> <p>Please let me know if there is anything I can do to improve this. I have printed many copies of this without any issues but I understand that things can always be improved on!</p>