Hinged, Fitted Arduino Nano Enclosure

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This is still very much a work-in-progress due to my growing conviction that the hinge has to be significantly larger than what currently exists. Initially, printing this version out resulted in surprisingly great results with only one minor exception: before the model could even bend, it ended up snapping instead, whereas on the original iteration, I had managed to successfully flex it without incident. What we're essentially looking at here is a masterful combination of two different nano cases. One happened to have exactly the right dimensions for comfortably accommodating an arduino within its internal space but unfortunately was accompanied by a diminutive hinge that proved woefully inadequate. In contrast, the other version boasted a robust and reliable hinge but took the form of a simplistic box that required manual modifications like pin-trimming and the like in order to function properly - a configuration I wasn't really after. I owe a significant debt of gratitude to a close friend who lent me his valuable time and expertise in assembling this hybrid design from its constituent parts while simultaneously fine-tuning it into something more polished and presentable. What's noteworthy about the arrangement is how cleanly integrated all these disparate components come together; take, for example, those carefully designed little vents atop it - an aesthetic touch that was accomplished without the need for supporting structures of any kind and yet emerged as a pristine finish!