iPad Handle Grips

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NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU CRACK OR SCRATCH YOUR SCREEN!!! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. I ENJOY PLAYING GAMES ON MY IPAD. ONE WEEK AFTER PLAYING MORE THAN USUAL, I NOTICED THAT MY HANDS AND FOREARMS HURT. IT FELT LIKE CARPAL TUNNEL SYMPTOMS. SO I DECIDED TO CREATE SOME ERGONOMIC GRIPS FOR THE IPAD THAT I CAN USE WHEN I PLAY. THESE GRIPS WERE DESIGNED USING ONSHAPE.COM. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 30 MINUTES, SO DON'T EXPECT PERFECTION. SINCE I WAS PLANNING ON USING A FLEXIBLE PRINTED MATERIAL, I MADE THE FIT A LITTLE SNUG, EXACTLY 6MM THICK, THE SAME AS MY IPAD 4 MINI. IF YOU WANT TO PRINT USING A MORE RIGID MATERIAL ON AN FDM PRINTER, USE THE 7MM VERSION. THEN I SUGGEST PUTTING SOMETHING LIKE A SCREEN CLOTH IN THE GAP SO THE GLASS IS HELD BY SOFT CLOTH INSTEAD OF RIGID PLASTIC. IF YOU WANT TO CUSTOMIZE IT, I HAVE SETUP THE ONSHAPE DOCUMENT FOR YOU TO DO THAT. YOU WILL NEED AN ONSHAPE ACCOUNT, WHICH IS FREE. YOU WILL NEED TO COPY OR CLONE MY PROJECT SO YOU CAN HAVE A COPY OF YOUR OWN THAT YOU CAN EDIT. HERE IS A LINK TO MINE: HTTPS://CAD.ONSHAPE.COM/DOCUMENTS/799699A6BBB36C18DE814134/W/E28D4B8A7DA668FD72E9C75A/E/3F43D1B7D89BD5AEE4CFDD50 AFTER YOU OPEN AN EDITABLE COPY OF THE DOCUMENT, GO TO THE TAB CALLED PART STUDIO 1. ON THE LEFT SIDE, YOU WILL SEE THREE VARIABLES THAT YOU CAN EASILY CONTROL. (X) #GAPTHICKNESS IS USED TO CONTROL HOW THICK THE GAP IS, AKA HOW THICK YOUR TABLET IS. KEEP IN MIND THAT A NORMAL FDM PRINTER IS NOT VERY PRECISE, SO YOU WILL NEED TO GIVE YOURSELF SOME EXTRA SPACE. I SUGGEST AT LEAST HALF A MILLIMETER. (X) #SIDEBEZELLIP AND BOTTOM IS USED TO CONTROL HOW MUCH SPACE YOUR SIDE BEZELS TAKE UP. YOU CAN CHANGE THE DEFAULT VALUES BY DOUBLE CLICKING THE VARIABLE. CHANGE THE NUMBER IN THE SMALL WINDOW THAT POPS UP AND CHECK THE GREEN BOX. WHEN YOU ARE READY, YOU WILL CLICK ON THE PARTS IN THE PARTS LIST ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. THEY ARE CALLED LEFT GRIP AND RIGHT GRIP. CLICK ON EACH OF THEM ONE AT A TIME, THEN RIGHT CLICK - EXPORT. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECT!