iPhone 5 Wall Outlet Dock

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Printing an iPhone accessory is a common occurrence on Thingiverse, but when I stumbled upon Boardofdenver's original while searching for iPhone cases, I was impressed by its cleverness. Extremely clever, in fact. However, there were three issues I encountered with the design: It took up to 8 hours for my MakerBot Thing-O-Matic to print. The design had an excessive amount of extraneous plastic both for support and within the object itself. The cord wraps on the back were difficult to print, requiring additional support (wasted plastic) and proved useless in the mount if it were designed so the cord would wrap around the plug. I set a few objectives for my redesign: Reduce the amount of plastic used in the stand by at least 40%. Decrease the amount of support required to print the pieces. Split the print into two parts, allowing for simpler printing. After 13 hours of design work from AutoCAD, TinkerCAD and Sketchup, I'm pleased to report that I achieved my goals. Design Accomplishments: The 8+ hour print was reduced to 3.9 hours. Faster with accelerated printers, but I haven't yet upgraded to MakerWare and will be building a RepRap derivative soon, so I'm holding back for now. 67.3% less ABS plastic was used. A significant 27.31% less than what I initially designed for. 17% less support material was required. More can be removed over time with creative printing angles, aiming for a 25% reduction. Infill was reduced to 25%, down from 30%. Experimental and successful, the number of shells was reduced from 3 to 2. Enough strength and thickness were maintained for the included parts. Next Iteration Goals: Add Sound Amplification Horns Horns and/or cups under speaker holes to bounce sound upwards and away, similar to many designs on Thingiverse. Better Coupling Fit Parts holding the power brick meet the stand with some spudging and post-processing. The meeting joint is almost 1mm and relies on KrazyGlue for adherence. I'd like to eliminate adhesive altogether. On the end, it works great, and it serves my purpose well. Thanks, Boardofdenver, for a really great design.