Phone (nexus 5) stand with small passive amp and optional wireless charging

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This is a custom stand I designed for my Nexus 5 (sized to fit my phone with a thin bumper case). One version is just a basic stand, while the other prints with multiple parts and can become a wireless charger. Don't look at the finish on the photo; hopefully your printer produces better results than mine. Here's the lowdown: * It's a stand that fits a Nexus 5 with a thin bumper case or any other phone of similar size. * It sends and reflects sound from the speaker towards the front of the phone, improving sound quality significantly without much volume change. This works best when the speaker is located at the bottom left of the phone. * The stand can wirelessly charge your phone if you insert a wireless charger's working components into it. * There's a "cover" for the front bottom that hides most of the notification light, but it has a small hole so you can see the light blink if you look straight at it. This is especially useful at night. I printed this stand in PLA, using about 1.1 meters of filament altogether at 15% infill (the part is hollow, which helps reduce material usage). The sides of the hollow core are 0.8mm thick, allowing my 0.4mm extruder tips to complete two clean layers without any issues. The details: One of the STL files is for a hollow stand, while the other has a glue-able cover that you can use to attach the innards of a cheap wireless charger (see the link below for the one I used). The rectangular hole in the back allows you to slide in a USB cord that plugs into the charger, which fits inside the stand. If you do this, simply glue the cover to the rest of the stand using super glue. The little V-shaped clip is designed to prevent you from yanking the plug out of the charger if you pull the cord; attach it to the USB wire on the inside of the stand as close to the back wall as possible once you've determined how much cord length you need in the stand. I also included a passive amplifier in the bottom part of all versions. While it's not a powerful amplifier, I was surprised that it actually improves sound quality significantly (the Nexus 5 has poor sound and seems to benefit greatly from this). Volume is likely not affected much, but it's hard to say for certain. * The type of charger used for parts: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Qi-USB-Wireless-Charger-Charging-Pad-For-Galaxy-S6-Edge-Note-5-DP-/112257122127?var=&hash=item1a230bbf4f:m:mPyZtqPiE7ef-duRBue3wog