I thought about doing it once but decided that PLA/PETG is probably not a good material for the case as I was expecting it to break too easily. Also I don’t have enough experience working with leather for something like this.
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the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 10 months agoYeah, I am surprised that no-one ever bothered to do this before. I am hopeful that others find it and add their own e-readers to it, though I will be padding it out myself for what e-reader I have on hand.
Scrath@feddit.de 9 months ago
the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I thought the same too, that is why the arms are not the same color as the plastics, they are removable. Meaning when they break they can be replaced.
I’ve made arms out of both PETG and PLA, and while yes they broke, with the help of my SO, I refined the design so that they don’t break. Our longest lasting arms thus far is between 4-6 months. It’s taken a lot of refinement and subtle fillets and cuts to the model, but the arms hold up well, and the goal is for them to be better than a cheap case you get from Amazon, which I find breaks within 6 months to 1 year.
While I think TUP would be an ideal material for this, so far with the adjustments I’ve made to the e-reader arms they’ve been both reliable and if you are kind to your devices, will hold up well, with the worse case that you can reprint them if they do break.
LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 10 months ago
Also, the link to your store is broken.
the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Its etsy… Fun 16bitstore.com
wfh@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I have for my Kobo Glo HD!
Although I haven’t shared anything since it works for me but is a bit rough.
the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Nice, how does yours hold up? So far my current iteration has held up around 2-4 months, last arm lasted 6 months before I swapped it out.