Comment on My old MacBook charger kept falling whenever I moved, so I designed this
Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
You might want to print it laying down, so the layer lines aren’t at the breaking to get stuck inside your laptop , but nice altogether! My charger has long died, and I’m using a USB c to mag charger that mostly works
dashydash@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Sounds like a good idea, thanks! I was planning on printing a new one because the thunderbolt plug is a little long, I’ll see how it goes lying down.
I really dislike these magnetic chargers, it has been bothering me since I bought this laptop in 2015, it’s so unreliable.
nezbyte@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Lying down would be hard to print due to the hollow cavity where the charger goes. You could split it into two separate sections and then glue it together. Easier solution is to model or drill a 2mm hole through the part and glue a piece of filament in place to give it some strength.
wjrii@kbin.social 4 months ago
Tree supports and careful use of an exacto knife could also make it work. Post processing can be a bit much sometimes, but it doesn't have to be the enemy either.
iSeth@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Flip it before printing.
nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
The right angle MagSafe chargers are much better if you can find one. They have less leverage in the magnets, plus the cord can come out the back of the laptop, or along side the side, which usually fits better in my use cases.