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I agree, Neat. I'm the guy who reverse-engineered enough about LEGO to build a iPhone case with LEGO-compatible studs on the back (smallworks.com). It was the
by gonzo 13y ago
I agree, Neat.
I'm the guy who reverse-engineered enough about LEGO to build a iPhone case with LEGO-compatible studs on the back (smallworks.com). It was the kid's idea.
injection-molding is more difficult that it looks. Yes, you can buy it as a service (we make ours locally just outside Austin).
Let's put it this way. I own several high-precision molds, a CNC mill, a membership at Techshop, and two 3d printers. I have tens of thousands of iPhone cases at my disposal, and I still think this is neat.
Not a business, but neat.
- nemild 13y agoThe brick iPhone cases are pretty cool!
- gonzo 13y agothanks
- jonhohle 13y agoAwesome. I had one of your cases for my iPhone 4! [Edit] Also, I really enjoyed your blogpost on getting the case to build within tolerance. That's what put me over the edge to get the case.[/Edit] > Not a business, but neat. That's what I was attempting to say. I spent three years working in a 3D printing lab around the turn of the century. I cannot fathom why a company (startup or otherwise) would attempt to sell products made from 3D printers that could be made with a much cheaper process. Certainly, none of our customers did at the time (or if they sent us something to build which could be milled, that's how we would do it to save time/money - actually, most of our clients would have just done it themselves).