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The Cradle by abirmahamud123
by Thingiverse
Last crawled date: 4 years, 12 months ago
The Cradle is a plastic form factor that will hold your phone and clip onto the side of the bed expose the screen to allow you to use it such as accessing the snooze button, watching videos, checking your notifications, etc. This product is a minimalist design that caters exclusively to the Nexus 6p Google smartphone. With this design there will be no sliding or shaking, the phone will sit snug in this cradle without being scratched by the cradle. The rounded edges and sleek design of the Cradle will not only look great on the side of your bed but will blend right into the design of the bunk bed.
The process of the Cradle involved a lot of measurements including: the phone width, length and height, the bed frame piece that will hold the phone Cradle, the screen length to where the Cradle will not cover the screen. The materials involved: a 3D printed (Makerbot Printer), a laptop, a design software in my case 123D Design, a printing software (Makerbot Print) and the PLA plastic used to create the design.The process involved 3D printing, sometimes coming out flawed and messy but ultimately coming out a successful solid design that was built to last. The design required many tweaks but it was all worth it in the end because now I can avoid the risk of my phone screen being cracked or waking up late because I missed my alarm (my phone being next to my pillow would allow me to feel the vibration of my alarm. This product is a lifesaving product that can save you hundreds on a new screen or entirely a new phone. The Cradle is a great product that will make your life much easier and will leave you stress free.
I initially intended to design a drain system for a dish rack, but that would have been counterproductive and would have not been entirely useful. With criticism, I actually ended up going with my second invention idea and it turned out to the Nexus 6p cradle which turned out to be the much better choice. The feedback involved making minor adjustments to the support of the model (when it would be printed), of course cutting out a piece to display the screen, and a few aesthetic changes like filleting certain edges etc.
Some of the challenges involved the errors that occurred with the measurements for the model, also there were some issues with support, and there were also some issues with which angle to print it on to have the most effective print. I overcome these challenges with the help of professor Phelps and some help from Charlie. With their advice and criticism I made the necessary adjustments to size and aesthetics that were needed to not only make it look better but actually work. Overall it took a lot of perseverance and dedication to come out with the beautiful end result.
The 3D printing process was awesome, I was most fascinated by the first iteration when the bridging of the model was being made with absolutely no support. Witness the lines going over the gap was pretty cool to see as it was cooled down in the process. It was something I didn't believe the printer could do, but it did so successfully.
The process of the Cradle involved a lot of measurements including: the phone width, length and height, the bed frame piece that will hold the phone Cradle, the screen length to where the Cradle will not cover the screen. The materials involved: a 3D printed (Makerbot Printer), a laptop, a design software in my case 123D Design, a printing software (Makerbot Print) and the PLA plastic used to create the design.The process involved 3D printing, sometimes coming out flawed and messy but ultimately coming out a successful solid design that was built to last. The design required many tweaks but it was all worth it in the end because now I can avoid the risk of my phone screen being cracked or waking up late because I missed my alarm (my phone being next to my pillow would allow me to feel the vibration of my alarm. This product is a lifesaving product that can save you hundreds on a new screen or entirely a new phone. The Cradle is a great product that will make your life much easier and will leave you stress free.
I initially intended to design a drain system for a dish rack, but that would have been counterproductive and would have not been entirely useful. With criticism, I actually ended up going with my second invention idea and it turned out to the Nexus 6p cradle which turned out to be the much better choice. The feedback involved making minor adjustments to the support of the model (when it would be printed), of course cutting out a piece to display the screen, and a few aesthetic changes like filleting certain edges etc.
Some of the challenges involved the errors that occurred with the measurements for the model, also there were some issues with support, and there were also some issues with which angle to print it on to have the most effective print. I overcome these challenges with the help of professor Phelps and some help from Charlie. With their advice and criticism I made the necessary adjustments to size and aesthetics that were needed to not only make it look better but actually work. Overall it took a lot of perseverance and dedication to come out with the beautiful end result.
The 3D printing process was awesome, I was most fascinated by the first iteration when the bridging of the model was being made with absolutely no support. Witness the lines going over the gap was pretty cool to see as it was cooled down in the process. It was something I didn't believe the printer could do, but it did so successfully.