3D Printed Iphone 5 Dock

[S7EGX]

I couldnt find anything good enough to fit an Iphone 5 dock into my car so i decided to design my own dock that would fit in the ashtray.

I used 123desidn to design the dock and sent the stl file to a company, who 3d printed my design and delivered it to me.

I used plastidip for the finish and a glue gun to secure the cable and dock into the ashtray.

[IHgs300]

Absolutely brilliant, I bet you could make a pretty penny selling those. Well done

[agent_dess]

Awesome project... Well done Sir :)

[ronsis]

absoloutly brill... i'd be up for one if you go into manufacturing... please keep us informed !

[S7EGX]

I will not be selling these, but if anyone is interested i can give them the .stl file ( the 3d printing companies use this file to print the objects) and a guide on how i installed it.

[Marcusvdw]

Hi,

I specially register me in order to ask you the Sti file...

Very good work !!!

What is the Belkin thing you have in the armrest space ?

[S7EGX]

If you would like the stl file pm your email address and i will send it to you.

The Belkin thing is called "belkin aircast". It plays music from your phone via Bluetooth...

http://www.belkin.com/uk/p/P-F4U037/

You can pick them up for about £30 on eBay i think.

[Marcusvdw]

Ok PM will be sent

Thanks for the info of AirCast... (but I have a Gateway from Dension linked to the system... -)

Hi from Belgium !!

[Silver Arrow]

Thats the first time I've seen someone put a 3D printer to good use. Well done!! lol

[matt-c]

Good job!

[Dapper_RVM]

I know you said that you used a glue gun to secure the cable. Could you explain that a little more. It seems like the actual cable could still wobble? How sturdy is the cable?

[F.A.]

This looks good. Well done. But can I ask, is the dock just to charge the Iphone?

[S7EGX]

I know you said that you used a glue gun to secure the cable. Could you explain that a little more. It seems like the actual cable could still wobble? How sturdy is the cable?

I designed it so that it is a near perfect fit for the cable. The glue holds it in place and there is no chance of it moving. I tacked it in place with superglue before using the glue gun to make sure the cable didn't move when applying the glue.

The dock only charges the phone. I use the belkin air to play my music through BT. You can see this in the pictures of my armrest.

[Shepherd]

Hi

Can you put the .stl file on thingiverse?

I have a home 3d printer I could try printing this on it

[Touche]

This looks great. Would love to edit your design for my Galaxy Note if possible. PM sent :)

[CMC]

Great idea, and I love the use of plastidip. Need to try that.

PM sent.

Thanks.

Chris

[BigV]

Looks neat and professional. Well done.

[petergrant702]

Well done! Amazing work, you just gave me an idea what to 3D print next. I just get my rubber filaments at 3d2print.net and they look like this: http://www.3d2print.net/shop/filament/elastic-filament. They say this is a bit tricky filament to print with. Any issues you’ve encountered using such filament like this?

[CMC]

Not sure I'd use a rubber filament for this? I think a rigid material with a plastidip coating would be more effective.

I do have some ninjaflex which similar to the product you linked to. I haven't used it yet but documentation suggest it sticks well to Kapton tape and needs a slow travel speed to compensate for the compression between the extruder drive gear and the hot end.

Chris

[Mark Evans]

I have just put a deposit on a used diesel IS and I've registered SPECIFICALLY to congratulate you on this idea! It's utterly brilliant!

Mark