Refolded Phone Stand

I love simplicity. But I also love gratuitous complexity! It's a fun thing to juggle, and there are definitely positives in both extremes. I set out to make a new, simple phone stand, and things went in two quite different directions.

(You can read the writeup for the Convoluted Contraption Phone Stand at this point if you want a long and meandering tale of phone stands!)

Some people might remember a model from, somewhere in 2019 that was a flat-folding phone stand. I like that model, but phones have increased in dimensions and weight dramatically in four years, so it really was not in any way practical anymore. So here's a new design that's inspired by it, but much larger, thicker, and has more magnets!

Yes, the Refolded Phone Stand is a double-hinged flat-printing model that turns into a kind of tetrahedral shape, ready to cradle a modern phone. Well, modern as of 2023 at least! It'll be interesting to see how this one fares in 2027!

Optional Magnets

The Refolded Phone Stand can take two 6x3mm magnets to let the two sides neatly clip together. It's not essential, but it's very satisfying. You'll notice the magnets are in little pockets rather than pushed in from above, to avoid the situation where glues wear down and magnets pull out.

Print Description

This is an articulated model so ensure your bottom layers are nice and neat and that you don't have print issues such as stringing or overextrusion that might bind moving parts together!

Print Dimensions

The Refolded Phone Stand is 212mm x 89mm on the print bed and 11mm tall (though most of it is 6mm tall)

Supports Needed?

Not at all!  Designed for straightforward printing!

Scalability

The Refolded Phone Stand could be scaled up or down as long, and the main concern will be any binding of the hinges if it was scaled particularly small. Of course, any scaling will impact the fit of magnets, too!

Print Orientation

The Refolded Phone Stand prints flat.

Further Thoughts

Oh, and you might have noticed some little indents in the Refolded Phone Stand base - these are for o-rings or similar to easily add a bit of grippiness for use on slippery surfaces!

Happy printing!

xoxo

Sven.

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551 Refolded Phone Stand