I made a 3d printable eReader case for my wife. Wanted to test what would happen if we water logged them and left them in the sun to dry.

Two of the cases are made from PLA while the other is made from PETG. They are all held together by thread and leather.

The test here is to see if moving from PLA to PETG was the right move since the last time I did this, the case turned into a banana.

My eventual plan once I’ve finished with my testing is to sell these cases and make their designs available for others to print.

  • verity_kindle@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Finally, something 3-D printed for bibliophiles. You will make money with this as a niche, selling cases to people with older Kindles, for example. It’s very difficult to find a protective case for any of them that are more than five years old, IMHO. Bless your face!

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      1 year ago

      Shhhh you’d ruin my whole plan.

      Though you are absolutely correct. I’ve made a universal base with replaceable arms (since that’s what kept breaking on my wifes). All I need to do is fit the arms to the eReader and figgure out where the sleep magnet goes and bam, new eReader case.

      Currently I’ve made cases for the Onyx Book Nova 3, Kobo Aura One, Kobo Nia, and Kobo Clara 2e. With plans to tackles anything I can easily get my hands on.