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I design stuff, make the stuff, then sell the stuff! https://matchstick.works https://www.etsy.com/shop/MatchstickWorksShop
Yo whaddup! We've got a new remix!
I took the base design and added a small pocket to it where you can add your own magsafe (er...pixelsnap) magnets in the middle of the print. It works mostly okay, about as well as a 3d printed phone case usually does.
www.printables.com/model/141341...
Or even here!
www.etsy.com/listing/4361...
You can find it here!
matchstick.works/product/weig...
three 3d printed wireless phone charging stands in white, blue, and black. The black stand has a Pixelsnap charger affixed in place
a Pixelsnap phone charging stand with a Google Pixel 10 phone affixed in place on the charger
Just dropped a new product!
The Pixel 10 and the Pixelsnap charger were delivered on Thursday, I started the design on Friday and finished it on Saturday night! A few pictures later and we're ready to release it to the world!
Front of a purple pixel 10 at the start of the setup screen
Back of a purple pixel 10
A pixelsnap wireless charger with a pair of calipers
Things are happening! :)
29.08.2025 14:41 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Maybe something that adds a little more heft but still meshes well with the charging "pill" design?
It sucks that Google doesn't release design package details like Apple does for designing accessories, especially when that pill is going to have some annoying Class A surfaces to measure...
Bummer. Looks like the Gen 4 Pixel Watch won't have great support for aftermarket charging stands.
Unless I design a stand stand? Feels wasteful though...
9to5google.com/2025/08/09/p...
Well, the poker chip sized design wasn't flowing very well and then the ram rod got stuck and the bolt holding it in place actually snapped. So it's out of commission until I get Injekto 3 up and running
Might really need a better compressor than the free dumpy Harbor Freight one I currently have
I think today I'll work on a poker chip-sized redesign. One more tool print in the eco-resin to test. Then we'll use the fancy heat resistant resin for the "final" tool!
13.07.2025 19:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1I am pretty biased, but mirrored numpads are sick. 100% with a southpaw numpad is my ideal arrangement
31.05.2025 06:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
We make functional designs here, but they can still be fun!
matchstick.works/toilet-paper...
Or if you want to skip straight to the design files:
www.printables.com/model/130669...
We make functional designs here, but they can still be fun!
matchstick.works/toilet-paper...
I decided to expand out my design process thread a little bit.
matchstick.works/design-proce...
Quick thread on the design process of this little thingy
What do you think, more of this?
Another version of the clip to be printed in a vertical orientation, note the oblong pocket shape that allows proper overhangs when being printed
Extrusion profile of the vertical version of the clip. Showing a lower profile for holding the FPC in the channel
I had another variant that was intended to print long way up (vertical, I called it) that was aimed at making it a little more low profile, but I didn't want to fiddle with the slot sizing. The oblong shape for the magnet pockets is kinda fun though.
05.05.2025 04:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The final model from a proper isometric view
The final design from an isometric bottom view showing off bottom chamfers
That's really about it. Slap a couple layers of chamfers (0.4-0.6mm in this case), round the perpendicular corners for the aesthetics, throw it at the printer.
I did another variant that used 6x2 magnet, but bed adhesion was poor since everything scaled around the magnet size itself.
A bottom view of the extruded cad from the previous post. Showing the pocket where the magnet would live for mounting the clips
The magnet pocket was pretty simple. I could've designed it tighter for more of a press-fit, but opted to keep it wide and rely on CA glue.
This pocket will be facing down, so the "ceiling" will have an overhang. It's only an 8mm diameter magnet, so this should be an easy bridge.
This is the profile sketch of the printed design. The dashed lines are there to reference the item the print would be holding. Solid lines to be extruded. A small gap on either side of the flex PCB ensure you're not going to damage it on installation and the vertical ramps (at 40deg angles) allow it to be printed standing up as shown. There was a balance of making sure it didn't block the light from the COB bead but enough meat to ensure it was holding on the FPC well enough. This took a couple iterations.
I looked around a fair bit for something similar and was surprised to come up dry.
So, for this design you give a little room to the measurements you take. From there, you can design to how you think you're going to orient the print and the layer height you'd want to use.
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A couple design projects this weekend, but I'm still working on the second.
This one is a nice, easy little print. A magnetic mount for an 8mm wide LED strip. I needed it to mount some lights into a 3d printer enclosure at work.
www.printables.com/model/128595...
Having uploaded a good handful recently, I should try a personal challenge of uploading a design per week. Maybe a short writeup of challenges/considerations. Might be fun!
17.04.2025 19:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Another day, another design up on Printables! I got a 6-piece set of these for Christmas and finally decided to do something with them...
www.printables.com/model/126799...
Yeah, resin will be more expensive, but the volume cost is so low that it's not even remotely a deal breaker. Ultimately, this is what I want to be doing anyway.
Now I just need to *do* it...
The neat part about these tariffs more than doubling the cost of my electronics, leading me to put a fat pause on all those orders is that now I have a good reason to get back into my 3D print recycling work...
12.04.2025 17:03 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Your first design is never perfect. It occurred to me that the cars look better nose down on the wall, so here's a new mount:
www.printables.com/model/126229...
Black 3d printed bracket mounted to a white wall with a nickel plated screw
Williams F1 Speed Champions Lego car mounted onto a white wall
Kiddo and I went to the Lego store this weekend and he picked out one of the Williams F1 cars. We built it later that day, but since he's only 4 years old, he immediately broke it like 12 times. So I designed and printed a little bracket to wall-mount it to keep it safe! :)
04.03.2025 20:17 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 1 π 1
Also posted it on Printables!
www.printables.com/model/121474...
Also posted it on Printables!
www.printables.com/model/121474...
Black 3d printed bracket mounted to a white wall with a nickel plated screw
Williams F1 Speed Champions Lego car mounted onto a white wall
Kiddo and I went to the Lego store this weekend and he picked out one of the Williams F1 cars. We built it later that day, but since he's only 4 years old, he immediately broke it like 12 times. So I designed and printed a little bracket to wall-mount it to keep it safe! :)
04.03.2025 20:17 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 1 π 1
StrataPad macropad mechanical keyboard for Helldivers 2, disassembled pcbs on a desk with a set of 3d printed keycaps in the top right corner
Did some funsies on this iteration by selectively masking and copper pouring. The silkscreen with copper under vs without doesn't do as much as I was hoping, but I'm pretty happy with the effect overall!
21.02.2025 02:01 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
