The polycarbonate prints (20% FDM fill) of the v7-final model by @muon have arrived today. First impressions:
- overall, feels very sturdy
- grip could be improved a lot; not a big issue for me as I have some grip stickers at hand, but having knurled side parts might help as well - although with knurled sides, it would not be possible to attach the grip stickers anymore I guess.
- the small noses in the side parts have broken off very fast, others seem fine.
- just the big top+bottom noses keep the case together quite well, so just fixing the sides with some tape might be better than having these fragile noses.
- the print is too tight so you can’t get in the L5 in without applying some force, and even then it’s hardly doable. I will probably have to carve off some of the inner side parts.
- the material is a fingerprint magnet
It’s a bit what I was expecting. Otherwise I would have been severely disappointed after paying over 70 EUR for this print. But I see this rather as an experiment for learning and improving the model.
Before I try any mods, I plan to make some pictures first.
Yet, I think finding a volume case such as an otterbox defender for a device with similar shape and replacing the otterbox’s inner plastic part by a 3d model for the L5 could be a much better longterm result.