Case for Librem 5?

Thanks, excellent! I’m going to go for 0.14 printing tomorrow, in black. Should look nice.

About the splits though: you have them (if Slic3r shows them correctly) at the corners towards center line at 45 degree angle. I think it might work better to have them aimed along the top inner edge. Possibly something to test later.

Also, I’m, pretty sure they need to be longer (10-30mm possibly), but I’ll have to test that out and estimate it with the new thickness and all - minor surgery again. They need to allow enough bend to insert L5 but be rigid enough to keep it tight. We’ll see.

Oh, and I had time to do a little rapid development with a saw and minor surgery with a crafts knife. Patient is… alive! :slight_smile:

I turned the grey prototype to the orange v.2 type case. I sawed off the ends (leaving the corners and back edges to top and bottom) and now the sides grip the phone nicely (very snug, well designed - thanks againg @fiacco!), all while allowing the rigid material to flex enough for a MUCH more convenient insertion/removal. First impression is that it might work well and this model will benefit from the increase in thickness.

[edit to add: one more benefit of the v.2: it would be simple to attach a wallet/book type (faux)leather wrap to a phone with that holding it - if anyone likes that sort of cases… could probably find a suitably sized wallet/book case and swap the holder part]

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