[Gta04-owner] Complete GTA04 phones

Sander openmoko at humilis.net
Tue Oct 11 13:16:29 CEST 2011


Christoph Mair wrote (ao):
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Jorge Costa
> <jorge.costa.mail at gmail.com> wrote:
> > did you try to build a case out of a 3D printer using these files ?
> 
> Shapeways.com refused to print them because they contain too small
> details and too thin walls. They can't even do the power button.

I wonder if that is still the case if this was tried a year ago. The
items they show on their site seem pretty small. If that is not yet
small enough, maybe the case and button can be a tiny bit thicker/bigger
than what we have now?

I would prefer not to sacrifice my GTA02 if I have a choice.

	Sander


> >> On 11/10/11 10:30, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
> >>> Am 11.10.2011 um 11:12 schrieb Sander:
> >>>> Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote (ao):
> >>>>> We have
> >>>>> not updated that for a year, so the situation may have become better.
> >>>> Yesterday evening there was an item on 3D printing on the Dutch news.
> >>>> The (Dutch) company Shapeways (http://www.shapeways.com/) seems to be
> >>>> able to print pretty amazing things.
> >>> Yes, what they do is impressive and quite inexpensive.
> >>>
> >>> We have tested them but unfortunately, quality is *not* sufficient for
> >>> a complete mobile phone case that can replace the Freerunner case.

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