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DIY Landscape Desktop stand

Cumbersome, isn't it, that usb port located on top?
But remember that inlay in which the Galaxy was packaged inside the box?
I turned mine into a landscape desktop stand, so i can use the Galaxy as an alarm clock without ugly triangling cables to the top of the phone (like i have seen on some cradles)
The plastic stand is made of Lexan, which is available in DIY shops. It can me made to size by sawing with a fine tooted saw. I used a belt-sander to even the sides before bending. Bending is done by putting the piece of Lexan in a vice and applying heat with a hot air gun or a flame burner (gentle or the Lexan will start bubbling).
First i tried to make a fixed micro usb connector where now the cable sits in the Galaxy, but because micro usb is so micro, it would take more fiddling to put the Galaxy in the stand than putting in the cable first.

Impressed, looks very nice & good use of packaging.
Just a shame my Orange (Uk) branded SGS came in something akin to a cardboard egg crate

Nice ideea. I think I'm going to do this.

Something like this was posted earlier as well, but yours look much better, even better than some of the docks available on eBay and the Samsung dock. from where did you find that transparent plastic thingy ?

PhoenixFx said:
Something like this was posted earlier as well, but yours look much better, even better than some of the docks available on eBay and the Samsung dock. from where did you find that transparent plastic thingy ?
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The plastic is called Lexan, it's available in DIY shops. It can be made to size by hacksawing with a fine-tooted saw, and bent by applying heat with a hot-air gun or a flame. I sanded the edges before bending by holding the sides to a belt-sander.

Nice
What do you have running on the screen?

Very nice and clean job
I was thinking about using the foam casing too, but it didn't have enough room to accommodate my phone case.

TieNN89 said:
Nice
What do you have running on the screen?
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Hi, its called Alarm Clock Plus V2, you can find it in the market. It has a nice screensaver also.

time to visit the Dollar store and pick up one of those acrylic things for restaurant menues
i'll make one for standing upright

Here's one i made, i wanted to still be able to get to the power and volume buttons so mine is more of an open design.
Its made using a wire coat hanger and fish tank air tubing lol, I put black paint inside the tube as it helps hide the wire and being inside also means it won't rub off onto the phone. An advantage of using fish tank pipe is that it grips quite well to surfaces so that when i push the screen (i.e. alarm snooze) it stays put
The OP's does look more fancy though

stickfinger said:
Here's one i made, i wanted to still be able to get to the power and volume buttons so mine is more of an open design.
Its made using a wire coat hanger and fish tank air tubing lol, I put black paint inside the tube as it helps hide the wire and being inside also means it won't rub off onto the phone. An advantage of using fish tank pipe is that it grips quite well to surfaces so that when i push the screen (i.e. alarm snooze) it stays put
The OP's does look more fancy though
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very neat looking too, could you add a picture of your phone when it is using this?

Hallo!
It looks great!
Can you give me some dimensions?
I don't have the inlay in which the Galaxy was packaged so I have to recreate it.
I'm interested in the corner radius and the position of the micro usb.
Thank you in advance!

ra_van said:
Hallo!
It looks great!
Can you give me some dimensions?
I don't have the inlay in which the Galaxy was packaged so I have to recreate it.
I'm interested in the corner radius and the position of the micro usb.
Thank you in advance!
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Hi,
I scanned the inlay so you can take measures. To be sure: the measurements are:
- inner length 112,5 mm
- inner width 64 mm
- inner depth approx 11 mm
- outer lenght 144 mm
- outer width 85 mm
I suggest to use your Galaxy as a reference also.

pwhooftman said:
I suggest to use your Galaxy as a reference also.
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Thank you very much for this!
I'll post pictures with the stand when it will be ready.

Nice job!!!

Hi!
This in my DIY stand :
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Adhesive for replacing digitizer?

Hey guys, I'm attempting to replace my digitizer for the second time after my first attempt ended up with a digitizer which was a distinctly different shape than the original and therefore looks terrible! Anyhow I'm looking for a decent adhesive to keep it in place. Would pretty much anything do or does anyone have a preference?
Cheers!

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Here is the stuff I used, working great so far.. Not sure where you could get it (maybe frys or something) (I grabbed some from work).. its thin, double sided, super sticky once it sets, and made by 3M.. I just cut it into very thin strips using a ruler and exacto blade.. If you have trouble finding some, I have enough leftover that I could mail you to get the job done..
fam
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also, i used a couple drops of super glue on the top portion (where there is a decent amount of plastic surface area)..

Cheers, that looks pretty perfect, didn't even know that was available! I'm in the UK but thanks for offering I should hopefully be able to find some locally, thanks again.

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Cheers, that looks pretty perfect, didn't even know that was available! I'm in the UK but thanks for offering I should hopefully be able to find some locally, thanks again.
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if you cant find it locally try amazon or:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2mm-3M-Adhesive...391482?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aa6a4b2fa
another thing, something that is probably more "locally available" would be to buy the 3M digitizer tape for an iphone, and cut it up into the 4 strips you'll need

I used some of the loctite superglue gel. Very very thin layer of it and it worked great, I didn't like how the original digitizer sat flush with the frame of the phone, after using the superglue the digitizer is slightly below the frame so it the phone was dropped face down the frame would hit the ground first hopefully saving the screen

famandeggs said:
if you cant find it locally try amazon or:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2mm-3M-Adhesive...391482?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aa6a4b2fa
another thing, something that is probably more "locally available" would be to buy the 3M digitizer tape for an iphone, and cut it up into the 4 strips you'll need
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I ended up going with this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...223992&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3749wt_905
I made sure it wasn't the foam kind and it's double sided so should hopefully do the job nicely. Fingers crossed
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I used some of the loctite superglue gel. Very very thin layer of it and it worked great, I didn't like how the original digitizer sat flush with the frame of the phone, after using the superglue the digitizer is slightly below the frame so it the phone was dropped face down the frame would hit the ground first hopefully saving the screen
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Yeah I'm going with a combo of the tape and superglue, just because I don't trust myself to be delicate with superglue down the sides
I'll have to post some pics of the before and after, just to give a sense of how crap the first replacement was. It's so poor I'm using a full body case to keep the digitizer held in! It also lacks the bottom buttons and is the incorrect size (Around 1cm in total, top and bottom) compared to the original digitizer. It's gonna be a nice day when it's back to tip top condition

Cheers buddies! very useful stuff

Anyone happen to know where I can pick up the thick foamy type adhesive? Some of it is torn around edges & want to fill in the gaps with something better than 4 layers of the thin 3m stuff. I might try tiny strips of electrical tape in those spots, but would rather proper real thing.

Hi
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Here is the stuff I used, working great so far.. Not sure where you could get it (maybe frys or something) (I grabbed some from work).. its thin, double sided, super sticky once it sets, and made by 3M.. I just cut it into very thin strips using a ruler and exacto blade.. If you have trouble finding some, I have enough leftover that I could mail you to get the job done..
fam
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Hi I am trying to replace my nephews screen and need the adheisive do you still have some left and are you still willing to send it. I cant find it anywhere

adhesive for digitizer...
Hollow.Droid said:
Hey guys, I'm attempting to replace my digitizer for the second time after my first attempt ended up with a digitizer which was a distinctly different shape than the original and therefore looks terrible! Anyhow I'm looking for a decent adhesive to keep it in place. Would pretty much anything do or does anyone have a preference?
Cheers!
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you can use zhan lida t8000.
its widely use for mobile screen like asus,samsung etc
it can easily removed at time of replacement usnig dryer or heat gun.

Unique nexus 4 cover/bumper. Environment friendly!

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Have a laugh, continue with your day
Decided to make something for in-between as my cover needs to come from China, going to take a few weeks.
Remember if you see someone talking to a cardboard box, it doesn't have to be someone mental imitating talking on the phone!

Love it!
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Love it!
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Thanks
I was just jokingly advocating its environmentalist status to a girl, who was rather pinned and asked "How is it any green?"*
I replied to her I was still looking for the right crayon
* ("if you make something for in the meantime while you're awaiting a shipment from China" is probably what she meant)

Hahah good one!
Kind of reminds me of the hands-free headset that has no wires or batteries..

The case makes it look like a Nexus S!

As someone asked on reddit for a tutorial, ill copy it here. Not much you cant figure out yourself.
My case consists of 7 layers of cardboard. Depending on the thickness it may be more or less with others.
1. Take the nexus 4 box. Cut out a few rectangles as big as the box is. (7 was enough for me).
2. In the inside of the nexus 4 box, take the 'tray' out where your nexus4 used to lay in. Fold it open and trace the shape onto a few cardboard pieces. This is going to be your 'bumper' section. You need as much layers as your phone is thick (9.1mm). The shape doesn't need to be perfect, rather cut away too less than too much.
3. Glue them together. It doesn't matter if the hole doesn't match op perfectly.
4. Take a dremel, a drill or any other rotary tool and a sandpaper head. Now sand the hole of the bunper together into the perfect shape. You can use sandpaper and do it by hand if you don't have any tools available.
5. Trace out another piece of cardboard, but this time cut the hole smaller. I just kept the sides by default and took a thumb of thickness extra on the top and bottom. This is your face plate. Pierce two holes on the top where your camera is and proximity sensor.
6. Put the bumper around your phone and mark the sections you want to cut out. Vokume rocker, on-off button, micro usb and the 3.5mm jack.
7. Cut your bumper to pieces and glue it onto your faceplate. Dremel or sand where necessary.
8. Now for the back part: I took two pieces of cardboard. And traced my public transport card on the top of one. Carefully cut out only the top layer if the cardboard and remove the 'waves' or 'ripples' inside.
9. Make an opening in the center of the hole around a fingernail long. This is how you slide the card out.
10. Glue the intact back piece and the card holder piece together so you card will be sandwiched in between.
11. Now you can simply glue them together with your phone inside, or if you want to get it out and leave the box intact, you can make an interlocking mechanism. You can also pierce the corners with a large pick (twist! Don't push, as that ruins your box) or small drill and use some fishing line or hennep strand..gift ribbon even works, to close it up.
finish everything up by sanding or dremelling the sides so they are all correctly aligned and every piece is the same size. You can round your corners too if you wish.

someone do a review on this, looks interesting

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someone do a review on this, looks interesting
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I actually have quite a lot of faith it would work in a droptest from 1 meter high in a cornerdrop (or even flatfaced). If someone wants to sponsor me :3

Send this to MKBHD!

I notice how the layers seperate with the use D:, plastered the sides full of white wood glue now to keep it together.
Pray for me I did not accidentally put glue on my phone
So many reactions I get with my case . I currently also use this wallpaper, but I haven't found a really good one fitting the style.

Looks awesome !!

now thats an awesome cover!!! well done sir! You just changed the history of caver/bumper.

Great bumper! Must do something for the screen!
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4

Svardskampe said:
I notice how the layers seperate with the use D:, plastered the sides full of white wood glue now to keep it together.
Pray for me I did not accidentally put glue on my phone
So many reactions I get with my case . I currently also use this wallpaper, but I haven't found a really good one fitting the style.
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Similar to yours but live
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uistore.fieldsystem.papertownfree

Unfortunately, live wallpapers kill the battery very quickly.
Yesterday I was laughed at it for the first time by a girl with a white Iphone.
Btw, changed the design a bit. By removing the little connections of the openings on the buttons on the faceplate, I have a folding line , so now I can take my phone out.

Better copyright that design before Otterbox steals it
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Better copyright that design before Otterbox steals it
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:good:

Good design in crisis times... Congrats sir

Salute sir :thumbup:
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After a month of use I figured I should update how it went on in use. Got my chinese normal business leather case now, so little use for this any more.
(Really, thumbnails don't work on XDA? :/)
But ye. In terms of design, I can take my phone in and out by removing the two connections and create a folding line. In terms of sturdyness: The cardboard disintegrates into ruffles after a while, and ye, made me to just glue the entire thing. It's a semi-TPU case now. (But it made it a lot more solid). The top bit of the face plate came off. Didn't really bother putting it back on, the phone was enclosed enough and just glued over the rest.

IMAK Cowboy Hard Matte Back Shell Quick Review

Figured I'd make a new thread instead so it's a bit more easy to search for than digging through the megathread.
Ordered this on eBay on Oct. 28 and received it on Nov. 2 so that was crazy fast for shipping from China to the SF Bay Area. Didn't expect this to arrive until the end of the month at the earliest.
eBay link HERE
Pictures first because it's more fun!
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Boring words:
Case's color is pretty close to the Graphite back. Similar to the OnePlus One from what I remember. VERY grippy feel with a rough-ish texture. Almost like something that has been Plastidipped.
Lip above the screen is about 1-1.5mm; no more than that. All ports are open and laser autofocus is free to beam away. Buttons are slightly recessed below the cutouts, but this is actually a benefit for me as I kept accidentally pressing the power button any time I fumbled around with the phone. I really enjoy the large cutout for the fingerprint reader as I use the sides of my finger for it to feel more natural instead of poking at it. Larger cutout helps me just rest my finger over the sensor instead of having to poke my finger through a tighter cutout. For someone who said "nothing larger than my Nexus 5, please", this case doesn't make the 6P any more hard to handle than it already is; it's very minimal.

Any problems with it getting caught on your pockets when taking it out or storing it?

MYxdaUSERNAME said:
Any problems with it getting caught on your pockets when taking it out or storing it?
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There is a very tiny bit of resistance but nothing too crazy.

tysj said:
There is a very tiny bit of resistance but nothing too crazy.
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Very nice setup you got there! I Will order this case as well because it's similar to the Pelosi case for the OPO. Thanks a lot Dude! Now what color....

Thank you for posting pictures and doing a review of the case. I just ordered this case on eBay using my eBay bucks. Basically got the case and a tempered glass for free on eBay

I've always loved the texture of these cases. It reminds me of the oneplus sandstone.
I'm curious though, being that the texture on the inside of the screen is "rough", do you guys think it will scratch the phone over time? Especially taking it on and off?

Thanks for the review. Does the lettering feel like it could be peeled off? I prefer a clean look without the branding.

jal3223 said:
I've always loved the texture of these cases. It reminds me of the oneplus sandstone.
I'm curious though, being that the texture on the inside of the screen is "rough", do you guys think it will scratch the phone over time? Especially taking it on and off?
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The inside is a little bit more smooth than the outside is. Still textured, though... I'll most likely switch to the Spigen Thin Fit once that arrives and this will just be a back up. I prefer Spigen's soft touch coating.
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Thanks for the review. Does the lettering feel like it could be peeled off? I prefer a clean look without the branding.
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It's printed on so I don't think it'll be coming off any time soon.

The top and bottom is not protected though if it falls.

I had a similar IMAK case for my Nexus 4. Held up really well until it melted in the hot hot Australian sun (forgot it in a compartment on top of the car's dashboard). I certainly don't blame them for that.
The texture for these things is very unique. If this is the type of protection you are looking for, I highly recommend this.

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The top and bottom is not protected though if it falls.
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I'm not too worried. Dropped my Nexus 5 on concrete once with the Spigen Ultra Fit that has an open top. The way these are designed, the top and bottom of the device doesn't make contact with the surface due to the lip around the top of the corners. It's just enough to keep it off the ground if it were to fall that way.

Does the case scuff your phone at all when taking it off / putting it on? I had a similar case for my N5 back around launch and removing the case and putting it back on eventually scuffed the soft touch plastic. I'm worried it might mark up my 6P's chamfered edges or that tiny plastic bezel on the outside of the glass.

GadgetShieldz

Hey, i think those skins are promising, but sadly, it don't tell much about the textures differences.
Has anyone used it? Anything to add about if the Lather (for example) feels like it. Or how the sandstone feels.

Pupet_Master said:
Hey, i think those skins are promising, but sadly, it don't tell much about the textures differences.
Has anyone used it? Anything to add about if the Lather (for example) feels like it. Or how the sandstone feels.
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I've bought a few for my k20s and all of them were standstone black. Fun fact, you get one camera piece even if you don't pay extra for them. Paying extra for them only gets you two more of them with possibly different colors.
I like how they make the phone feel and they add basically a grainy matte finish to what is otherwise glass and metal.
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It was a bit tedious to apply the corner parts, but once you have that down it's pretty easy.
I use the skin for 2 reasons
1. It protects the camera, which a case can't help with.
2. It hides the back glass so even if it cracks, I'll never know. I'd rather look away from a problem than have my perfectionism force me to fix it.

mukund.sonic said:
I've bought a few for my k20s and all of them were standstone black. Fun fact, you get one camera piece even if you don't pay extra for them. Paying extra for them only gets you two more of them with possibly different colors.
I like how they make the phone feel and they add basically a grainy matte finish to what is otherwise glass and metal.
It was a bit tedious to apply the corner parts, but once you have that down it's pretty easy.
I use the skin for 2 reasons
1. It protects the camera, which a case can't help with.
2. It hides the back glass so even if it cracks, I'll never know. I'd rather look away from a problem than have my perfectionism force me to fix it.
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Nice, i had a feeling the camera came with the color we buy, i think though i'll buy a red camera "skin" so i can swap on the black for a full black and red.
I think i'll get 3 skins, one the screen protector for the entire phone to keep the original look yet protect it. And a flat back camo.
The full body skin i was in doubt about the Sandstone, Matrix and Carbon. This Sandstone of your look sick, i think i'll pick it

Pupet_Master said:
Nice, i had a feeling the camera came with the color we buy, i think though i'll buy a red camera "skin" so i can swap on the black for a full black and red.
I think i'll get 3 skins, one the screen protector for the entire phone to keep the original look yet protect it. And a flat back camo.
The full body skin i was in doubt about the Sandstone, Matrix and Carbon. This Sandstone of your look sick, i think i'll pick it
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Heya
I've used Gadgetshieldz for my Redmi Note 5. They are good. I have the Matrix one and it is excellent cut and finish is very precise. Not quite sure how to explain it - basically its a matte finish looks like it does on the picture.
I have also tried a brushed metal on in the past this had some problems bending round the curves on the side of the device.
I have a red sandstone camera cover. Looks like it does on the pic above. Only thing I'd add is that the grain of the pattern is finer in real life than you'd expected.
Hope that hopes. Jonathan.

jontseng said:
Heya
I've used Gadgetshieldz for my Redmi Note 5. They are good. I have the Matrix one and it is excellent cut and finish is very precise. Not quite sure how to explain it - basically its a matte finish looks like it does on the picture.
I have also tried a brushed metal on in the past this had some problems bending round the curves on the side of the device.
I have a red sandstone camera cover. Looks like it does on the pic above. Only thing I'd add is that the grain of the pattern is finer in real life than you'd expected.
Hope that hopes. Jonathan.
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Thanks Jonathan, i guess i'll avoit the marbles patterns