Ah - it's the HTC One Max. There's also the smaller HTC One. And Samsung Galaxy is a totally different phone
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Ah - it's the HTC One Max. There's also the smaller HTC One. And Samsung Galaxy is a totally different phone
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Ah - it's the HTC One Max. There's also the smaller HTC One. And Samsung Galaxy is a totally different phone
I have no idea. There was a Samsung note 3? and apparently an HTC one Max. At this point I don't even know what's in the picture. I will need to remeasure both phones tomorrow and figure out which was the big one and then make sure that one fits. Stinking technology. I just can't keep up.
Edit: I think I got it figured out. The one pictured IS the larger phone. I found a pic showing me the differences. Apparently it is a HTC 1 Max and it IS larger then the note 3 but smaller then the sony phone. After looking at the pic I can guarantee the Sony would not fit or even be close. That thing is huge. I would need to add quite a bit of length to the cell tray to make it work and I just don't have that much room on the console. Here's the pic for reference. Who knew, that I would get educated in giant cell phones today.
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I actually had a small sample spool of that. I loved how smoothly it printed and easy and consistent it was to work with. It's also cheap. Unfortunately I ran into some major drawbacks. I can only find it in clear and white. All the color options don't seem to apply to taulman. It also has issues with shrinking. I left a small prototype of a TEQ badge (printed with the taulman bridge) in my car on a hot day to see how it reacted and it shrank by almost 5%. It also warped a tad. The cheap PLA filament does the same thing. It also does not hold paint well. ABS doesn't have the issues with shrinking, is very sandable and paintable, AND it has 100's of color options. For ease of use I would definitely go with Taulman and PLA but for my needs neither would cut it. ABS can be brittle, but if you go with 4-5 shells wall thickness then you no longer have to worry about it being brittle. It uses a LOT of filament that way, but gives me strength, sandability, paintability, and unlimited color options. I wish they would start lowering the price on American made quality ABS soon. That would help me out greatly.
Some may not know, but you can weld ABS together with acetone if it does happen to break, another benefit for us end users...
Not sure what nylon can be put together with, something out there I suppose.
Realistically no one will have the Sony phone, it is closer to a tablet than a phone. I bought mine online sight unseen and I use a tablet mount in my truck for it. lol.
I have no idea. There was a Samsung note 3? and apparently an HTC one Max. At this point I don't even know what's in the picture. I will need to remeasure both phones tomorrow and figure out which was the big one and then make sure that one fits. Stinking technology. I just can't keep up.
Edit: I think I got it figured out. The one pictured IS the larger phone. I found a pic showing me the differences. Apparently it is a HTC 1 Max and it IS larger then the note 3 but smaller then the sony phone. After looking at the pic I can guarantee the Sony would not fit or even be close. That thing is huge. I would need to add quite a bit of length to the cell tray to make it work and I just don't have that much room on the console. Here's the pic for reference. Who knew, that I would get educated in giant cell phones today.
Put me down for one.
I'm curious, and if you don't mind sharing, what machine are you using to print from ?
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Not only that but it is a simple way to smooth out all the parts. Because beforehand you can see how the printer layed down the layers. But dip the part in acetone and it will become much smoother. But, in reference to the Taulman Nylon hybrid "bridge", you can dye nylon very easily. And we have had zero issues with shrinkage. We had to stress test it to make sure it could be in a hot engine compartment and we got to about 400 degrees before we saw any deformation at all.
And represents a smaller segment of the population too. That's why you make it bigger so it fits a wide variety of phones instead of limiting your customers by tailoring it to only fit that little Leap Frog thing you call a smartphone
Except that iPhones represent 42% of the market. Everything else is 50 different types of phone with varying operating systems, sizes, connectors, etc. But 42% is pretty damn easy to work around.
Except that Android has over 90%
At the risk of turning this into a smartphone debate I'll stop after this....but you couldn't be more wrong. All Android smartphones are and have been using a micro USB port. It's Apple that's been changing the connectors. The OS nothing to do with a cell phone holder. He's building a plastic box, not developing an app. But with that said, Apple has had just as many different OS versions as Android has. That's how it goes when you build software - it tends to get updated.
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I will do my best. I'm giving every moment of extra time towards this project right now.
I'm using the Taz3 for the final prints and some of my prototypes are being done on my Makerbot Replicator 2.
I'm not sure how you got to 400 degrees before you saw deformation. That stuff I have extrudes (turned into liquid form) between 240-260 degrees. At 400 degrees it would be a bubbling pile of goo. 240 is the liquid point but it seems like 160 is the point where I was getting warping and shrinking. There must be different styles. I will have to look into it further. In regards to using Acetone on ABS, I have spent MANY hours trying to find an easy and quick way of smoothing out these parts with acetone. In every situation my two color prints would run together and look horrible. The finish might be smooth but the two colors (like red and silver) become one color. there is also the added time and cost of doing that on my end. I need these prints to look good right off the printer with little to no sanding and no needed acetone bath. That level of quality takes a ton of trial and error, but it saves me a lot of work in the end.
Agreed, the OS mention was pointless for a size argument but it was just more to my point. The OS tells of the longevity of the model phone. I will concede that Apple has had two connector types in the 6ish years since introduction. But Sony, Windows phones? I also notice no rebuttal on the myriad of sizes and shapes
There is a reason product designers focus on iPhone. Just sayin'
First off, source?
Second off, the OS is meaningless when discussing size. Apple just gets lucky in being both in the same discussion.
And represents a smaller segment of the population too. That's why you make it bigger so it fits a wide variety of phones instead of limiting your customers by tailoring it to only fit that little Leap Frog thing you call a smartphone
Yes, then my phone to the holder becomes your hot dog to the hallway
Don't want to turn this into a smartphone debate, but 90% was an exaggeration. Most sources put it between 70-80% (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/strategy-analytics-q3-2013-phone-share/ and http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/06/an...share-by-winning-first-time-smartphone-users/) US only numbers might see that shrink a little.
As for size, its important because even Apple is rumored tobe releasing a large sized phone in the iPhone 6