3D Printing for the Roadster

[bart513]

That is great! I'd love to buy one when you perfect it.

 

[spaceballs]

Should use this on your prints
Giving 3D printed parts a shiny smooth finish
Smoothing PLA printed parts

 

[Mitrovic]

Bart, in true Tesla spirit, I will not sell it, I will give it away. Would need the postage covered, however. It's got better today!

 

[Mitrovic]

There we go, it is published:

iPhone 5 Tesla Roadster holder by zmitrovic - Thingiverse

Of course it could be better, but it works perfectly for me!

 

[bart513]

Looks great! Did you get my PM with address? just let me know the postage.
Thanks!

 

[markwj]

I've been putting off designing a phone holder for my roadster, for some time now. The previous mechanism of double-sided 3M sticking a pro clip mount to the dashboard was just working so well. But, then I upgraded to iPhone 6+, and that just wasn't gonna work any more.

So:

It is the usual two-part system. The base is what I 3D printed, black ABS, with a curved mount to match the dashboard curvature. Double sided 3M is nice and secure. The phone mount itself is pro clip, although I also 3D printed a phone mount as well to try - I'm not sure what I'll end up using, as I had the pro clip on order anyway and have had good success with them in the past.

Tesla Roadster (RHD) Phone Mount by markwj - Thingiverse
iPhone 6+ Mount by markwj - Thingiverse

Very happy with the results - about 2 1/2 hours print time on Orion Delta (with 6 loops per side wall and 20% infill).

P.S. Sorry for poor quality pictures - my iPhone was in the mount so had to use iPad!

 

[Chillout]

That is beautiful Mark!