Print in place Iphone mount for Bike
After getting my first 3D printer, I was looking for an opportunity to test it out. When using my bike indoors on a trainer and not having access to my phone to track the workout, I found my first project.
A search of typical online CAD and print sharing sites showed phone mounts that required screws and bolts as hardware. In my opinion using external hardware such as screws and nuts sometimes adds complexity of parts that 3D printing was designed to circumvent. Therefore I designed my own phone mount.
Parts are design to print on a Prusa Mini 3D Printer without supports and assemble to securely hold my IPhone8 to my bike frame for easy access while training.
The design leverages 3D printing to create a quarter turn geometry to quickly assembly the mount to a bike. Such geometry, including undercuts and bridges are not easily obtained by traditional manufacturing such as machining or injection molding.
A search of typical online CAD and print sharing sites showed phone mounts that required screws and bolts as hardware. In my opinion using external hardware such as screws and nuts sometimes adds complexity of parts that 3D printing was designed to circumvent. Therefore I designed my own phone mount.
Parts are design to print on a Prusa Mini 3D Printer without supports and assemble to securely hold my IPhone8 to my bike frame for easy access while training.
The design leverages 3D printing to create a quarter turn geometry to quickly assembly the mount to a bike. Such geometry, including undercuts and bridges are not easily obtained by traditional manufacturing such as machining or injection molding.