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My camera button works but the positioning is a bit off, so I need to dig in here and fix it. So I'm wondering if any of you have taking one apart, maybe a carrier tech, and could let me know if I should take any specific precautions. Thanks!
http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/razbor_htc_touch/
I've taken apart a few of them... it's pretty easy, but biggest advise is don't use a flathead or anything but your fingernail to pry the plastic clips apart... You WILL scratch it with anything else.
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http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/razbor_htc_touch/
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Thanks! That's a perfect guide!
Shadowmite said:
I've taken apart a few of them... it's pretty easy, but biggest advise is don't use a flathead or anything but your fingernail to pry the plastic clips apart... You WILL scratch it with anything else.
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Thanks for the tip, will keep in mind!
i took the 3 screws off but cant figure out whats next - where are the plastic clips??
cant tell in the pictures, and do not know that language....
thanks
agentmikeyd said:
i took the 3 screws off but cant figure out whats next - where are the plastic clips??
cant tell in the pictures, and do not know that language....
thanks
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Go to my site and you will find other guides including a video. Go to the Service Manual section and scroll down to the "Touch".
www.mikechannon.net
The clips mentioned above are just small plastic grips spaced around the casing. Use your finger nail or a proper case opening tool (or a plastic knife) to gradually seperate the two parts of the casing.
mikechannon said:
Go to my site and you will find other guides including a video. Go to the Service Manual section and scroll down to the "Touch".
http://www.mikechannon.net
The clips mentioned above are just small plastic grips spaced around the casing. Use your finger nail or a proper case opening tool (or a plastic knife) to gradually seperate the two parts of the casing.
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thanks - found the 4th screw under some tape....
Ok, this may sound really stupid, but I've been trying to open the damn case for like 1 hour and I just can't do it. I chipped my fingernails trying to open it and I don't want to use anything else cuz I might sctratch it. I wish I had one of these plasitc opening tools..Any ideas ?
Guitar pick?
Sharpened edge of a CC or hotel key?
Plastic cuticle tool?
How to open the N7
Thats the easiest opening of a tablet ive ever did.
Simply use a table knife.
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Thats the easiest opening of a tablet ive ever did.
Simply use a table knife.
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I think the newer models have a harder to open case than the older ones. Like I saw YT videos where people just touch it and it's off. But my case is special, lol
P.S. I just tried to open it with a bunch of things, didn't move at all. What the hell ?
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I think the newer models have a harder to open case than the older ones. Like I saw YT videos where people just touch it and it's off. But my case is special, lol
P.S. I just tried to open it with a bunch of things, didn't move at all. What the hell ?
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If you press the power button does it light up? If yes, then try the other side.
same thing with me...
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If you press the power button does it light up? If yes, then try the other side.
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I did..like 10 times. Didn't budge I can't believe I can't open this stupid case.
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burziq said:
I did..like 10 times. Didn't budge I can't believe I can't open this stupid case.
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you can get your nail between it? All you'll have to do is slide along the edges and your done.
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you can get your nail between it? All you'll have to do is slide along the edges and your done.
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Wel that was the first thing I tried and no luck, lol
Hi mate, i still cant post external links but look at ifixit disassembly guide, it comes with some clear pictures on how to open the back case to substitute the speaker, hope it helps!
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Hi mate, i still cant post external links but look at ifixit disassembly guide, it comes with some clear pictures on how to open the back case to substitute the speaker, hope it helps!
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They open it with a plastic opening tool and I don't have one
Dude... It's not hard at all. You can be a little rough with it. It is just plastic clips secured to an internal aluminum frame. Put a towel down on a flat surface, put your tab face down on the towel. Then take a thin object like a CC and work your way from the bottom where the USB port is up to the top and back down the other side.
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Dude... It's not hard at all. You can be a little rough with it. It is just plastic clips secured to an internal aluminum frame. Put a towel down on a flat surface, put your tab face down on the towel. Then take a thin object like a CC and work your way from the bottom where the USB port is up to the top and back down the other side.
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By CC you mean Credit Card ? Even that is too thick to go through the gaps. The only thing that can do that is a nail but I chipped all of them trying to open it I see that it was very easy for you. Just put your nail in it and push, I do the same but something is wrong with this case.
Sand down one edge of it.
There's not a Nexus 7 I haven't gotten into (and I count over a dozen) in less than 15 seconds using the CC or a thin guitar pick. Once you get it in (I start by the usb) just slide it along. Easy peasey.
Maybe you're being too 'gentle'?
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Sand down one edge of it.
There's not a Nexus 7 I haven't gotten into (and I count over a dozen) in less than 15 seconds using the CC or a thin guitar pick. Once you get it in (I start by the usb) just slide it along. Easy peasey.
Maybe you're being too 'gentle'?
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I finally managed to open it with a plastic spoon The spoon broke though...
That's generally a fairly brittle type of styrene plastic.
Do the CC or hotel room key thing in future. Almost no risk of damaging yourself or the N7 with a sharp, broken edge.
Glad you got it open, though... :thumbup:
Hello everybody!
I´m new to this Forum and want to share my little Hardware Mod tutorial for our RAZR i.
Q: What it does?
A: It strengthen the bottom plastic cover.
Q: Why i does it?
A: Because my bottom cover makes creaky noises when pushing with my fingers.
Q: What do i need for this mod?
A: Only your fingernail and a piece of paper.
Q: Is it easy to do?
A: Yes, realy easy.
My Problem with the bottom plastic cover was that it makes creaky noises when i push
it with my fingers. This was realy annoying for me as the rest of the phone is
made of metal and only the bottom plastic cover has a weak feeling...
So i open the plastic cover with my fingernail, starting on the edge.
It is only hold in position with a few plastic clips and a little doublesided-tape.
So no problem to open. Dont worry! Just put your fingernail under the plastic and open.
The plastic cover has two little plastic pins that fit in two little holes in the phone-housing.
But these pins are (in my case) a little to short or the holes are a little to deep.
So if you push the plastic cover will bend until the plastic pins reach the end of the holes.
This makes the creaky noise.
So i looked at the holes in the phone-housing to fill them a little up with something.
I decided to put a little bit of paper in the holes. That helped a lot!
Just try how much paper you have to put in until it is to much and the cover won´t fit again.
After that you can easy put the cover back. No need for doublesided-tape because of the plastic clips.
Now if i push the plastic cover together with my fingers it never bend and never makes
creaky noises! It feels a lot better than before!
On the Picture you can see the red arrows show the two plastic pins i mean.
I hope everybody can understand what i mean. Sorry for my poor english...
Also i hope you like my little tutorial and happy modding!
greetings, 5m00v3
P.S. DONT BLAME ME IF YOU BRAKE SOMETHING. THIS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
IT ALSO CAN VOID YOUR WARRANTY. A SPAREPART IS AVAILABLE FOR 2$.
Huh, neat! I'll have to try this, I've been having the same problem.
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I have the same problem but I really dont notice it unless I press tha plastic on porpuose. I tried aligning the papes so as not to have the sound but I only decreased it. So I took them out in fear that I would bread the plastic, It seemed blown up
Just tried it, works like a charm! Makes my phone feel really sturdy.
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Just tried it, works like a charm! Makes my phone feel really sturdy.
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Nice to hear! :good:
@rodrigoauditore
Did you fill up the holes or where did you put the paper?
If it is blown up then maybe you put to much in it?
Or try some different positions under the cover to fill up...?
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@rodrigoauditore
Did you fill up the holes or where did you put the paper?
If it is blown up then maybe you put to much in it?
Or try some different positions under the cover to fill up...?
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I stuck little balls of paper were you originally posted, but that didn't do the trick so I leyed down another paper on top of everyting, almost covering the glue or whatever the sticky thing is. I think I need better instructions as of where to put the paper
U need only to fill up the holes for the two plastic-pins...
I will try to add more Pictures to show where to put the Paper.
I tried once again and this time I got it right. It only makes sound when I press it too hard on the center. Thank you!
Just thought you all would like to take a little look under the cover of the Blackberry Priv. Apologies for image quality and lack of complete disassembly, I didn't want to burn my bridges for the warranty just for opening the back cover. If any of you are braver than I and feel like delving deeper, taking the cover is very easy. Just pry the left and right sides away with your fingernails so it is loose. Remove the SD card and SIM card tray. Then very carefully pry the top of the cover away from the device. Then simply slide the slightly tilted cover off the bottom, away from the speakers. From there you can see all the goods! I was just curious if I could find a discernible difference between the Samsung S series antennas and the Priv, for the sake of future MFT compatibility. It seems as though they both have the same antennas so the hardware difference must be chip-level. Bummer. Also you can see why the right side gets so hot with the battery and antennas sitting there.
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What does the front bottom look like? I'm curious how big the speaker is.
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What does the front bottom look like? I'm curious
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...Giggedy!!
The front bottom is taken up by the speaker assembly, it's relatively large; it fills the entire bottom lip of the back case.
Do you have a US or EU model?
Thanks. I've been waiting for internal shots.
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Do you have a US or EU model?
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I have the US model from AT&T.
I was thinking about opening the back and filling the empty space that plague the non-wireless charging variants of this phone
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The front bottom is taken up by the speaker assembly, it's relatively large; it fills the entire bottom lip of the back case.
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Can you test the speaker? Reports online, including my own Priv, only the left works(Mono), but in this picture it shows the Priv having both Left and Right speakers. Can you take a picture of the front of the phone where the speakers are?
I'm confused as to why they would include L & R stereo speakers but only the Left works, is the R disabled? or did we all get Priv's that are defective. I had a feeling the whole bottom was a speaker grill, and this confirms it......
The whole bottom is definitely not a speaker. It's only the left third or so.
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Can you test the speaker? Reports online, including my own Priv, only the left works(Mono), but in this picture it shows the Priv having both Left and Right speakers. Can you take a picture of the front of the phone where the speakers are?
I'm confused as to why they would include L & R stereo speakers but only the Left works, is the R disabled? or did we all get Priv's that are defective. I had a feeling the whole bottom was a speaker grill, and this confirms it......
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I also want to know the answer to this. Are units defective? It definitely shows two so why does everyone only hear mono sound from the left?
I don't think there's anything of the sort going on. Based on the pictures, since I'm not confident enough to peel the back off my own Priv, it looks like the thing you see on the right (left in the pic) is the control board for the 3.5mm jack combined with the mic, which presumably exists down there, since there's no other spot at the bottom of the unit where a mic could possibly be. It definitely only has the one speaker, but as far as I'm concerned, it's pretty exceptional for a phone. At least, I have no qualms with the sound from it, certainly much louder than any other phone I've had.
Forgot to add, I'm also confident that there's only one speaker because using Poweramp and toggling the Mono output setting, as well as the balance from Left to Right, everything only sounds like it comes from the one speaker.
Sorry guys, my mistake. I hadn't even tested my speakerphone until today. I based my assumption on the fact there is a baffle material under the span of the case baffle and the "L" and "R" label on the plastic assemblies on the board. I hadn't tried to disassemble it further. There is someone on YouTube that will give a complete teardown in a couple of days so if I don't see it posted I'll crack my phone open again to investigate.
That escalated quickly
gtfo of xda
gof!uckyourself said:
You can all suck my ****, you pricks. Your a bunch of wankers who are living in a basement. Go and get outside into the real world you low life mutant pricks. There's more to life than a spiders cobweb, and your dusty seats, also light exists. Nobody likes basement-dwelling losers who haven't seen a light before, except your screen. Cobwebs sure are nice aren't they? It's what you have for your meals. Now go **** yourselves you nerds, and go and eat some dog ****.
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oh wow you enlightened me! Thanks!
Great!
I just can't believe the OEM cover already scratches the Priv, I can see where are the pressure point of the plastic in just 2 days....
That is why I hate Hard Cases.
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Great!
I just can't believe the OEM cover already scratches the Priv, I can see where are the pressure point of the plastic in just 2 days....
That is why I hate Hard Cases.
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Just remove from the case and pull plastic button inserts out. Take a mini philips screwdriver like for eyeglasses and scrape the little piece of plastic out on both sides. There will be 2 on left and 2 on right then use super glue to adhere the plastic buttons directly to where the little plastic pieces were above and below the buttons. It works for me and no indentions.
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Just remove from the case and pull plastic button inserts out. Take a mini philips screwdriver like for eyeglasses and scrape the little piece of plastic out on both sides. There will be 2 on left and 2 on right then use super glue to adhere the plastic buttons directly to where the little plastic pieces were above and below the buttons. It works for me and no indentions.
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Should have done that before but I am humanly struggling with my "OCD" and trying to forget about it, but will leave it like that as the damage is already done and I really want to save the hassle with an exchange.
Thanks for the tip anyways
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Should have done that before but I am humanly struggling with my "OCD" and trying to forget about it, but will leave it like that as the damage is already done and I really want to save the hassle with an exchange.
Thanks for the tip anyways
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I think they addressed the problem because the rivets on the one I received the other day were flat as heck and did not protrude like photos I've seen. There wasn't anything to cut with an exacto even if I wanted to. It's still a plastic piece of junk though ($40?!) and I decided to just use a pocket pouch...brings me back to the G1 days
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oh wow you enlightened me! Thanks!
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What in the name of cobwebs happened here!
Allright Axon 7 owners, can anyone out there make a program file for a 3D printer for speaker grills for the Axon 7?
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Allright Axon 7 owners, can anyone out there make a program file for a 3D printer for speaker grills for the Axon 7?
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Do you have a 3D printer? I don't, but I guess you could make a very thin rough model with some educational version of solid edge or whatever, then print it and see if it fits, tune the shape slightly...
There's a full CAD of the phone but it costs some money, and nobody wants to spend it. I wouldn't because I don't have a 3d printer.
Someone made cases for the phone, so the grill would be much easier surely... Maybe you can make another design like maybe 3 slits or something?
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Do you have a 3D printer? I don't, but I guess you could make a very thin rough model with some educational version of solid edge or whatever, then print it and see if it fits, tune the shape slightly...
There's a full CAD of the phone but it costs some money, and nobody wants to spend it. I wouldn't because I don't have a 3d printer.
Someone made cases for the phone, so the grill would be much easier surely... Maybe you can make another design like maybe 3 slits or something?
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no, i dont have one, but a close friend who lives 5 min from me does. i asked him if he could make some for me, and he said sure, if ya have the file to print. after i read this response, i searched around for the files, even for a paid version, a d found nothing. had kind of forgotten about it.
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no, i dont have one, but a close friend who lives 5 min from me does. i asked him if he could make some for me, and he said sure, if ya have the file to print. after i read this response, i searched around for the files, even for a paid version, a d found nothing. had kind of forgotten about it.
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I have a 3d printer, but I dont think draw the piece is easy...
You have one removed from the phone?
Im not going to disassembly mine to draw the piece
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I have a 3d printer, but I dont think draw the piece is easy...
You have one removed from the phone?
Im not going to disassembly mine to draw the piece
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no. my grey upper one is cracked at the ff camera and my gold ones melted from flashing solvent when i duracoated them.
If you can send pictures I can try, but I need the backside te view some clips or something that holds the grill to the phone
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If you can send pictures I can try, but I need the backside te view some clips or something that holds the grill to the phone
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If you won't try them then I'm pretty sure it'll go wrong. The only way to do this right is by getting one off and making the CAD, then make prototypes until they actually fit. A friend is going to buy a 3D printer later, so I might do the CAD of the grills and tell him to print me some
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no. my grey upper one is cracked at the ff camera and my gold ones melted from flashing solvent when i duracoated them.
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If you want to try I can make a model. but the curved parts will probably not be perfect. Just tell me which parts are wrong and I can fix them.
I'll be able to do that in about a week
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If you can send pictures I can try, but I need the backside te view some clips or something that holds the grill to the phone
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the grills are held on by double sided tape. the only difficult part is not heating up the tape too much before gently prying them off. if you do heat too much, the cloth that *should* remain over the speakers as a protector after the plastic grilles are removed. i used a hair dryer on med-low heat the second time and it worked far better. there are no clips or anything else holding them on, just tape.
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the grills are held on by double sided tape. the only difficult part is not heating up the tape too much before gently prying them off. if you do heat too much, the cloth that *should* remain over the speakers as a protector after the plastic grilles are removed. i used a hair dryer on med-low heat the second time and it worked far better. there are no clips or anything else holding them on, just tape.
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i didn't heat them, just pried them. no damage done
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32848951165.html
I found some for purchase, so you can have them as a model
chrisrodsa210 said:
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32848951165.html
I found some for purchase, so you can have them as a model
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Lol I can make a model with mine as soon as I have time. Next week I'll be free to do one of these. I'm thinking on scanning both @ max dpi and making a model with that.
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Lol I can make a model with mine as soon as I have time. Next week I'll be free to do one of these. I'm thinking on scanning both @ max dpi and making a model with that.
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Well whatever is is you do, and they look good count me in as a buyer lol
The key is just make them as blanks (ie without holes) and some wet-and-dry sand paper. Sand to fit, and then using the original as the template and a needle (tiny) drill, make the holes. You can even have your own holes design if you so desire.
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The key is just make them as blanks (ie without holes) and some wet-and-dry sand paper. Sand to fit, and then using the original as the template and a needle (tiny) drill, make the holes. You can even have your own holes design if you so desire.
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I will. Although I guess it is possible to print tiny recesses so that you don't need the original to make the holes
I had to make one of these tiny drills to make holes in PCB. Made one with a small 5v motor and a 1mm drill bit. Works like a charm! I guess you guys will need something similar to make the holes though
I had some free time, started doing a draft model. I assumed 0.8mm, but I'm not sure that's the number. If someone can print this for me, make a prototype, it'd be awesome. It's still flat but i only want to see if the width is right. plus i'd need someone to sand it until it sits flush to the top and sides and measure it with a caliper so that we don't need to make a second prototype.
The camera hole may be slightly off center but only by a tenth of a millimeter or so. still, check that out if possible.
If anyone agrees to print one i'll send it tomorrow or someday else. I hope that the educational version of solid edge lets me send it though, or i'll have to resort to other methods ?
p.s. the holes for the speakers seem to be 0.8mm in radius. i don't think that's possible to print with a 3d printer, but I'll make them as slight recesses to see how it looks.
p.p.s if you take the grill off, be REALLY careful with the camera lens! you may lose it like me, or smear it on the underside, or get stuff on the camera... just be careful.
Think you can drill the camera hole too. If you are not too fussed, then I do not think the speaker holes must be the same size. If it must be, just try different sized needle drill bits in existing holes till the one cannot pass through. The size down from that one will be the right one.
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Think you can drill the camera hole too. If you are not too fussed, then I do not think the speaker holes must be the same size. If it must be, just try different sized needle drill bits in existing holes till the one cannot pass through. The size down from that one will be the right one.
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There's no need to drill it, I guess you can just print it with the hole and sand it if needed. and i've been thinking on making different designs, for example a slit on the grill in the middle (the problem would be the lower one since the speaker is on the right corner
Okay, surfacing is done. I can either make the holes from here (I already did one with 0.8mm holes and it looks like the real deal) or just mark them, or maybe try another design? Please if anyone can print it just tell me what you want me to do to it and i'll send it with the design, or recesses for drilling, or whatever you want
@kitcostantino @chrisrodsa210 @alvinlwh some renders, because why not
There's one with reflective plastic and one with matte plastic
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@kitcostantino @chrisrodsa210 @alvinlwh some renders, because why not
There's one with reflective plastic and one with matte plastic
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Oh damn I like the reflective one with the lines! Great job bud.