Nokia Lumia 820 MakerBot 3D-Printed Shell

January 19th, 2013 • • 5 comments

Makerbot has taken the files for the Nokia Lumia 820 custom removable shell and printed their own case. They used the Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer and said the case fits great. Want to get your own printer? It starts at $2,199 USD. Photos of the case after the jump.

Makerbot lumia 820

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The material used for the case by the 3D printer was Polylactic Acid or PLA. It’s super strong, but it’s more likely to snap than bend.

If I can make my own custom case for the Nokia Lumia 820 or any upcoming phone, I’d create one with a tripod socket. What would you create?

  • http://www.blackphoebe.com/msjen Ms. Jen

    I don’t want a case for my Lumia 920, what I want is a leash hook so I can put on a wrist strap. I am most likely going to superglue one on.

    • http://twitter.com/markguim Mark Guim

      I’d still be very careful if I superglued a wrist strap. I’d cry if I drop the Lumia 920

      • http://www.blackphoebe.com/msjen Ms. Jen

        If I have a choice between the much greater chance dropping it due to it being too big for my hand/no wrist strap and the vastly smaller chance of the superglue coming unglued, I will take the superglue’d wrist strap.

        The 920, bless its chassis, is too wide and the lack of the wrist strap hook is a crime.

        • http://twitter.com/markguim Mark Guim

          i was wondering why that was left out on the lumia devices, but i don’t think they’re included in current popular devices like the iPhone 5 or the Galaxy S3 either

        • http://www.blackphoebe.com/msjen Ms. Jen

          I don’t expect such a level of detail in a iPhone nor a Samsung to have a wrist strap hook, as I don’t think of them as top flight hardware. At all. Middle flight breakable, yes, but not worth $500-$700 without a big subsidy and an breakage insurance.

          Now Nokia flagships are worthy of a wrist strap as I will buy one without a subsidy and I do expect that level of craftsmanship from a Nokia.

          ;o)

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