Scotty Allen, an American engineer, entrepreneur, and hacker, has 3D printed a fully functional iPhone enclosure using nylon carbon fiber. Allen is the same engineer who modified the iPhone 7 to bring back the headphone jack.
I 3D printed my own iPhone out of nylon carbon fiber, and it no only works, but it feels great in the hand. It's totally possible to print a working iPhone on a regular consumer 3D printer. This is a huge step towards allowing anyone to make their own unique smartphone!
A Bambu Lab X1C 3D printer was used for this project, but any decent 3D print should be able to handle the print. Allen has shared his design files on Patreon.
Take a look at the video below!
I 3D printed my own iPhone out of nylon carbon fiber, and it no only works, but it feels great in the hand. It's totally possible to print a working iPhone on a regular consumer 3D printer. This is a huge step towards allowing anyone to make their own unique smartphone!
A Bambu Lab X1C 3D printer was used for this project, but any decent 3D print should be able to handle the print. Allen has shared his design files on Patreon.
Take a look at the video below!
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