Hey /diy/, it is my first time posting on this board so bear with me.

I just got a new HTC One E8 after having an old blackberry for a few years. I really want a solid case for it, but since it isn't a very popular phone I cant find any cases that fir my needs.

so, how can I build a case for my phone? i don't have access to many tools but i do have a heatgun to shape plastic. also how could i create a silicone sleeve.

thanks, and if this is the wrong place to p0st send me to the right place.

Hey, guys. Any idea of how to design my own eyeglass frames, and maybe commercialize them?

Pic related, testing Adobe Illustrator.

So, I recently moved out of my parents' house and have spent the last 4 months living in an apartment with my grillfriend. It's slowly killing me because I don't have my workshop (welding, cutting, grinding, hand tools, drill press, etc.).

My current annoyance is not having a vise. My plan is to buy a Harbor Freight vise and then... I have no idea what I'm going to attach it to. I'm thinking a piece of 3/4" plywood that I can stand on or put weight on.

Ideas?

Also, apartment workshop general.

Hey, /diy/!

After becoming a bit aggravated with a stuck bolt I decided to put a notch in the head of the bolt with my angle grinder to attempt to remove the bolt with a flat head. Which just snapped the head of the bolt clean off. I managed to strip the allen head and then attempted to use am Irwin extractor set which couldn't bite into the round head. Any tips and tricks to remove this bolt without special tools, like an ez out or vampliers?

Not sure where this would go but I figured /diy/ would be the best place since there is no home improvement or w/e kind of board there would be for this kind of thing.

Anyways should I just go with curtains instead of these blinds?

Anyone up for a workstations thread?

Okay so /sci/ is no help so I'll ask here:

Can you make magnets behave like a spring?

Is it possible to lock two objects a set distance apart by large but equal magnetic attraction and repulsion forces? Can that equilibrium be maintained even if other forces act upon it?

I'm working on some designs with a friend for an idea of his and if this is possible then it would be our best means of accomplishing it.

Easy Cheese Edition

Old thread >>885561

>open source community
http://reprap.org/
http://forums.reprap.org/

>buyfag buyers guide
https://www.3dhubs.com/best-3d-printer-guide
Any number of Reprap kits out there

>basic 3d printing FAQs
https://opendesignengine.net/projects/vg3dp/wiki (lots of useful stufff)
http://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/wiki/index

>what kind of filament do I want
http://support.3dverkstan.se/article/28-material-guide
http://www.matterhackers.com/3d-printer-filament-compare

>why do my prints look like shit, visual troubleshooting
http://support.3dverkstan.se/article/23-a-visual-ultimaker-troubleshooting-guide
http://reprap.org/wiki/Print_Troubleshooting_Pictorial_Guide

>how to calibrate
http://support.3dverkstan.se/article/30-getting-better-prints
https://www.youtube.com/user/ThomasSanladerer
http://reprap.org/wiki/Triffid_Hunter's_Calibration_Guide
http://prusaprinters.org/calculator/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Wb0i0-Qvo [Embed] [Embed] [Embed]

>where do I get files to print?
https://www.yeggi.com/
https://www.youmagine.com/
http://www.thingiverse.com/
https://www.myminifactory.com/

>what programs do you make your own files with
http://support.3dverkstan.se/article/38-designing-for-3d-printing
https://www.tinkercad.com/
http://www.123dapp.com/
http://www.openscad.org/

>where to buy genuine hotends
http://www.filastruder.com/collections/e3d-hotends (USA E3D reseller)
http://e3d-online.com/ (E3Ds regular site, yuro based)
http://hotends.com/ (genuine J-Head seller)
https://www.printedsolid.com/shop/printer-parts/hexagon/ (hexagon)
https://www.b3innovations.com/ (pico)
http://www.dta-labs.com/products/prometheus-v2 (prometheus)
https://www.lulzbot.com/catalog/budaschnozzle-20 (budaschnozzle)


>where to buy filament
http://pushplastic.com/
http://www.jet-filament.com/
http://www.makergeeks.com/

>but anon, there are euros here
http://www.reprap.cc/

>tech support
freenode #reprap

How to turn a light pen into a device that can mess with telephones and computers?

Recently moved into new room, there's a lock on my door but no key and the landlord doesn't have it either.
Bought a new lock cylinder to replace the lock however I can't get the cylinder itself out without the key. Catch 22.
What should I do?