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G933 Outer Hinge Replacement
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After many years of solid service, knocks and tumbles, it had finally happened. A mistaken move, and a tumble to top any drop. The outer earphone hinge had cracked and is pining for the fjords. It had ceased to be...
As I stooped down and cradled my headset, earphone limply swaying from my trembling grasp, I thought, well this is the end of an era... I guess I'll have to buy a new o---ooh wait! 3d printers are a thing! I have that thing!
So off I went to the drawing board, or so to speak.
Inspiration/Reference
This design used the original outer shell as a reference. I was inspired/motivated to throw myself at the problem for a while after discovering an Inner Hinge cover design by Ittook36versionstomakethis (which I also needed for my headset).
This is not a perfect match mind you, the casting they did on the original makes it rather difficult to reproduce the curvature. I have definitely worn my calipers down trying to get something similar in dimension but I b
After many years of solid service, knocks and tumbles, it had finally happened. A mistaken move, and a tumble to top any drop. The outer earphone hinge had cracked and is pining for the fjords. It had ceased to be...
As I stooped down and cradled my headset, earphone limply swaying from my trembling grasp, I thought, well this is the end of an era... I guess I'll have to buy a new o---ooh wait! 3d printers are a thing! I have that thing!
So off I went to the drawing board, or so to speak.
Inspiration/Reference
This design used the original outer shell as a reference. I was inspired/motivated to throw myself at the problem for a while after discovering an Inner Hinge cover design by Ittook36versionstomakethis (which I also needed for my headset).
This is not a perfect match mind you, the casting they did on the original makes it rather difficult to reproduce the curvature. I have definitely worn my calipers down trying to get something similar in dimension but I b
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