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nilzi

macrumors regular
Original poster
Mar 19, 2013
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Hi guys, today I share my DIY about how to make a simple wooden iPhone dock and stand:
If you don’t want to pay money for a dock and stand that didn’t come with your new iPhone, you can consider making one by yourself according to my step-by-step instruction.
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You Need the Following Tools & Materials:

1.A piece of wood
2.Saw
3.Chisel
4.Pen
5.A piece of sandpaper

Step One: Prepare a Piece of Wood before DIY iPhone Dock
You need to get a piece of wood. In another word, you can use some related tools such as the saw and the chisel to finish this work. We get the wood from a used wooden door.

Step Two: Design a Deep Groove
Use the carving tools to make a deep groove, the width should be wider than the iPhone.

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Step 3: Design the Through-hole
Design a through-hole in the middle part of the deep groove, the size of the groove should be able to hold the port of the USB.


Step 4: Design the Groove
Design the groove on the back part of the dock, so that the data cable can go through the groove successfully.

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Step 5:polish the DIY iPhone Dock and Stand
Polish the surface of the dock with a piece of sandpaper.

Step 6: Try This Wooden iPhone Dock
Place the cellphone on the dock, the DIY work has been accomplished.
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Tips for the instruction: Firstly, it is advisable to use a pen to draw the lines on the position of the wood where you plan to design the groove before starting the design. Secondly, please be careful when using the sharp tools. What’s more, if you like DIY instructions, welcome to comment this post, and I will share more my DIY accessories for iPhone.
 

kodeman53

macrumors 65816
May 4, 2012
1,091
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Tips for the instruction: Firstly, it is advisable to use a pen to draw the lines on the position of the wood where you plan to design the groove before starting the design.

A pen should never be used to mark wood.
 
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