Unique Project Brings Transparent Design to AirPods Pro Charging Case

[nathan_reilly]

YEAHHHH have fun with that thing as it yellows/brittles, just like anything I print in clear with MY form 3+ 🙂

*Edit* ALSO have fun with zero recycle-ability of SLA resin!!

 

[jdavid_rp]

"Man with 3D Printer Does Craft Project"

Holy mackeral, he used COMPRESSED AIR?!? Is this guy some kind of genius engineer? SANDPAPER? Wow, I'm glad we have a step-by-step report of a simple craft project done by a guy in his living room. But you left out what kind of snacks he was eating at the time!

How bad was your waking up today to be so furious about an article?

 

[sherwinzadeh]

Some people have too much free time 🙂

 

[rpmurray]

He used tap water? Might explain why it appears to be more translucent rather than transparent.

 

[MarkKG]

>spend hours making it transparent
>yellows in a year due to TPU

Yellow from ear wax

 

[meckenstroll]

Great now people will see my earwax through the transparent case. Sign me up for that

 

[sparky672]

He used tap water? Might explain why it appears to be more translucent rather than transparent.

For wet sanding, which makes no difference what kind of clean water. The water is only there as lubrication and to keep the sandpaper grit from clogging up.

If he hadn't stopped sanding at 1000 grit... but instead continued to 1500, 2000, 3000, and then various polishing compounds, it may have had enough clarity to skip the varnish.

As far as the concept, I really liked the clear phone and pager cases of the 90's, but that's when the insides were more visually interesting. Today, all you'd see is battery.

 

[jlyaamu]

Point me in the direction of the hot pepperoncini!!!

 

[bigheaddoug]

I miss clear electronics like the deserts miss the rain.

 

[ComRadMac]

How bad was your waking up today to be so furious about an article?

I'm not being furious, I'm being condescending.

 

[Unity451]

I'd love to see transparent Apple products make a comeback!

 

[dominiongamma]

I miss my see through N64 controllers and game boy in the very 90s purplish color

Sucks that modern design is so boring, uncreative now

 

[StG]

>spend hours making it transparent
>yellows in a year due to TPU

Yellow in less time due to ear wax

(Delete me; this comedy was already achieved I guess)

 

[Four oF NINE]

I'm not being furious, I'm being condescending.

If you have to explain that, it's not working.

 

[svish]

Transparent design is good. Will be good if Apple makes a transparent version

 

[carloslegarda]

What I would appreciate about a clear case is to no longer have those moments where I open up my AirPods case at my destination just to realize that I had forgotten to put them back into the case before leaving home.

 

[E.Lizardo]

"Man with 3D Printer Does Craft Project"

Holy mackeral, he used COMPRESSED AIR?!? Is this guy some kind of genius engineer? SANDPAPER? Wow, I'm glad we have a step-by-step report of a simple craft project done by a guy in his living room. But you left out what kind of snacks he was eating at the time!

I'd be interested to know what happened to the perfectly good original case.

 

[_Spinn_]

Bondi Blue or Atomic Purple please