HTC Desire: How Not To Make a Cheapo Dock While Waiting For Real One

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Sometimes I can be pretty handy. Other times I order specialty parts and promptly break them.



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You sir, are a genious!

Is that a piece of wood?

Originally Posted by ximonx

Is that a piece of wood?

It is.

I liked your pre-edited comment; request to bring it back

Very simple but effective way of making a dock!

I've been thinking of making one myself but have been wondering what to make it from.
A nice dark wood with a routed edge would look sweet i think!

(keep an eye on This thread, it could turn out well)

Originally Posted by ximonx

Very simple but effective way of making a dock!

I've been thinking of making one myself but have been wondering what to make it from.
A nice dark wood with a routed edge would look sweet i think!

(keep an eye on This thread, it could turn out well)

Oh, so you were serious with the edited out "you, sir, are a genius!" ! HA HAH... I thought you were just playing along with my self-deprecating video showing how dumb i was to forget the tip was protruding when i smacked the cable from the back side to wedge it into place.

Well, if you're serious, then, here's where to get every version of cable you might want... these guys have it all, and quality is great.



http://www.usbfirewire.com/u_microb_cables_angled.html

I think having a cherry wood would be beautiful...



I did that whole thing in 30 minutes because I was impatient, the cable had just arrived, and I wanted to see if it worked, so i was doing a rough version as a "proof of concept".... And I just started with the premise that if I drilled a hole at the angle that i want the desire to lean back at, and I drilled it slightly narrow so I have to wedge in the cable head (which has soft-plastic corners thus would wedge-in snugly), that the basic idea of embedding the microUSB connector at the correct angle would not be so hard....

but this, again, was a quick test... and i was making it up as i went along, with literal hacking of wood and screwdriver and hammer!

While I was just doing it fast and brainstorming at same time, i was thinking "what could i use to stabilize the back side of the desire so it was solid when i pressed the screen"... then i thought of those clear plastic acrylic things at office supply places -- two kinds -- either the clear business card holder, which would only provide a minimal back surface, probably not enough, or one of those 3x5 photo holders that display at pretty much the exact angle you'd want your phone to display.



http://www.azardisplays.com/productc...idCategory=149

Well, just some ideas in case you decide to make one. would love to see your end result.

I just wonder though if you would do better to get a ready made dock and then make the outer casing be cherry wood such that it perfectly covers up all exterior facets while still having, ready made, those nice touches like spare battery charger as well...

Originally Posted by quicksite

Sometimes I can be pretty handy. Other times I order specialty parts and promptly break them.



I have more videos on the way.

SNAP! He has a voice

Pretty smart about making a dock for now. I really don't use them, but if I did...I would surely be making one or at least drawing up some blueprints to make one.

Desire stand/ charger.

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Here's one i made earlier as there still seem to be none available. Used some scrap metal from work bent it a bit and then polished it. Hope the attachments appear

Originally Posted by compo702

Here's one i made earlier as there still seem to be none available. Used some scrap metal from work bent it a bit and then polished it. Hope the attachments appear

there is one floating around the market now. I have it and has the option to charge the desire and another battery is great

loads of business card holders fit the desire quite well, they could be adapted easily to include a usb

mobilefun.co.uk/cat/Desire-Docks.htm

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