I tried to make a phone “wallet” case. I used the inside of my old one (what you press your phone into), cardboard from a an old box and some leftover vinyl flooring. I originally wanted to glue everything but ended up stapling some bits. these pics where hastily made and don’t do the thing justice. Let’s see how well this holds up (I seldom have it in my pocket so that helps).

    • @Peter1986COP
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      155 months ago

      Thank you!

      I did use a regular stapler indeed. This vinyl was not particularly thick so with some effort that worked.

  • Jake Farm
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    55 months ago

    What stops the staples from scratching the fuck out of your phone?

    • @Peter1986COP
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      25 months ago

      Please take a better look at the photos. Only the hinges are stapled (they do not penetrate through anything given how thick the case is).

  • @Waveform@lemmy.world
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    45 months ago

    Cool! I made one once out of plastic material from a shampoo bottle and baling wire staples, but it didn’t look this nice (plus, it had pokey corners).

    • @Peter1986COP
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      95 months ago

      The cardboard is in between the flooring vinyl to give the case some rigidity. BTW, the bought case i used before was cardboard and some kind of synthetic fabric.

  • FiveMacs
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    -355 months ago

    You know they make cases for phone, right. You can buy them on the internet now

    • @flughoernchen@feddit.org
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      185 months ago

      You know you can buy almost anything, right. It’s the point of this community to not do that and instead share the joy of making something by yourself. I’m sorry if you didn’t get to experience that joy yet.