I'm thinking about printing a flip-down MagSafe iPhone charger to mount under the kitchen cupboard. This is kind of the idea. I'm still working out how to route the cord. I'm imagining magnets to hold it in position either flipped down or flipped up, but haven't modeled those either.
I got back to designing the under-cabinet MagSafe iPhone charger today. I got the magnets placed. There are three button magnets in the red inserts. Now I'm thinking about how to route the cable through the yellow block, leaving enough slack for free motion.
I got the cable management figured out and made the magnet cassettes and hinge work, and I printed it.
Sadly, the magnets are not strong enough to hold the flap in the horizontal position. And it doesn't really snap into the vertical position the way I'd imagined.
So either I'll come up with a better idea, or this project is suspended. Too bad, I thought it would be fun.
I couldn't let it go. I added two new magnets with better mechanical advantage, and now the flipper stays up.
Now I need to find some screws, model some holes for them, and print the pieces in their final material. I'm thinking matte black PETG on a satin print bed. And keep the magnet inserts in red.
I should probably remove the old magnet from the non-flipping part. It's redundant now.
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