Attempted to dye case with rit dyemore + stuff I've done

[terse canopy]

Case deformed the water never got to a full boil but did get very close. 15 mins was too long to leave it submerged.

[atomic pewter]

oof. do you have a second flipper to wait while we set up logistics for replacement cases?

[terse canopy]

I got in an order for a second one today

I tried reshaping with my heat gun and it was just making matters worse, going to electric tape it back together for now.

When replacement cases are available I'm going to pick up a few and try again at lower temps and less time in the dye.

Just got tracking on my order, not sure if you pulled some strings or it's a coincidence. Thanks @atomic pewter

[pseudo pendant]

Yeah this is a risky move kinda thinking about buying a 3D resin printer and curing setup for making different colors for myself

But that’s not for a while

[terse canopy]

I need to look around and see if I can find some STL files I have a buddy with a nice printer and he's going to be getting a resin printer soon. If anyone comes across STL files let me know PLEASE.

I'm going to cut the bottom half of the case at about 1/3 of the length so I can put that on to protect the pogo pins for the onetouch button thing. And electric tape the shit out of it in the meantime.

[forest nymph]

I heard 3d prints of the shell/case were way too brittle, but I can take a looksie

[nova yarrow]

Oof this is so sad I was digging the green

[bleak epoch]

Think it depends on the materials tho

[terse canopy]

That noise is my cats breathing she has a respiratory infection.

[forest nymph]

yeah

[forest nymph]

Awww, hope she does better soon 😢

[terse canopy]

Everything still works. Cases will be available eventually.

[bleak epoch]

Petg should be good

[forest nymph]

ABS

[bleak epoch]

Woof

[terse canopy]

She’s had it since she showed up she’s been on two antibiotics and can’t get it knocked out.

[forest nymph]

I mean it's part of the original case material

[bleak epoch]

Smelly

[forest nymph]

so ABS isn't the craziest thing to print

[bleak epoch]

It's a pita

Not as bad as nylon but still

[terse canopy]

I'm willing to bet the entire case is ABS the plastic window over the screen is probably the polycarbonate.

Everything is still functional at least and I knew the risks when I embarked on this project.

[atomic pewter]

haha it’s not me! if you are ordering to EU, you always get your tracking number within 2 hours with our new system

[terse canopy]

Nope I'm in the US. I did order just a silicone case, screen protectors and dev board earlier this week. Haven't gotten tracking on that yet just on the flipper and silicone case I ordered in the early hours of this morning.

[nova yarrow]

What temp did you heat it to?

@terse canopy

[terse canopy]

Kept it mostly around 195 did catch a 210 on my IR thermometer once. Fareinheit BTW.

@nova yarrow

[nova yarrow]

That was a bit too much apparently lol

I’m gonna dye my case I bought

[terse canopy]

Yeah maybe bring it almost to boil then just turn it off and take it off the heat. Better to go too low temp you can always reheat and dye again if it’s not dark enough for you.

[nova yarrow]

How much dye did you use?

[terse canopy]

I didn’t measure just poured in about 1/3 of the bottle. Friend who dyes other plastics said he pours in until he can’t see the bottom of the pot. I did that and a little more for good measure.

[nova yarrow]

Okay! Thank you.

[terse canopy]

YW

[forest nymph]

apocalyptic flipper

[terse canopy]

Lol someone in @twin fractal’s discord called it the zombie flipper.

[hexed sandal]

Speaking of dye... My son tried to dye the buttons... It don't go well.
@terse canopy If you would like to sell your old one for parts, I need some new buttons.

[terse canopy]

No mine still works fine. Not going to be parting with it.

[hexed sandal]

well, shucks. Guess I will be waiting on the parts logistics. Or an STL for the buttons.

[azure wolf]

I’m gonna get a resin printer and a nice set of calipers pretty soon. I have an FDM printer atm though so if anyone has some case files they wanna have tested I can help

[terse canopy]

How Not to Dye Your Flipper Zero . . . or . . . How I Wrecked My Flipper Zero Case.
https://youtu.be/JgnEccllwb4

[nova yarrow]

im gonna dye my flipper black in the future for how long do you recommend to leave it from your experience

[terse canopy]

I did 15 because I wanted it to be dark. I think if I try again I will turn off the heat completely once it gets up to temp and submerge for 3 mins then pull out and heat it again and repeat.

[nova yarrow]

ok so its better to repeat to get it darker i want to do a black one

or grey

[terse canopy]

I think so, my buddy that uses this method for dying switches says to check it at 10 minutes, but from what I saw the people that had success did 3 minutes for their dye jobs.

[covert valve]

I have a resin printer, but its packed away right now ill bring it back out and see if i can print the shell once i get my f0

I just worry about warping due to uv

[terse canopy]

Let me know how it goes @covert valve

[covert valve]

Will do

[nova yarrow]

And the realizing you need to wait for the shipment too

[terse canopy]

another tear falls

[strange crow]

Is there a file out for the shell to print? The only thing I’ve seen in the file of the full flipper

[wide current]

Printables has a shell you could print

[covert valve]

the actual shell? or just a case, because i cant seem to find the shell.

[wide current]

https://www.printables.com/model/325260-flipper-zero/files

[covert valve]

oh wow thanks

[forest nymph]

Do let us know how it prints

[terse canopy]

Yeah all attempts I've seen of replicating the case have been failed prints.

[covert valve]

i still need to unpack my resin printer as i put it away due to lack of use but i should get around to it before the months end

[terse canopy]

does the file print successfully?

[wide current]

I have a regular fdm printer and I printed the shell but the components didn't fit. Either the nozzel I'm using is too big (.4mm) for finer details or I have to resize the stl file itself.

[terse canopy]

Yeah I haven't seen anyone have success with it. I'm hoping to find someone that has had some luck.

[covert valve]

hopefully the resin printer will be better at the finer details

[covert valve]

actaully went ahead and unpacked the printers rn

gave em a full clean up

now all i need is to get some resin and then i cant start printing, but we'll see how the cases fit when my flipper gets here. until then, just gotta see how the case front and backing fit together

@terse canopy lil update ^^

[pseudo pendant]

Metal 3D printed case sounds lit Ngl

[terse canopy]

Metal will mess up the radio signals.

[drifting rock]

How does that work 0-o

[terse canopy]

removed the polarizer from the screen with a razor

then cleaned off the adhesive, the piece I'm flipping is the polarizer

I have a new polarizer film sheet on the way that I'm going to put on to get the negative effect

[drifting rock]

English please

[terse canopy]

https://youtu.be/jHiM4ph6kUI

[nova yarrow]

How do you plan on having the polarizer stick to the lcd again?

[terse canopy]

https://amzn.to/3I1WfGQ

[terse canopy]

polarizer with adhesive, cut to fit and stick it on. I want to be able to rotate it 90 degrees to get the negative effect.

Polarizer film should be here on Tuesday, until then I just put some tape along the edge outside of the window to hold it in place atm.

[distant relic]

it would be cool if someone made a fallout type flipper

or like printed a cooler case with things other than just colors

[nova yarrow]

I want to badly do that

[terse canopy]

HMU I can help you out, or just send me yours and I'll do it for a nominal fee 😄

Those damn LEDs are so small, smallest thing I ever hand soldered.

[nova yarrow]

Yep I will do it

[terse canopy]

once I finally got one on though I figured it out and it went pretty quick after that.

I planned to go red but if you squeeze too hard with tweezers they shoot off to never be found again.

I actually found one of the red ones later that night but I don't want to go through that hassle again right now.

I was supposed to get green LEDs but they didn't come in my order so I'm kind of salty about that

[nova yarrow]

Could you send a pic of your flipper in current state I’m just curious

[terse canopy]

I didn't realize I was going to need 3 LED's and I only bought 5 of the colors I bought.

[nova yarrow]

Sick the backlight looks awesome

[terse canopy]

yeah the white is a nice improvement, didn't think I would like it as it's such a normie color but I do

[nova yarrow]

Do you plan to dye the buttons correctly this time

And if you get a replacement shell

[terse canopy]

can see a lot better with white. The polarizer film I ordered is supposed to be here tomorrow so I plan to repolarize it with negative colors

would look good in the white case for sure.

[nova yarrow]

Yea doesn’t look too green I love that

[nova yarrow]

Yep

[terse canopy]

I'm breaking out the desoldering gun in a bit to work on my boards if you want to drop into squach's voice in a bit.

[nova yarrow]

Oh yea I’ll join in 15 mins

[terse canopy]

I need to get a couple of things finished around the house first and I keep getting distracted with shit on my PC 😄

[terse canopy]

My new board is ready for wiring.

[terse canopy]

@atomic gyro here

had to finish my thought there, was planning on tagging you anyways

[atomic gyro]

Ah ok I'll ask Zoe if there's a way to separate the threads from general

Only staff can reduce it

[terse canopy]

it's 10 seconds but still seems unneccesary

[atomic gyro]

Yeah, it is in other channels. Only #general needs it imo

So when I see her active I'll mention it. Thanks for letting me know

[terse canopy]

NP

[terse canopy]

As far as the buttons it would have to black as that’s about the only color that would cover the orange. I def want to go forest green for the case. I did it correctly just too long. The plastic has to be some kind of blend because ABS should not have warped at the temp. It never got to more than 209. I was checking with an IR thermometer constantly.

[covert valve]

resin i ordered will be here tomorrow, then i can finally start printing, sorry for the delay.

[terse canopy]

Nice.

[terse canopy]

Polarizer film arrived and the negative effect is looking great!

[terse canopy]

Attempted to dye case with rit dyemore + stuff I've done

[forest nymph]

Ooh, what did you use/do?

[terse canopy]

I replaced the LEDs for the white lighting. I used a razor blade to remove the polarizer from the LCD screen then cut a new polarizer to replace the stock one with a different orientation to give the colors a negative effect. The LED are 0603 this is the polarizer I purchased. There’s enough here to do 50+ screens though. https://amzn.to/3YVN40L if you want I can sell you some of the film I have for dirt cheap + shipping.

[forest nymph]

Sure

Let's discuss in DMs

[terse canopy]

Ok

[forest nymph]

Sent ya a message!

[covert valve]

printing now

wish me luck

[terse canopy]

let me know how it goes.

[covert valve]

Okay so dont have photos as of now as im cleaning but the print finished, honestly, it does seem very fragile, but the print came out good in terms of quality, i need to calibrate some things on my printer to get the best results but for the crude test this was, very happy with the results, i definetly think this is possible. maybe thickening the shell a bit is the best bet in terms of making a everyday usable shell.

the two parts fit together but i have yet to try with screws

will try soon once the parts are dry

[covert valve]

^^^ no screws*

some texture issues due to unnecessary supports

other parts got a little messed up during washing

but the only issues that came from the printing its self is a very small gap in the walls and cavity for the ibutton

dont have a screw driver small enough to get the screws open to test the shell so ill get one soon

thoughts and ideas much needed

[civic monolith]

I would definitely optimize the case for 3d printing, something meant to be injection molded isn't always great to print and vice versa

[terse canopy]

Looks like the best attempt at 3d printing a replacement case I’ve seen.

[covert valve]

what do you think could be improved

[civic monolith]

Thin walls, you don't need to make sure all the walls have the same thickness, you can have thicker external dimensions, overhangs etc

[terse canopy]

Bump

[terse canopy]

new wifi board soldering today