Glasses Twist-and-Lock Case by MookCity

MookCity

Fashion>Glasses

Print Profile(3)

All

P1P

P1S

X1 Carbon

X1E

Both Hook Side and Non-Hook Side

Designer

2.4 h

2 plates

3.7(3)

Non-Hook Side

Designer

1.2 h

1 plate

Hook Side

Designer

1.3 h

1 plate

Boost

Released

Description

*Update 2: Modified to increase the wall thickness for the hooks so they will be more resistant to fracture.

*Update 1: quick change to tighten the tolerances in the twist and lock mechanism for a better friction fit.

This twist-and-lock glasses case is very easy to print and use. The two halves can be easily removed to put glasses into and then locked with a simple twist. The inner size is around 55 mm and should fit most glasses well. To connect the two sides, look at the flat side and position the non-hook side slightly above the hook side. The bottom of the non-hook's flat side should line up with the top of the hook's flat side. Check out the pictures above for where to position it. Then just twist them together and the flat side should line up. There are multiple print profiles containing both halves either together or separately so different colors (or the same color) can be used. Feel free to remix this design if you want to modify it. Printed on a P1P, but should work on other printers.

Comment & Rating (5)

@stampalexandrur

Print Profile

Both Hook Side and Non-Hook Side

Good quality. Scaled it a little bit to fit my glasses

The designer has replied

@MookCity

Thanks! I will warn you though: the little hooks on the one half are not extremely durable. From my experience, they've broken after a couple months of use. The easy fix for that is to just reprint the hook half and you're good to go.

@scriptmonkey_

Print Profile

Both Hook Side and Non-Hook Side

This is tough, I'm being asked to rate the print profile which prints great, 5 stars, but... The issue is with the model's locking feature, which works but lets the entire thing down because the case is so thin walled that printed in PLA Basic it can flex so it unclips with light handling. I love the concept, it prints and looks great, but it pops open in my bag when I pick my bag up. It's a real shame as it looks great, just it's a trinket for the shelf not a protective spectacle case.

(Edited)

The designer has replied

@MookCity

You are absoluetly correct. I've had this problem multiple times with the original design, so I decided to improve it. First, I created a design that embeds magnets to hold the halves together and take the stress off the hooks (essentially relegating the hooks to be an alignment piece). This model is posted here if you're interested: https://makerworld.com/en/models/438190#profileId-343536 This model worked better, but eventually the hooks still broke off, so to fix it I increased the thickness of the walls in the hooks. Previously, I had only done this to the magnet design, but I have just uploaded the new hook thickness design without magnets to this page which should improve durability significantly. I'm not really sure how well it will work, but on the magnet design the new thicknesses have been solid so far. Thanks for the comment, hope these changes help!