The hinge of the Apple Studio (LCD) Displays are known to break and mine where no exception 
, so I decided to recreate the broken part and 3D-print it in stainless steel. Even the threads where printed although you have to freshen them up with a tap before use. I also had to file down the sides a little bit, but otherwise it was a snugg fit.
The broken original part. It's made from a cast Zink alloy (cheap) but over time it tends to bend and eventually break. Another issue is the contact point where the springs rest that gets eaten up by the hard steel springs over time.
First I had to measure the whole thing, create a 3D-model in Fusion and make a test print in plastic for dimensional check. It checked out find so I ordered the parts.
After some adjustments I could refit it into the hinge:
And remount the hinge:
And she stands on her on for the first time in a long while.
The part can get ordered from Shapeways:
Shapeways Apple Studio Mount
, so I decided to recreate the broken part and 3D-print it in stainless steel. Even the threads where printed although you have to freshen them up with a tap before use. I also had to file down the sides a little bit, but otherwise it was a snugg fit.The broken original part. It's made from a cast Zink alloy (cheap) but over time it tends to bend and eventually break. Another issue is the contact point where the springs rest that gets eaten up by the hard steel springs over time.
First I had to measure the whole thing, create a 3D-model in Fusion and make a test print in plastic for dimensional check. It checked out find so I ordered the parts.
After some adjustments I could refit it into the hinge:
And remount the hinge:
And she stands on her on for the first time in a long while.
The part can get ordered from Shapeways:
Shapeways Apple Studio Mount
. It's real Sci-fi actually! For the rubber feets I haven't checked, but those can probably be printed using flexible resin. I'll take a look. For the IIci I'm 3D-printing feets in flexible resin.
