(D.I.Y) Tablet Stand - Nexus 7 Accessories

[COLOR="Lime"[SIZE="5"]]Do It Yourself Tablet Stand for Nexus 7[/SIZE][/COLOR]
Materials needed:
Scissors, cardboard box, strong tape like package tape or duct tape
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step 1
take apart the box like so:
step 2
fold the box and tape at desired angle like so:
step 3
get another part of the box that you are not using that you cut in step 1, cut the length of it to what you think could withsatnd some pressure by the tablet (I cut about a half inch)
step 4
now with piece you just cut, tap it to the outside of the box where the tablet will sit, be sure the tape is the length of the box. it should look like this so far
step 5
ok your almost done, now reinforce the the places you taped it with more tape. when you think its good your done!
congrats! you have made it. now you can customize it with whatever you want, i used flame duct tape (FTW!)
more pictures!
Post your results and pictures of your stand and leave thanks if you like

nice creativity with the cardboard. To stiffen it up a bit more (since once a crease gets in the cardboard it gets pretty weak and useless) you might want to do some paper mache over it so it stays stiff longer.

Here's the one I made.
I just thought I'd share mine.
I still need to trim off the glue, cut off the excess cardboard and paint it.
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Nice
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My basically "free" homemade stand - STURDY!

So I wanted a stand but didn't want to spend money because I am broke right now. Had some scraps and some crafting tools laying around so I went to work. I measured it all out so that it doesn't stick out past the smallest dimensions of the Nook itself so it is pretty sleek. Added bonus, kind of happy accident is that all the buttons are accessible while in the stand and the speaker isn't being blocked so now I can use it as my primary alarm and it is plenty loud enough to wake me up. Before I had it face down with the speaker on the floor so I couldn't really hear it so I never used it as an alarm until now. The result was a nice looking, extremely light basically weightless and extremely sturdy Nook stand!!!
List of items:
1 Exacto knife and blade
1 piece of leftover foamcore or posterboard as some might call it
1 hot glue gun
1 leftover locktite
1 straightedge ruler
My final price = $0.00
This only ends up being free if you have these things laying around or you can get them free somewhere. otherwise if you have to buy any of this stuff you might as well buy a stand off ebay or something.
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Nice! I just use the stand on the bottom of the box the nook came with.
Awesome work! Congratulations on your DIY stand!
Please post the measurements that you used

My DIY Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus Combo Stand

This is what you get on a boring Friday night.
Parts:
DVD case
White cardboard
Whiteout
Ducktape
Glue stick
I took a spare DVD case I had lying around (bonus points cause it's white and matches my desk). Then I fashioned it into a tablet stand. You do this by taking off the plastic and bending the tabs outwards. Then you secure the case in some way so that it doesn't slide. I have no string so I ducktaped the case open.
Then I took some cardboard and bent it into the proper shape to fit the Galaxy Nexus. I took an even smaller piece of cardboard and used that to make sure the Galaxy Nexus wouldn't slide out of place. I secured that using the glue stick.
Then I painted everything in whiteout to make it nice and sharp.
Obviously this could be much cleaner looking if I had the right parts but this is what I could make due with in my new apartment which has basically nothing in it.
Enjoy
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Aha thats quite funky
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Really like this!
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do the n7 fits in an dvd case? xD
if yes, maybee we could build a simple "cover" for such a dvd case
my n7 is not arrivet till now so i cant try myself..

Possible fix for screen lifting

I have the C8O model with the 2 screws missing. After looking at how the Nexus 7 frame is built inside and playing with it, I came to the conclusion that we can fix easy the bezel misalignment by using a set of short and flat screws, instead of stock Philips ones which are too long. The Philips screws we have, will force to center the plate and our goal is to push it as much as we can towards the exterior. Doing this, will force the bezel to pop and secure properly in place the screen also.
This is how the screen hole is aligned now:
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With your fingers, press down on the bezel until the screw hole is reaching the left side of the black wall, this is where the screw should be tightened. Because the screw is a Philips shape, that is not possible. The question is, what Philips screw dimensions are used into Nexus 7 and what would be the part for the flat model? If anyone has handy those screws, try it into your tablet: replace the 2 missing screws with a wafer head flat model and make sure you pull the bezel while you tighten them so the screw touches the wall instead of being centered.
For now, just test my theory by pressing down the bezel, you will see how nice it pops on the outside. Honestly, I'm 100% sure Asus will not fix anything in this tablet model, they will only do it into a future model. Changing the design plans is way too costly for them to start from scratch.

Bumper case wont allow me to charge phone!!

Anyone have a workaround on this, I have the blue aluminum bumper seems the charger I ordered from amazon (amazonbasics) is to large for the hole, should I tr to modify the USB end or the case or what, any kind of adapter or little extensions? I dont want to lose the data transfer feature of this chord
Dremel/File out the bumper around the USB port.
As tdrussell said, you can dremel the opening wider. I believe another member did that with their case and has pictures somewhere.
I ended up just giving up on these eBay-special bumper cases. Many of them were poorly thought out and not worth the trouble.
i've got two different aluminium bumper cases from ebay and had the same problem.
what i did is separate it into two pieces. then on the bottom piece, tape up the bottom of the port area (so you dont scratch and cut away too much), then take a pair of scissors and cut the bar off the top. i'll attach a pic so can you see what i did.
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then you can just remove the tape and colour the exposed metal.
Thanks for the suggestions, Since the bumper case was $17 and the Cable was 6, I went ahead and used some scissors to modify the material around the cable end. Works fine now! I would of cut the case however this cable is the only one I have come across that is effected by the case.

Mi9 Transparent Edition Screw Type

My battery is bulging enough that it popped the back off my transparent edition. I jumped on iFixIt, saw the wonderful tutorial, bought all the gear recommended on the page and the very first problem I have is that the screws in the instructions are phillips #00. Unfortunately the ones on my phone have 5 points, not 4. I need a screwdriver recommendation so I don't destroy these tiny things.
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If you go to the tutorial, click on the photo detailing the 10 screw locations, the regular Mi9 they were working with is clearly phillips #00. I found a few other repair images online and all of them are the non-explorer edition style. I'm assuming they used different screws to make it prettier for the transparent cover?
easy, just use a flat screwdriver that fits inside with little play and twist. works like a charm
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easy, just use a flat screwdriver that fits inside with little play and twist. works like a charm
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Isn't that going to destroy the head? The star pattern means you can't go straight across with a flathead. I assume these are like the Apple pentalobe screws.
Don't worry, I have done it many times just replace this line with your screwdriver.
josenitro said:
Don't worry, I have done it many times just replace this line with your screwdriver.
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I went ahead and grabbed a 0.8mm star(P2 Pentalobe) screwdriver off Amazon. I'm not sure what screwdrivers you have but my smallest one for glasses was too wide to fit like you pictured. Thanks for the advice though.

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