So you’re finally decided that you have too much finely shaped plastic, aluminum, and steel in your life. You’ve got a woodworking shop in your garage that would make the amish cry, and you just can’t figure out where to put your iPhone when you’re not using. Worry no more friend, you can make a hand crank-able wooden iPhone dock, just like this man did.
Sure, you could go buy a dock for $10 and call it good, but where would you get that sense of accomplishment that only comes from crafting something with your hands?
All joking aside, this thing is pretty cool. It’s something called “Automata” and seems to be a pretty big thing on the web right now. It’s not quite and done to death and steampunk, nor does it have the freakish followers. This is I trend I might be able to get behind. Even though I secretly love steampunk keyboards.
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I was about to say what’s the point, but then I thought about it. With most docks, you can’t flip them on their sides like that or you could, but it doesn’t look like its supposed to do that. It’s a pretty minor problem, but this addresses it. Want to watch movies on your dock but can’t because it doesn’t really flip on its side? Then this is kind of nice to have.
It’s sort of a dock/stand, where as most are just docks and not stands. Although, some are and some can be used as such even though they aren’t made for such. But, this is wooden and hand-made, which in itself is kind of nice.
I think I would have used cherry wood though. :P
This is so cool! Going to TRY and make one this weekend! thanks
This is actually pretty cool! If I actually had any tools to build something like this, I might have tried to make one.
Hey,
Thank you guys. I did not know this would be such a hit. I actually made this for my gf and gifted her for her bday. No doubt she was impressed. And by the way, i am going to try cherry wood on my next project.
Murtaza
Cherry wood! Hell yes! I can’t wait to see. :)