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[M] Attempt 6 - 7.1

A project log for Tetent TimerSpy [gd0136]

A wearable PDA / smartwatch with a Tetent [gd0090] input method.

kelvinakelvinA 10/17/2022 at 11:470 Comments

I printed Attempt5 and, whilst that sharp edge adjacent to Finger5 got in the way, it was determined that a solution... may exist. 

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Attempt6

I noticed that a more acute angle may improve screen visibility, so I tried an 84 degree angle:
As you can also see, stylistic choices like a section of logo bracket and filleted chamfers have made an appearance to obtain a solution that didn't look incredibly disjointed or overly sharp.

I printed that and my takeaways were:

Attempt7

Attempt6 showed promise, so I:

Attempt 7.1

I printed 7 overnight and it turns out Fusion360 threw one of the strap holes somewhere, so I couldn't mount the strap.

The increased draft angle worked, but I thought that the angled face that the thumb pressed on was too high, so I reduced it such that both sides looked more symmetrical.

I accidentally tried Attempt5 on the wrong arm, and it felt more comfortable than Attempt4 and its centered-to-sceren strap location, so I'm now going to try centered-to-back:

I've also increased the height of where the front strap starts.

I'm also going to try keeping this face parallel to the belt so that the top face doesn't look all misaligned. If you look at the Attempt6 prerender, you'd see that it angles away.

[20 minutes later, whilst setting up the render]
Just did an offset on the face to fix this fillet that has been annoying me. Restarting the print now.

Comparing Concept1 Attempt[latest] to Concept2 Attempt7.1 

Shakes head in disgust and disappointment.

All the sacrifices I made, all because I said / thought:

Both designs have a 9mm thickness behind the screen, similar thicknesses under the Tetrinsics (20 vs 20.4mm) and similar max lengths (91.7 vs 93.9mm), yet Attempt7.1 looks sleeker, thanks to its more modern looking design. The fact that A7.1 is 80mm at its shortest length also helps. Because of the strap, even the 70x70mm Attempt7.1 doesn't fully cover the top of my wrist, so Concept1 likely would've had issues with thumb reachability anyway.

Unlike Concept1, C2 A7.1 can be taken off and used on a flat surface. It's also got a larger, higher PPI and refresh rate screen with thinner bezels now. 

Admittedly, this entire run was sponsored by #Tetent TestCut. Thank you Me In The Past 😭!

Attempt7.1 renders

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