Have you ever had an Idea so crazy it might just work!?
So I imagine most of the people reading this Diy Forum like to save a buck or two when they can. For this reason, I have a hard time dropping $160 bucks on the map view spotting scope adapter, but man do I want one because they seem to solve the problem of products like the phone scope present. A big ole bulky case that isn't always simple to use.
So over the next week or so here are my plans to make one.
Here is what I will use.
1. old phone scope case and adapter.
2. a reverse Iphone Magsafe magnet See here
(If you don't have a iphone you should be able to use the second sticker on your phone case to make it a magsafe compatible. )
3. a Dremel
So my plan is to take one of my old phone scope cases, and cut the side walls of the case off, simply put the magsafe magnet onto the now flat portion of the phone scope case, and aline it to so the camera matches up with the hole etc.
That's it! This magnet should hold it very tight and keep it from rotating etc.
I'll post some pictures and a diy as I complete the project and test it out. It seems like it wil be very simple and straight forward!
Edit: Here are the pics
Alright guys it’s was just as easy as I thought. So there is a few ways to do this, and I didn’t know if it would work so Instead of using my case and messing it up, I just used a piece of scrap plastic and cut some slits with the dremel. Etc. knowing what I know now I would probably just use the case and dremel the corners off. In fact if you are a no case sort of guy you can leave the corners on and just take out the rubber tabs.
So again your options are.
1. Use phone scope case and cut the corners off
2. Use phonescope case and use no case or a thin case on your phone and take the rubber corner pieces out (reversible)
3. Use scrap plastic and cut slits to work with the adapter.
All you need is a MagSafe magnet from Amazon $9
Your old phone scope
And maybe a dremel.
Let me know if you have any questions
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So I imagine most of the people reading this Diy Forum like to save a buck or two when they can. For this reason, I have a hard time dropping $160 bucks on the map view spotting scope adapter, but man do I want one because they seem to solve the problem of products like the phone scope present. A big ole bulky case that isn't always simple to use.
So over the next week or so here are my plans to make one.
Here is what I will use.
1. old phone scope case and adapter.
2. a reverse Iphone Magsafe magnet See here
(If you don't have a iphone you should be able to use the second sticker on your phone case to make it a magsafe compatible. )
3. a Dremel
So my plan is to take one of my old phone scope cases, and cut the side walls of the case off, simply put the magsafe magnet onto the now flat portion of the phone scope case, and aline it to so the camera matches up with the hole etc.
That's it! This magnet should hold it very tight and keep it from rotating etc.
I'll post some pictures and a diy as I complete the project and test it out. It seems like it wil be very simple and straight forward!
Edit: Here are the pics
Alright guys it’s was just as easy as I thought. So there is a few ways to do this, and I didn’t know if it would work so Instead of using my case and messing it up, I just used a piece of scrap plastic and cut some slits with the dremel. Etc. knowing what I know now I would probably just use the case and dremel the corners off. In fact if you are a no case sort of guy you can leave the corners on and just take out the rubber tabs.
So again your options are.
1. Use phone scope case and cut the corners off
2. Use phonescope case and use no case or a thin case on your phone and take the rubber corner pieces out (reversible)
3. Use scrap plastic and cut slits to work with the adapter.
All you need is a MagSafe magnet from Amazon $9
Your old phone scope
And maybe a dremel.
Let me know if you have any questions
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