Card Phone Dock/Cradle

Repurpose old credit cards/gift cards to a phone dock. This DIY phone dock can mount almost any phone in landscape and portrait orientation. This phone dock can also be mounted on surfaces such as laptop corner or table for easy access.

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Step 1: Things you need

2 Plastic Cards
Scissors
Lighter
Double Sided Adhesive Tape
Cutter Blade
Hole Puncher

daemn22 (author) says: Jan 20, 2013. 7:00 PM

*Check out my new project on how to make a phone dock on an airplane seat:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Phone-Mount-on-Plane-Seat/

wawan31 says: Apr 12, 2013. 3:41 PM

awesome tutorial!!! it took me about 15 minutes to do it :)

daemn22 (author) in reply to wawan31Apr 18, 2013. 8:57 PM

Glad you liked it. Would appreciate if you can post a photo also :)

amandaghassaei says: Nov 26, 2012. 2:30 PM

this is awesome! what is supporting the phone from the back in the top pic from step 6? it looks like it's propped up.

daemn22 (author) in reply to amandaghassaeiJan 18, 2013. 8:39 PM

Please refer to the 4th photo of step 6 for a side view of the project :)

daemn22 (author) says: Nov 27, 2012. 6:38 PM

You can also file down the embossed print on the card to even out the card surface. For reference, check: http://www.instructables.com/id/Gorillapod-cradle-for-a-mobile-device-Pocket-PC-/

daemn22 (author) says: Nov 26, 2012. 6:23 PM

The blue card or the support assembly is what's keeping up the phone upright.

http://imgur.com/485cX