<p>You'll need to design a hinge in two parts, probably with a third and fourth part as a cover.</p>
<p>The unit holds position by friction, so it will get sloppier with use as the plastic wears, or you may want to use a metal shaft and bushings.  This will also be affected by the mass of the screen and the torque onto the hinge.</p>
<p>From your image, you can clearly see which hoops in the hinge are part of the top and which are coming up from the bottom.</p>
<p>The ribbon cable will pass between the lower and upper in the middle where the two wide hoops are, and not through the ends which will provide the bulk of the support.</p>
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<p>If you want to make a case exactly like this, then consider buying a shell instead.   The ifixit step-by-step instructions at <a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+Game+Boy+Advance+SP++Shell+Replacement/137582" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+Game+Boy+Advance+SP++Shell+Replacement/137582</a> are clear and helpful for a complete organ-transplant.</p>
<p>The hinge/clutch mechanism used in these is a marvel, you're unlikely to be able to print one without a lot of trial &amp; error, and looks like:<br></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/yWkWN.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/yWkWN.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a>
<br> From
<a href="https://console5.com/store/game-boy-advance-sp-hinge-replacement-case-hinge.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://console5.com/store/game-boy-advance-sp-hinge-replacement-case-hinge.html</a></p>
<p>However people have designed GBA cases - search your favourite STL websites for relevant links.  You may be able to find a case someone else has already designed and done debug.</p>
<p>Potentially useful tool <a href="https://3dmixers.com/m/275635-gba-sp-hinge-removal-tool-with-handle" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://3dmixers.com/m/275635-gba-sp-hinge-removal-tool-with-handle</a></p>

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<p>I have a 1.5 inch screen, and I would like to create an adjustable angle plate for the screen, similar to Game boy advanced (shown below)</p>
<p>Does anyone know how the mechanism works?
By any chance, is there an adjustable connector that I can put on a 3D printed part to make an adjustable angle plate?</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/7A5wF.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/7A5wF.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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Adjustable Angle for a 1.5 inch OLED screen
Sam Shurp 
# Adjustable Angle for a 1.5 inch OLED screen

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-05-21)

I have a 1.5 inch screen, and I would like to create an adjustable angle plate for the screen, similar to Game boy advanced (shown below)

Does anyone know how the mechanism works?
By any chance, is there an adjustable connector that I can put on a 3D printed part to make an adjustable angle plate?

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/7A5wF.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/7A5wF.png)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-05-22. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

You'll need to design a hinge in two parts, probably with a third and fourth part as a cover.

The unit holds position by friction, so it will get sloppier with use as the plastic wears, or you may want to use a metal shaft and bushings. This will also be affected by the mass of the screen and the torque onto the hinge.

From your image, you can clearly see which hoops in the hinge are part of the top and which are coming up from the bottom.

The ribbon cable will pass between the lower and upper in the middle where the two wide hoops are, and not through the ends which will provide the bulk of the support.

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If you want to make a case exactly like this, then consider buying a shell instead. The ifixit step-by-step instructions at <https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+Game+Boy+Advance+SP++Shell+Replacement/137582> are clear and helpful for a complete organ-transplant.

The hinge/clutch mechanism used in these is a marvel, you're unlikely to be able to print one without a lot of trial & error, and looks like:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/yWkWN.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/yWkWN.jpg)
  
 From
<https://console5.com/store/game-boy-advance-sp-hinge-replacement-case-hinge.html>

However people have designed GBA cases - search your favourite STL websites for relevant links. You may be able to find a case someone else has already designed and done debug.

Potentially useful tool <https://3dmixers.com/m/275635-gba-sp-hinge-removal-tool-with-handle>


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