Galaxy Fold 8 Netbook Keyboard Case

Turn your Galaxy Z Fold 8 into a tiny clamshell laptop. The phone snaps magnetically into the lid, a Bluetooth keyboard drops into the base, and two friction hinges hold the lid at any angle.

Fits the Galaxy Z Fold 8 only (not the Fold 8 Ultra or Fold 7).

The full build guide (parts, print settings, step-by-step assembly) is in the PDF under Files.

What you get

- Fold8_Netbook_PrintReady.3mf: Bambu Studio project with every setting saved. Open, pick a plate, slice, print.

- Base.stl: keyboard tray with hinge mounts, magnet pockets, rubber-feet recesses and a USB-C adapter stash

- Lid.stl: for a phone in a MagSafe case

- Lid_PhoneRing.stl: for a bare phone with a stick-on MagSafe ring

- Covers.stl: hinge cover band and camera trim ring (on its own plate so you can print it in a second color)

You only need one lid: Lid or Lid_PhoneRing.

Parts

- Bluetooth keyboard with touchpad (200 x 125 mm): https://a.co/d/0hqSmoTb

- Hinge x2: https://a.co/d/03unRoRi

- Vertical USB-C adapter: https://a.co/d/08WtraYl

- M3x8 hex screw x4, M3x5 hex screw x4, M3 hex nut x8: https://a.co/d/03pbnLkW

- MagSafe ring (55/45 mm, 0.7 mm): https://a.co/d/06sSzTZP

- Rubber feet x4 (0.7 in): https://a.co/d/0gpnQfFy

- Magnet 5x3 mm x8: https://a.co/d/019jX9so

- Super glue

The magnets, rubber feet and USB-C adapter are optional. Without the adapter you can't charge the phone while it's in the lid, without the feet the base slides around, and without the magnets the keyboard isn't held down as firmly.

Printing

Bambu Studio: open Fold8_Netbook_PrintReady.3mf. It's set up for a P1S (other Bambu printers work, Bambu Studio will ask to switch). Print plates 1 and 2, then plate 3 or plate 4.

Other slicers: use the STLs, PLA, 0.4 mm nozzle, 0.16 mm layers, 3 walls, 15% infill, Detect thin wall ON. Supports only on the Lid (tree, build plate only). Base and Covers need no supports.

A textured PEI plate gives the back of the lid a nice finish.

Assembly (about 30 minutes)

1. Glue the 8 magnets into the keyboard bed.

2. Press the M3 nuts into the hex traps (4 in the Base, 4 in the Lid).

3. Mount the hinges: M3x8 screws in the Base, M3x5 screws in the Lid. Snug them, don't fully tighten yet.

4. Close the lid, line it up square with the Base, then tighten all 8 screws.

5. Glue on the cover band and camera trim ring.

6. Press in the MagSafe ring, stick on the rubber feet, drop in the keyboard.

Full step-by-step details are in the PDF guide.

Notes

- Use M3x5 for the lid. Longer screws poke through the inside of the lid.

- If your printer runs tight, scale the Base to 100.2-100.3% in X and Y.

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