How to make a paperclip phone stand.

 

Do you ever find yourself in need to prop your phone up? Sure, there are phone stands you can buy, but it's really easy and cheap to make your own out of two 4" paperclips and just a little bit of duct tape. The Philadactyl is here to show you how! Watch the video below to see me actually make one of these stands, and/or you can find a complete step by step guide with pictures if you scroll further down.

 

Once you have your paperclip ready to go, bend it upwards at point 1 so that it's sticking up at a diagonal angle. Bend it outwards just a little bit at point 2 to give your stand a larger base. Bend the paperclip even more upwards at point 3 to create the back on which your phone will rest. Once this is done, it should look like the photo below:

We're almost done! To keep your phone in place rather than have it sliding down the front of your stand, bend the paperclip upwards at points 2 and 4 so that it looks like the photo below:

Now just repeat this process for a second 4" paperclip, line the two of them side by side, and duct tape them in the middle. The final product should look like this: