I bought one of those new iPads with the magical magnetic cover. During coffee time each morning, it is great for email, Kos, news, etc. But, I discovered the folded magnetic cover doesn't quite position the iPad at the best angle for me. And, the light over the table reflects in it. Holding it gets tiresome. The thing is heavier than I expected. Using OMB (Occupy My Brain), I thought about some possible solutions that didn't cost me much money. What I settled on works great. Here is today's do-it-yourself project. Careful though, it involves a BIG knife and chemicals.
First, get yourself one of those BIG car washing sponges like this. Mine was 2.5"x5"x9". Anything close to that is fine.
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Get a felt-tipped marker and a BIG serrated bread knife and some Gorilla Glue.
With the marker and a straight edge, draw a line across the top of the sponge along the mid-line.
Turn the sponge to one of the ends. Draw a line from about 1" from the bottom up to the mid-line at the top. Repeat for the other end.
Now for the hard and dangerous part. Use a sawing motion with the knife. Follow those lines you drew so you cut off a triangular shaped piece of the sponge.
Hold the piece back in place where it was cut off. Rotate the front up and toward the back like this.
I used Gorilla Glue, moistened the surfaces a little, and glued them together. I added a little weight for a few hours.
Voila! It works like a charm. Perfect angle. It doesn't slip with the magnetic cover in place The $1.70 cost was well within my budget.
I thought everyone needs one of these. It was easy. It would work for other tablet devices, too.