Description

This is a MagSafe wireless charging stand designed around the Anker PowerWave Lite, and also accomodates an Apple Watch charging puck at the base. Works with the “Standby” feature in iOS 17. You will need to provide the Anker PowerWave Lite (unaffiliated Amazon link) and an Apple Watch charging puck (both the USB-A and USB-C versions work well).

Other Materials

• Anker PowerWave Lite
• Apple Watch Charger
• 163mm length of ½" OD aluminum tube with 1/16" wall thickness
• x7 – 8mm M3 bolts
• x4 – 6.4mm long, 5.6mm OD M3 threaded inserts
• x12 – 1in OD, .225" ID, .0625" thick washers (optional)
• assorted tools for assembly

Printing

All parts can be printed in PLA except the “Lower Base Pad”, which should be printed in TPU for best results (PLA could work but results in a worse end use experience). Only a few parts need support, and you can use my included profile to get reliable results. Total print time for the included profile on a P1P was about 7 hours. Please ensure a clean bed surface for optimal adhesion.

Metal Fabrication

For best results, I recommend making the stand tube out of ½" OD aluminum tube, with 1/16" wall thickness, and you will need a length 163mm. There are two printable templates to make the necessary holes and cuts into the tube, and they can be clamped onto the tube. The holes should be drilled with a 7/64" in drill bit.

This should also work with other metals, such as stainless steel, but they may be more difficult to work with. Additionally, if metal fabrication is out of the question, this part could also be 3D printed, maybe with metal filled or silver filament. The STEP files for these 3d printed “tubes” are also included.

Assembly

Please note that you can follow along with the included exploded views/assembly guide. Underlined words refer to printed parts, italics refer to the tubes which are either metal fabricated or 3d printed, and bold refers to a previous step's subassembly.

1. Use a soldering iron to place the 4 threaded inserts into the corresponding holes in the underside of the upper base.
2. Attach the TPU pad into the grooves on the underside of the lower base; you may need a dab of adhesive or hot glue to secure it. Flipping the lower base over, insert the 2 aligner pins. Again, depending on your printer, a some adhesive may help.
3. Pass the usb end of the Apple Watch puck through the middle opening of the aw mount and press the puck into it. There should be a snap when securely inserted. Then press this part into the aw mount adapter; some adhesive may help. This subassembly can now be pressed onto the aw tube; some adhesive may help.
4. Pass the usb-c end of the PowerWave Lite cable through the opening in the powerwave holder and press the charging pad into the part. There should be a snap when it is securely inserted.
5. Pass the usb-c end of the PowerWave Lite cable through the opening in the stand tube (the usb-c end should come out of the flat end of the tube). You will likely need to trim the rubber around the PowerWave Lite's usb-c cable for it to fit through the tube; there is a cover included to restore this protective layer at the end. Then pass the cable through the hole in the upper base; it should come out of the cutout in the rear. Now insert the tube into the subassembly from step 4 and the other end into the upper base. Use x2 M3 bolts to secure the stand tube.
6. Insert the subassembly from step 4 into the hole in the upper base from the top and insert the aw cable insert into the upper base from the bottom. Then secure the aw tube with an M3 bolt from the underside of upper base. (Note: the aw cable insert may be a little loose at this step, but it is fully secured later on with the lower base). Now route the Apple Watch charger cable through the groove in the underside of the upper base. It should come out of the cutout in the rear.
7. If using the optional washers, insert 4 sets of 3 washers into the cutouts in the underside of the upper base. Now place the lower base subassembly from step 2 onto the bottom of the upper base subassembly. The aligner pins in the lower base subassembly should help line these up. Now secure the lower base subassembly using x4 M3 bolts.
8. Optionally, press the usb-c end cover onto the usb-c end of the PowerWave Lite cable to cover any potential damage caused while passing it through the stand tube.