Nintendo DS Lite clip

A Nintendo DS has a hinge that's supposed to open just the right amount and stop. In order to go further and open it all the way or to close it, you have to actually push or pull on it. Gravity alone can't pull the top screen out of place. It's like a car door that stops at a few angles rather than swinging wildly. The hinge broke on the DS my brother gave me after years of good use, meaning it began just swinging freely rather than stopping at the sweet spot. It would cost a lot more to repair it than to get a new DS, which would only be around $40 since it's an old system. If I wanted a replacement I'd probably just get a newer system, and I wasn't even sure I wanted a replacement since I should probably play fewer games anyway. However, the idea struck me that I could use this as an opportunity for invention. Rather than repair the DS, I could create a clip that would hold the DS open at the correct angle. I had some experience with a 3D printer but only printing decorative trinkets that other people mostly designed. Printing functional components that are meant to fit onto real-world objects with precise measurements is much more difficult than printing art, and I'd have to learn to design it myself. I spent weeks learning how to use Blender, the 3D-modeling software. Then once I became competent in Blender I spent weeks working with it to model my DS clip. Eventually I was ready to print my first draft, so I transferred the digital model to the 3D printer at my office. And then I discovered the printer would not work! It seems that at some point after the time I had printed those trinkets I mentioned, the 3D printer had become clogged so that no filament could be extruded through it. I asked the Internet for help and I got in touch with a former employee who had previously been responsible for the printer. When I couldn't adequately answer the questions they posed to me about the problem, it became clear to them that I was a 3D-printing amateur. I s