A couple of weeks ago, Nathaniel (student) set out to replace a (mysteriously) missing piece of his car with a 3D printed part. He carefully measured the remaining bit, modeled the replacement using Tinkercad, which is really accessible and easy to use. He then printed the replacement part using an Ultimaker 3, which took all of 22 minutes.
After a few minor modifications with the Dremel…
…a good fit was achieved…
…and the car was fixed!
It’s especially satisfying to see 3D printing used to empower people to solve real-world problems.