After injuring a fingertip, leaf blower intake fan blades & fingers don’t mix well, I was looking for a splint to protect my now injured index finger. Couldn’t find one in the medicine cabinet at home and was thinking about going to the makerspace to get one out of the first aid kit there. Of course a friend mentioned that he figured I’d just print one. Of course I could!

So did a quick online search and found one that was an easy 3D printing job. After taking some measurements of my finger (don’t forget to take into account any bandages), then scaling up, 25 min later I had a custom fit finger protector! It’s worked great, I got to pick my own color, and doesn’t look bad if I do say so myself…