Luke's 3D Printing Story: The e-NABLE Movement

<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3ZyDLGgSj60/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3ZyDLGgSj60?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div> <span style="color: #18294d; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Proxima Nova', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #18294d; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Proxima Nova', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px;">Meet eight year old Luke Dennison. Luke was born without the use of his left hand, so his father Gregg searched for a way to help his son. He found the volunteer group e-NABLE, made up of a worldwide network of over 5,000 volunteers and dedicated to use 3D printing to make a real difference to peoples lives.</span> <span style="color: #18294d; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Proxima Nova', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></span><br /> e-NABLE designs, prints and donates “helper hands” free of charge to children and adults using Ultimaker 3D printers. They help people to find a 3D printer near them to print and assemble the pieces, or the hand files can be downloaded and printed at home.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyFdvJFvguQ7Tuh75QrGHQ6pEQfExi7OUajjDhJJ87HXwd9t038yEIG5R7lDoeUM__F5UFNsOYDdNbRZGjgrwTx5xGuccr0VzcPZJKhQpLeNhnVG4N9nx-95Y6gsF-j4qBLraufRM19Mx/s1600/55cb2fe8bb93e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyFdvJFvguQ7Tuh75QrGHQ6pEQfExi7OUajjDhJJ87HXwd9t038yEIG5R7lDoeUM__F5UFNsOYDdNbRZGjgrwTx5xGuccr0VzcPZJKhQpLeNhnVG4N9nx-95Y6gsF-j4qBLraufRM19Mx/s640/55cb2fe8bb93e.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luke is able to play outside using his e-NABLE hand</td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="color: #18294d; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Proxima Nova', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #18294d; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Proxima Nova', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">Gregg contacted e-NABLE and now uses an Ultimaker 2 3D printer to create a number of different functional hands for Luke so he can hold and pick up objects. </span></span><br /> <span style="color: #18294d; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Proxima Nova', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: white;">"I feel a strong sense of pride as a father that my wife and I are able to provide my son with a new hand. Through e-NABLE and our Ultimaker 2 3D printer we are able to come up with a new hand whenever he needs one. Luke loves being able to pick the colours of his hand and show new designs off to his friends at school. e-NABLE and Ultimaker have made it easy for me to give my son the life he deserves." - Gregg</span></blockquote> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMNOp_HvMWePUU8G5aRbDSurAtcMVBGEeNbEow8OosSQJrOUeyaMbTDLFG5tzvXfXniMBX_AW39T3gEVyh4F7vn5cF4ZGaKLRaGz0eIC5NIO3VWO5fgHHGBjzfEDvyff8b58KgweZbWIs/s1600/55cb30707011e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMNOp_HvMWePUU8G5aRbDSurAtcMVBGEeNbEow8OosSQJrOUeyaMbTDLFG5tzvXfXniMBX_AW39T3gEVyh4F7vn5cF4ZGaKLRaGz0eIC5NIO3VWO5fgHHGBjzfEDvyff8b58KgweZbWIs/s200/55cb30707011e.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Yf1pPo-xGeizVsQr2f5wfZIO5BRJkndbnzXY0K0NFBUwgeAnVb92KcTGLbaaisVID66JwGm7wVn7ercvl5JdSslvBR9XoBUA-xPzdIK5Ymp04Qgt-A8aBzrdXz0-m7PnMZUwCLXtzQpG/s1600/55cb307cd9d6d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Yf1pPo-xGeizVsQr2f5wfZIO5BRJkndbnzXY0K0NFBUwgeAnVb92KcTGLbaaisVID66JwGm7wVn7ercvl5JdSslvBR9XoBUA-xPzdIK5Ymp04Qgt-A8aBzrdXz0-m7PnMZUwCLXtzQpG/s200/55cb307cd9d6d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> The amazing assistive hands e-NABLE designs provide people with the ability of moving fingers if they able to bend their wrist.<br /> <br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> "Being able to provide someone with a new assertive hand not only changes their life but also mine and everyone working with e-NABLE. Our volunteers come together to create, innovate re-design and give a 'helping hand' to those who need it - whether it's helping to print parts, creating a completed device or simply helping to guide others s they build one themselves." - Aaron Brown an e-NABLE volunteer </blockquote> <br /> To learn more about the Ultimaker 2 3D printing range that Gregg and e-NABLE use to print 3D hands, <a href="https://www.x3d.com.au/store/product/20094-ultimaker-2" target="_blank">click here.</a></div>