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title: "September 2026: Practi-FALL Prints"
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category: "challenges"
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subcategory: "2026"
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order: 202609
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description: "September 2026 challenge focusing on functional utility and everyday practicality."
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tags:
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- challenge
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- archive
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- 2026
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- challenge-010
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[← Back to Challenge Archive](readme.md)
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# Past Challenge: September 2026
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## Challenge: Practi"FALL" Prints
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As we headed into fall, it was time to show off the practical power of 3D printing with **Practi"FALL" Prints**!
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Whether it was an everyday household fix or a clever workshop tool, makers brought in practical prints that solved problems or made life easier.
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### The Focus: Functional Utility & Everyday Practicality
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The goal was to design or print a functional item that serves a practical purpose. This could be anything from a simple door stop, cord clip, or drawer organizer, to a crazy multi-levered bottle or can opener, tool jig, or replacement bracket!
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### Submission Requirements
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* **Physical Model**: Brought to the **September 16th, 2026** meetup.
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* **Range of Entries**: Anything functional qualified—from simple everyday utility items to complex mechanical openers or tools.
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* **The Story**: Participants demonstrated or explained what problem their print solved, how they used it, and their printing/design approach (materials, infill, orientation for strength, etc.).
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### Judging & Prize
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* **Voting**: The group voted on their favorite entry based on practical usefulness, creativity, and execution.
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* **Prize**: The winner received a **free spool of filament**!
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### Timeline
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* **Challenge Announcement**: August 19th, 2026 (at August meetup)
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* **Show & Tell / Voting**: September 16th, 2026 (during September meetup)
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* **Winner Announcement**: September 16th, 2026 (end of September meetup)
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**This challenge was active for September 2026 and is now archived.**
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