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# Current Challenge: January 2026 # Current Challenge: Bring Your Best
## Maker Coin Holder Design ## Challenge: Bring Your Best / Favorite / Proudest Print
This month's challenge is to design a holder for our **Maker Coin**. For this month, we want to see what you can do! Bring in a print that represents your best work, your absolute favorite model, or the project you are most proud of.
## Challenge Details ### The Focus: The Story
### The Goal We want to know the "Why" behind the print. Be prepared to share:
Design and print a custom holder, stand, or display for the 3D Fuel / Filament Fabricators Maker Coin.
### Getting the Coin * Why did you choose this model?
To participate, you need a Maker Coin to measure or test your design with. * What challenges did you overcome to print it?
- **Pick one up**: Stop by 3D Fuel to grab a physical coin. * What makes it special to you?
- **Print one**: You can print your own coin!
- **Nozzle Requirement**: 0.2mm nozzle is required for the fine detail.
- **Model Link**: [Filament Fabricators Maker Coin on MakerWorld](https://makerworld.com/en/models/2115458-filament-fabricators-maker-coin#profileId-2289196)
### Submission Requirements ### Submission Requirements
- **Physical Model**: Bring your printed holder to the February meetup.
- **Digital File**: (Optional but encouraged) Share your design on a repository like MakerWorld, Printables, or Thangs. * **Physical Model**: Bring your print to the **March** meetup.
* **The Story**: Be ready to tell the group about your creation.
### Judging & Prize
* **Voting**: The group will vote on their favorite entry.
* **Prize**: The winner will receive a **free spool of filament**!
### Timeline ### Timeline
- **Challenge Announcement**: January 2026 (at January meetup)
- **Show & Tell / Voting**: February 2026 (during February meetup) * **Challenge Announcement**: February 2026 (at February meetup)
- **Winner Announcement**: February 2026 (end of February meetup) * **Show & Tell / Voting**: March 2026 (during March meetup)
* **Winner Announcement**: March 2026 (end of March meetup)
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**This challenge is currently active in February/March 2026**

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### Current Challenges ### Current Challenges
- **[Active Challenge](Current-Challenge)** - January 2026: "Maker Coin Holder Design" - **[Active Challenge](Current-Challenge)** - February 2026: "Bring Your Best"
- **[Upcoming Challenge](Upcoming-Challenge)** - February 2026: "Bring Your Best" - **[Upcoming Challenge](Upcoming-Challenge)** - March 2026: "Bring an Experiment"
- **[Challenge Archive](Challenge-Archive)** - Past challenges - **[Challenge Archive](Challenge-Archive)** - Past challenges
- **[How to Participate](Challenge-Participation)** - Guide for joining challenges - **[How to Participate](Challenge-Participation)** - Guide for joining challenges

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[← Back to Home Page](Home)
# Current Challenge: January 2026
## Maker Coin Holder Design
This month's challenge is to design a holder for our **Maker Coin**.
## Challenge Details
### The Goal
Design and print a custom holder, stand, or display for the 3D Fuel / Filament Fabricators Maker Coin.
### Getting the Coin
To participate, you need a Maker Coin to measure or test your design with.
- **Pick one up**: Stop by 3D Fuel to grab a physical coin.
- **Print one**: You can print your own coin!
- **Nozzle Requirement**: 0.2mm nozzle is required for the fine detail.
- **Model Link**: [Filament Fabricators Maker Coin on MakerWorld](https://makerworld.com/en/models/2115458-filament-fabricators-maker-coin#profileId-2289196)
### Submission Requirements
- **Physical Model**: Bring your printed holder to the February meetup.
- **Digital File**: (Optional but encouraged) Share your design on a repository like MakerWorld, Printables, or Thangs.
### Timeline
- **Challenge Announcement**: January 2026 (at January meetup)
- **Show & Tell / Voting**: February 2026 (during February meetup)
- **Winner Announcement**: February 2026 (end of February meetup)

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# Upcoming Challenge: Bring Your Best # Upcoming Challenge: Bring an Experiment
## Challenge: Bring Your Best / Favorite / Proudest Print ## Challenge: Bring an Experiment
For this month, we want to see what you can do! Bring in a print that represents your best work, your absolute favorite model, or the project you are most proud of. For this month, we challenge you to try something new, crazy, or wild! Bring in an experiment. It can be anything from simple cubes to complex prints. The goal is simply to push boundaries and try something you haven't done before.
### The Focus: The Story ### The Focus: The Process
We want to know the "Why" behind the print. Be prepared to share: We want to hear about what you tried. Be prepared to share:
* Why did you choose this model? * What was your experiment?
* What challenges did you overcome to print it? * Why did you try it?
* What makes it special to you? * Did it work, or did it fail? (Failing is completely fine, it's about trying something new!)
### Submission Requirements ### Submission Requirements
* **Physical Model**: Bring your print to the **March** meetup. * **Physical Model**: Bring your experimental print to the **April** meetup.
* **The Story**: Be ready to tell the group about your creation. * **The Story**: Be ready to tell the group about your process and what you were testing.
### Judging & Prize ### Judging & Prize
* **Voting**: The group will vote on their favorite entry. * **Voting**: The group will vote on their favorite experimental attempt.
* **Prize**: The winner will receive a **free spool of filament**! * **Prize**: The winner will receive a **free spool of filament**!
### Timeline ### Timeline
* **Challenge Announcement**: February 2026 (at February meetup) * **Challenge Announcement**: March 2026 (at March meetup)
* **Show & Tell / Voting**: March 2026 (during March meetup) * **Show & Tell / Voting**: April 2026 (during April meetup)
* **Winner Announcement**: March 2026 (end of March meetup) * **Winner Announcement**: April 2026 (end of April meetup)
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**This challenge will become active in February 2026** **This challenge will become active in March 2026**