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## Past Challenges ## Past Challenges
### 2026
- **[May 2026: "Bring an Experiment (Round 2!)"](May-2026)** - Pushed boundaries with crazy or wild ideas again!
- **[April 2026: "Bring an Experiment"](April-2026)** - Show & Tell style experiment failures and successes.
### 2025 ### 2025
- **[November 2025: "Wait, This Was Printed?"](November-2025)** - Surface finish challenge (25mm cube, 2 walls, no top) - **[November 2025: "Wait, This Was Printed?"](November-2025)** - Surface finish challenge (25mm cube, 2 walls, no top)

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# Current Challenge: Bring an Experiment (Round 2!) # Current Challenge: June 2026 (TBD)
## Challenge: Bring an Experiment ## Challenge: [Theme TBD]
Due to the huge success of our last challenge and the awesome influx of new people, we are running **Bring an Experiment** again! We want even more of you to bring in your experiments. These can even be completely failed prints—remember, as 3D Printers, we love spaghetti!! *The current challenge is yet to be announced. Please check back later for full details and rules!*
For this month, we challenge you to try something new, crazy, or wild! 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 Focus: The Process [TBD]
We want to hear about what you tried. Be prepared to share:
* What was your experiment?
* Why did you try it?
* Did it work, or did it fail? (Failing is encouraged, it's about trying something new!)
### Submission Requirements ### Submission Requirements
* **Physical Model**: Bring your experimental print (or spaghetti!) to the **May 20th** meetup. * **Physical Model**: Bring your submission to the upcoming **June 2026** meetup.
* **The Story**: Be ready to tell the group about your process and what you were testing. * **The Story**: Be ready to tell the group about your process.
### Judging & Prize
* **Voting**: The group will vote on their favorite experimental attempt.
* **Prize**: The winner will receive a **free spool of filament**!
### Timeline ### Timeline
* **Challenge Announcement**: April 2026 (at April 29th meetup) * **Challenge Announcement**: May 20th, 2026
* **Show & Tell / Voting**: May 2026 (during May 20th meetup) * **Show & Tell / Voting**: June 2026 meetup
* **Winner Announcement**: May 2026 (end of May 20th meetup) * **Winner Announcement**: June 2026 meetup
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**This challenge is currently active in May 2026** **This challenge is currently active for June 2026**

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# Challenge Archive: Bring an Experiment (Round 2!)
## Challenge: Bring an Experiment
Due to the huge success of our last challenge and the awesome influx of new people, we are running **Bring an Experiment** again! We want even more of you to bring in your experiments. These can even be completely failed prints—remember, as 3D Printers, we love spaghetti!!
For this month, we challenge you to try something new, crazy, or wild! 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 Process
We want to hear about what you tried. Be prepared to share:
* What was your experiment?
* Why did you try it?
* Did it work, or did it fail? (Failing is encouraged, it's about trying something new!)
### Submission Requirements
* **Physical Model**: Bring your experimental print (or spaghetti!) to the **May 20th** meetup.
* **The Story**: Be ready to tell the group about your process and what you were testing.
### Judging & Prize
* **Voting**: The group will vote on their favorite experimental attempt.
* **Prize**: The winner will receive a **free spool of filament**!
### Timeline
* **Challenge Announcement**: April 2026 (at April 29th meetup)
* **Show & Tell / Voting**: May 2026 (during May 20th meetup)
* **Winner Announcement**: May 2026 (end of May 20th meetup)
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**This challenge was active in May 2026 and is now archived.**

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# Upcoming Challenge: June 2026 (To Be Determined) # Upcoming Challenge: July 2026 (To Be Determined)
## Challenge: [Theme TBD] ## Challenge: [Theme TBD]
*Details for the June 2026 challenge are currently being decided. We'll announce the full details at the May 20th meetup!* *Details for the July 2026 challenge are currently being decided. We'll announce the full details at the June meetup!*
### The Focus: [TBD] ### The Focus: [TBD]
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### Submission Requirements ### Submission Requirements
* **Physical Model**: Bring your print to the **June** meetup. * **Physical Model**: Bring your print to the **July** meetup.
* **The Story**: Be ready to tell the group about your creation. * **The Story**: Be ready to tell the group about your creation.
### Judging & Prize ### Judging & Prize
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### Timeline ### Timeline
* **Challenge Announcement**: May 2026 (at May 20th meetup) * **Challenge Announcement**: June 2026 (at June meetup)
* **Show & Tell / Voting**: June 2026 (during June meetup) * **Show & Tell / Voting**: July 2026 (during July meetup)
* **Winner Announcement**: June 2026 (end of June meetup) * **Winner Announcement**: July 2026 (end of July meetup)
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**This challenge will become active in June 2026** **This challenge will become active in July 2026**