I lost my finger.. so I made a new one

About 6 years ago I lost my finger in an accident - so naturally I decided to make myself a cyberpunk style prosthetic!

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[nguyenhoanganh]

Crazy how many of us are so distractted by her bubbly personality and incredible art to the point that we didn't even notice that she doesn't have left pinky🤣🤣🤣

[ximenaallessandrij.]

The fact that I was SO worried about her having an accident and the realize that she had a missing finger all this time just made me laugh at how blind I can be sometimes 🤣

[inevera]

are you telling me i've been watching you work with your hands for over a year and I never noticed you were missing a whole pinky?? 😭 either way I'm glad it doesn't stop you from art, and I just love the glove you made, so cool!!

[mm-ntel]

I am an engineering student and in the robotics, you can increase strength by adding counter wires on the opposite side. Also switch to metal cables. Fishing line breaks really easily, but you can find metal wire in the jewelry supply section to replace it and its virtually indestructible without wire cutters. To protect the wires you can run them inside the finger mechanism. Also, just an idea, but if you want to add a screw in feature to your new prosthetic fingertip, you could put interchangeable tips on it. As well as an attachment on the back of the glove too. You have given me so many ideas to think about! BTW, This is an amazing job! Absolutely brilliant! I was 10, 000 % impressed! My little inventor/engineering heart just jumped to so many ideas.

[Deveyus]

The phrase
"... which is an open-source project that makes it possible for people to print their own prosthetics." made me tear up. Humans working together to make self-augmentation accessible is such a beautiful thing.

[paulinacarcamo]

The physical and occupational therapist here. To say I'm impressed you managed to create a functional prosthetic is the understatement of the century! It may not seem so useful to you, but practice makes perfect. The more you try to utilize the prosthetic the easier it becomes. Sure, it may not hold the functional prosthetics standards from a medical point of view, but you managed to create one nonetheless. I've been watching your videos for many years and noticed your finger not so long ago. The positivity you hold in every single video manages to camouflage what you're missing, which is absolutely nothing. The way you have learned to cope with technically four fingers in one hand is perfect, from my point of view. With that being said, you can actually start doing occupational therapy with this prosthetic. Learn numerous ways to grab big and small items. Practice different types of grips with this glove. Try using it while doing your daily activities like putting on clothes with it, working with buttons, cook, cleaning, painting, coloring, drawing, or anything you put your heart into. I am so proud of how you manage to utilize your hand. Keep doing what you love and don't let any negative thoughts creep into your beautiful creative brain. You can actually help others who live under your same condition with this prosthetic. Keep on playing around with this one and see where it can lead you. Not only will it help you understand its functional mechanism but it will also facilitate your day-to-day activities. I know I said it already, but I'm so proud and seriously impressed with this project of yours. Can't wait to see what beautiful projects your brain comes up with. Keep on going Nerdforge! You can and always will accomplish everything and anything. Sending love and blessings to you and all of your loved ones all the way from across the lake, specifically Honduras.

From Paulina Cárcamo, bachelor's of physical and occupational therapy

[jamiebrooks]

The phrase "so that everyone can 3-d print their own prosthetic fingers" makes me realize that we really are living in the future.

[RosieDax]

as someone with a disabled pinky finger the joy you can see when your prosthetic worked made me so happy, like girl yes lets

[Tony-cmlg]

A table saw accident is no joke. I can’t imagine how much pain you were in after the shock subsided. Stories like this always remind me to respect the machines

[strawberrymooches]

How did I not know you were missing a WHOLE finger?? I’ve spent countless hours watching you make projects with your hands! Wow. Guess it shows how mesmerizing your work is. ♥️

[fgvcosmic]

I still can't believe we live in a time where you can _print prosthetics at home_

[eddinghangman]

Hey, design guy here. Try adjusting the length of the fishing line to get different amounts of movement with different hand movements, you might be able to get the crouching action going.
You could include a kind of dial that shortens the line and reduces the amount of hand movement to make the finger bend. To make it suitable for different uses.
Another concept is to raise the bend point of the wire so that the finger does more with less movement.

I also thought about your LED light and the cables: Why not use the wires to actuate the finger?
Maybe go a bit bigger and have them twisted, then they could withstand a lot of force. only problem might be a high resistance to sliding inside the mechanism.

As for grip, maybe adding a bit of rubbery plastic on the inside would make it a lot more helpful for holding and manipulating things. There are dipping solutions available which can also be painted on.

I really like this project and the way you are dealing with the loss of your finger. This is a very healthy way to cope with such an experience and I think it can be great for others to see you like this if they have experienced something similar. Thanks for sharing <3

[chugtheduff]

In a lot of her old videos, she always tries to hide her left hand. When she made her video about getting 100k, she was hiding her hand the whole video. It is so amazing to now see her comfortable with her lost finger. We should respect her for being strong and sharing this with us. She didn’t give up on what she loved the most and continued on strong. We all love you Nerdforge!

[Killcupidsaaki]

This is the biggest, " I'm living in the future, " moment I have ever had. I just watched this woman design, print, assemble, and refine her own prosthetic. WOW.

[WHTJunior]

I had never noticed that you were missing a finger, but those reactions to the working pinky were just so wholesome.

[julianabanana]

"Don't forget we have reservations at 8"
"Ok I just have to do my makeup and pick out a pinkie"
"Ok well don-...????"

[MartFord]

5 years... 5 years i've been subscribed and watched every single video... not once did I notice. All the content is so engaging, I guess I was paying so much attention, Martina was like a magician with the misdirection of being awesome.

[lightandleaves]

The little 'hehe' laughs each time something works are so precious and simultaneously give goblin energy I love it 😂❤️

[RoseOmania]

Ngl, this is the second vid I've ever watched and I was expecting a birth defect not a WHOLE ASS TABLE SAW ACCIDENT

[YouTube]

watching this design continuously get cooler was amazing to watch 🤩