CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Caleb Boyce is a seventh-grader at Montgomery Central Middle School. He’s an honor roll student and an alumni of NASA space camp.
But the 12-year-old has two other important jobs: Mowing lawns and using a 3D printer to create prosthetic hands for amputees.
Caleb is member of e-NABLE, a community of people from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free prosthetics for those who need them.
“I want to build at least three hands this summer,” he said.
Getting started
Caleb was introduced to 3D printing when he was just 7, and at 10 years old he received his first 3D printer as a Christmas gift. Caleb’s first prints included an X-wing starfighter from Star Wars, a Boba Fett character, and a replica of the Eiffel Tower.
Sadly, that printer…
