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A network for complex seating clinicians and fabricators. A community for questions, stories, helpful hints and innovative solutions.
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Welcome! If you're new to social networks you're in for a surprise. This medium makes it very easy to create and contribute content of your choosing. The first time you upload anything, the system will create a Member Page just for you. Anything you add after that point will automatically be stored on your page. You can modify the layout and look of your Member Page any way you desire. Don't be afraid to experiment. You can't break anything.
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Don't Stand So Close To Me
Posted by Marilou on May 26, 2020 at 6:51am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Don’t Stand So Close to Me
on May 16, 2020
Long before handwashing was recognized as the single most significant intervention to the spread of disease (okay, so this was discovered more than a century ago but no one was paying attention), I was washing my hands and not touching my face. I’m not a genius; I’m a germaphobe.
At the office it was not unusual for people to bring cookies, candy, cakes, etc. to share. I, too, brought goodies in for the other corporate slaves. But I…
Don't Stand So Close To Me
Posted by Marilou on May 26, 2020 at 6:51am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Don’t Stand So Close to Me
on May 16, 2020
Long before handwashing was recognized as the single most significant intervention to the spread of disease (okay, so this was discovered more than a century ago but no one was paying attention), I was washing my hands and not touching my face. I’m not a genius; I’m a germaphobe.
At the office it was not unusual for people to bring cookies, candy, cakes, etc. to share. I, too, brought goodies in for the other corporate slaves. But I…
Testing - STL Files / OBJ
Posted by James Malcolm on February 6, 2019 at 3:19am 3 Comments 1 Like
Good morning all from the UK,
We are currently in testing stage in our organisation has invested in an HP Mulit jet Fusion. I would to ask / request if any members have any Rehab associated designs we could test. Happy to share outcomes once printed. Looking forward to really engaging and sharing now we are up and running.
Regards
James
Primal Scream
Posted by Marilou on July 10, 2018 at 8:02am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Oh my country
Oh my country
breaches in humanity abound
where once the purple plains
rose to meet the endless sky
now endless pain
Oh my country
who proudly we describe
to others as the best
yet those that try to share the lode
are caged are caged are caged
Oh my country
is this the prize we’ve earned
for all the theft we committed
against…
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3D Printed Headrest
One of the big advantages of 3D printing is the ability to fabricate a custom product based on a 3D scan, engineering drawing, dealer specs or even hand gestures and quasi-dimensions. Case in points: “The headrest should also be about yea high.”…
Facilities Expansion
With the presence of COVID-19, it certainly has been a challenge to keep our staff, respective families, customer and product-recipients safe. This is particularly evident in our appointment calendar, which seems to change daily. Nonetheless, we…
3D printed phone receiver cover
As part of our shop expansion, Victor, decided it was time to repair one of our shop phones that had been damaged long ago. Using both, tri-color and dark blue PLA, he printed the receiver case on our Crealiry Ender 3, which coincidentally, was…
Pokemon Naruto - Picachu X Kakashi
A few weeks back, we celebrated my granddaughter's birthday (12yo). For a gift, she asked for something "different and unusual." So, Jeremy located a Pikachu X Kakashi (Pokemon Naruto) statue (sculpted by Patrick Li from Hong Kong) and together with…
3D Hook G-tube
Hook for Osmolite tube feeding formula bottle. The hook attaches directly to our custom seating system; thus making the system more mobile in a group home environment - as compared to pushing around a separate wheeled unit just for the bottle. The…
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Lookilu Images
A shopping cart with wheels and a motor. It sets a new meaning to Powered Wheelchair.
The Sidewinder meets Segway
Here's a neat bracelet that can be redesigned to give feedback about posture or head position.
We've all seen pressure maps but not used this way.
Tricky manuever.Getting back upright from floor.
Creating a new standard for future WC's for CMS funding. There is no audio.If you have a Lookilu you wish to share, send it to us and we'll post it here with credits to you.
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