January 9, 2026

Before visiting the Shapiro Design Lab, I had never used a 3d printer. I recently learned about this resource and was excited to try it out. For my first foray into 3d printing, I printed stands for several Nintendo Switch video game controllers, using .stl files from printables.com, as suggested by the Design Lab volunteers.The volunteers were incredibly helpful and eager to answer my questions.

My prints came out wonderfully, my controllers fit perfectly, and now my apartment is slightly more organized. I look forward to visiting the Design Lab again next semester!

![Two black 3D printed rectangular stands on a wooden table. The stands are perpendicular to each other, and one has a tall pillar in the back third, with two rectangular holes in the front two-third…