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

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🤣🤣🤣

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!!

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.

This is BADASS. She just made, refined, and beautified her own prostetic!

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. ♥️

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

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

The unapologetic joy and pride of "Give me more objects!" was sincerely amazing.

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 🤣

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

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

I know the pain of having a large forearm scar that people jump to conclusions about. Mine is from a metal plate installed where I snapped my whole forearm in half (both bones)

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

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.

I absolutely love your energy. I also really appreciate you discussing your finger and prosthetic journey!!!

That's some absolutely awe inspiring engineering and creativity right there.

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

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.

you are very optimistic. made me sincerely be amused when you showed the trick with the finger! Thank you, girl! You are an inspiration!

Det er sååå inspirerende å se hvordan du har laget noe godt og kult ut av den manglende fingeren din på en så positiv måte! You rock!!!

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!

How did I never notice

This was such a cool video! Love your bubbly personality and humor!

I never noticed you lost your pinky before this video. I love your enthusiasm and charm, and I truly enjoy each and every video you make!

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.

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

I empathise. Having lost my middle finger (Left hand - non-dominant, thank God) 10 years ago now, I hardly notice it. It took a little time to adjust but thankfully, I realised it's not one of the important digits like a thumb or a forefinger. The phantom limb syndrome disappeared after about 5 years & the only time I notice it these days is when I accidentally bang the stub against something solid. That's when the air is full of colourful metaphors / language. Props to you - quite literally, for rebuilding your hand. It was SO fun to watch. 🤗😃

Can't wait for the mini hydraulics version that has enough power to put a hole in the shift key.

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

I didn't realized she lost that finger until this video, I'm surprised!!! It clearly shows how a positive attitude, determination and great support can outshine the circumstances. I hope that this project really helps Martina more and more along the way.

Genius! Your awesome af! Her personality is bubbly/explosive. Love it!

Honestly I think this looks awesome! Congrats on making your own prosthetic! Thats amazing! And the fact that it will help with even small tasks is huge! Good work girlie!

i think martina now officially the coolest person in the world walking around with a light up cyborg finger. nothing can beat this level of awesome.

My dad lost 4 fingers in a saw accident...he passed away a few years ago after a life full of adventure, and he was always experimenting for ways to make his own prosthetics. He would've loved this video

This project turned out great! I love watching your ideas come to life!

Fantastic video. Great to see how you changed & improved the design & functionality through the various iterations. You say that for carrying boxes & heavy items it won't be of much use, but bear in mind when carrying heavy items I would suggest that the little finger doesn't do a great deal anyway so ...... Anyway, well done & good luck with it.

The fact that the majority of us in the comments(me included) had no idea you were missing your ENTIRE pinky finger just goes to show how we were all to busy focusing on your insanely gorgeous art to notice!!!!!

I lost an arm at birth, this video has inspired me. Not to make a new arm, but to go back into that hell and take it back myself.

i’ve seen this glove on a few other videos of yours, and i thought it was just for a cosplay which is pretty cool- BUT THIS ?! this makes its meaning so much cooler !! (plus i bet it feels pretty neat to cyborg-ify yourself in a way) SUPER COOL

it takes so much creativity to do this i really apicate when people can do this its really neat to watch & how excited you got was worth it lol

How… I’ve been watching this channel for like… 4 years? And not noticed at all?! What a horrifying experience! I’m glad you’re alright though and this was a super cool, personally gratifying project! Love to you and Hansi, Martina 🖤

"Ah, thank you. My little friend!" I legit teared up at that. I'm so glad you got a prosthetic that works! And you made it yourself; that's so awesome!

The extra changes to the og template are crazy! You really made it work for you. Love engineering

Truly inpiring and you are so full of positive energy it really just exudes from this video

Been watching for years, never knew she was missing a finger, just goes to show how damn entertaining she is, XD

Never noticed that you are missing a finger. Most important what I’ve really noticed, that you never lost your passion and creativity on Art. That’s how heroes made, lose pieces of your body, but never forget who you are and what your goals are. Martina ! Biggest Respect for being a such wonderfull and funny woman ❤️

17:54 The joy on your face just melted my heart. ❤❤

Love your energy :) and really great work, good skills!

theres a guy on yt who after a work accident lost the majority of his fingers on one of his hands, throughout the years, hes been creating a bionic extention to replace those fingers that he lost, its honestly incredible and really fascinating what engineering can do if you keep working toward a main goal

I don't understand how I was so busy watching you make stuff that I didn't notice you missing most of a finger, just goes to show how amazing your work is

You’re awesome! Love your personality and creativity!

Never watched you before and for that I have regret! I have some catching up to do, this is a brilliant video, the style of camerawork and the way you go through everything - perfect! I have subscribed.

I've watched for years as you make projects with your hands... and I legit had zero clue you've been missing a finger for years. That's wild. Amazing video as always!

Moments like her exploring the glove and the joy a tiny finger can bring really brings to perspective just how much we take for granted sometimes

i like how you matched your look this is an awesome origin story.

Huge love to the dedication and determination you had making this entire video in general💙 I had so much interest from the first second till the very end and full well deserved my sub. Theres so much more I wish I could properly display the words on your character but to put it simply, you iare FASCINATING. Till the endpoint of the video I think we all knew that this mechanical finger wasnt of much to practical use but doing it for the heck of it was more than enough to be interesting. It was like exciting to watch. And exciting to know that there is more improvements yet to come practically as well in terms of technological improvement. People such as myself cant help but wonder about the cyberpunk tech that could fit in there and you nailed the aesthetic and goal behind it from an initial standpoint.

I love Martina's expression of pure joy when picking up objects

Can we just applaud this lady for making her own functional prosthetic????? And making it stylish???? Its giving me serious fullmetal alchemist vibes ❤️ So cool ❤️

Just came across your first video today had to subscribe you’re awesome. Your personality is amazing. You’re fun to watch.

nerver saw a video from you before and i have to say: Verry entertaining, well made and just cool!

5:58 the way she gestures with the robo finger so naturally gives me a lot of hope for the future of 3D printed prosthetics!

Just when I think Martina can’t get any more badass, she goes and makes herself a cyberpunk cyborg finger prosthetic. This looks awesome!

I love your creativity, gaming reference, being handy aaaaaand you look BADASS!!!!! All while staying positive and enthusiastic! ❤❤❤

Im glad you still have your spirit up.

7:33 that shot of you working on the half-assembed finger while wearing it is just so damn cool, true cyberpunk field maintenance vibe. straight outta sci-fi comic

Your “party trick” made me smile a lot actually, the fact you can joke about it means that you are still comfortable with yourself, which is wonderful

Love your content and you make awesome stuff!!

Girl, you're sooo cool! And finding your channel just warmed my heart. Subscribed 🙃

Thoughts for making the finger more tactile: Rubberise the fingertip. Make the fingertip easily replaceable now that it picks up dirt. Redesign so that the weight of the mechanism is transferred somewhere you can feel. I think the initial design does this well, as the wristband would pull on your wrist, and the wire would dig into your knuckle . The wrist band needs to be redesigned so that it isn't awkward to put on with the glove. Maybe use a flexible filament and a shape like this C>. The wire digging into your knuckle is uncomfortable, so I think that adding a knuckle pad with a groove would be a good idea.

I love how chill you are about missing a finger. I gained +10 body positivity just by watching this video.

Never noticed your missing finger. I’m glad that you continued your art ❤

WoW amazing build and very well done video as well 👍🏼

I'm sure someone has already suggested it, but you may want to put a rubber pad or something 'grippy' on the bottom tip of the prosthetic. It won't offer any additional "strength" per se but it will add additional friction, to help hold things. Awesome project!

Why is it so nice to see her smile and laugh over doing the simplest tasks with her new pinky again

..so many talents in one person! You're TRULY amazing 😍

When life hands you lemons, make a starwars tier cybernetic prosthetic from it. I love her unadulterated joy at doing regular hand things. Makes me appreciate my hands more.

Severed my extensor tendon in my dominant hand last year. I'm an artist and I couldn't draw or write and I was so depressed. I am blown away by how positive and adaptive of your injury you are. It really goes to show what a positive mindset can do, so I'm going to see what I can do with my hand, instead of focusing on what I can't.

Ich schau deine Videos schon 2-3 Jahre. Du bist eine unglaubliche Frau. Du kannst sehr stolz auf dich sein. Mach weiter und bleib so wie du bist.

This is amazing! I’ve been watching your videos for a few weeks now but my 14 year old daughter has been watching you longer and showed me this video. Your so good at everything and my daughter and I love watching you! ☺️ It’s one of the few things we agree on now lol 💜

Having work in STEM my whole career and now retired seeing a young women like you so passionate, talented and creative is a real inspiration. There is nothing to the excitement of solving a problem, but the look on your face when you see your prosthetic working is above anything.

Fantastic engineering! The Knick finger is a WAY better version of a design I created & submitted to the public domain close to 10 years ago. Now you've taken it and made it even better still! As an artist and engineer, it's gratifying to see people take an initial concept I had, keep what works, throw out what doesn't and improve it so much. Thank you for detailing how you did this!!

*Awesome work!*

Great job! I know what you’re going thru. I too had a table saw accident and had 3 fingers cut off to include my pinky, but they reattached my pinky. And just like you my pinky is stuck in a curved position like your ring finger due to damaged tendons. They couldn’t reattach other which I’m fine with, I have same problems with same issues as you do, grasping etc, holding onto things. But bad thing about my accident is the it was my right hand, which is my dominant hang. Just wanted to say kudos to you for finding a resolution. Me I’m just dealing with what I have and making the best of it… Good job kiddo👍

This is awesome! My grandfather lost his own pinky in an odd boating accident. He actually trapped the pinky in his boats door, and just pulled it off. Didn't even notice until he saw a puddle of blood. He joked about it all the time. Loved giving "high fours", loved joking about how his finger was waiting for him in heaven. Where ever he is, he's smiling at this. He would have loved it. I love it too! Straight outta night city!

I have been watching you guys for at LEAST 4 years and I've never noticed, I actually feel like an idiot but that maybe speaks for how eye-catching your art is. Also makes all your miniature model stuff even more impressive that you do it with 8 functional fingers!

Nice job! Very intuitive on your part to create something that helps you regain a bit of what you lost. Cool idea with the light, have you thought about using micro wires? small as hair’s.

VERY, VERY GOOD!!! an interesting idea, a valid project, and a lot of determination... and voilà the finger is done!!! congratulations also for the very interesting video as post-production editing... and then that red/purple hair is gorgeous, it gives that touch of creativity that couldn't be missing. Best wishes from Rome

It’s absolutely insane that we’re at the point where we can make prosthetics in our own homes

im ashamed to say i never noticed because you and your hubby do such a great job on the projects

First time i have come across your channel. Loved this video. You present really well, down to earth, informative ,funny and intelligent. I definitely will be following for more. cheers!

the way you cyberpunk transformed at the ending gave me chills, like legit running up my spine ASMR. your original creativity and powerlevel as a content creator or cyborg sith or whatever you want to be is extreme. i pray that you will never turn to the dark side of the force and construct a death star or anything like that and just stay chill, you are the chosen one .

watching this design continuously get cooler was amazing to watch 🤩

I noticed the missing pinkie at some point but figured if you wanted us/me to know whether you never had one from birth or lost it at some point, you'd make a video about it. This is the coolest way I could imagine ever to satisfy potentially curious minds while simultaneously sharing your process in creating a totally amazing cyberpunk glove! Well done!

4:53: I loved this skit so much that you earned me as a Subscriber.

Honestly, I thought it was a birth defect. You seemed so comfortable with the loss. But man, watching your face light up when you were testing it was just the most adorable thing! I never realized how important the pinky finger could be to basic life functions.

For a future version, making an acrylic led color changing nail to match your nail polish would be hella cool.

I love your videos and upbeat personality! You’re very positive about everything, I watched your videos during my cancer battle one thing I think is neat is the fact your can 3D print a prosthetic finger for your pinky finger, I wish dentures was that simple but unfortunately it’s not, a some of the time people will have to be put under so they can cut your gums open and smooth out the bone then stitch your gums back up beforehand and sometimes get you in your temps until the final set is complete I’m pretty sure my mom had to have that done, unfortunately for me I have to go back under to get the remaining teeth removed because chemotherapy and radiation therapy absolutely wrecked them!

For as long as I have been watching your videos, I NEVER noticed. In fact, I must have missed this video posted a year ago, so when I saw the title, I assumed you had a recent accident. I guess I was more focused on your amazing creations and beautiful artwork!

As a fellow left pinky finger amputee, I can’t tell you how healing this was to watch! Finally someone understands the tiny frustrations that we have to adjust to on the daily! The scooping up small objects! The cleaning! The holding a phone! All so relatable. Thank you for making a very cool design for a very real (albeit small!) problem. You have truly helped me.

I love how you've made a healthy recovery physically and mentally afterwards, and I am now ready to see the crafty magic begin, let's do this!