Woodworking business on a ranch, Rogers County, Oklahoma (Rocky and Johanna Johnson)
- Size
- Not stated
- Where
- US
- Tool
- Not named (testimony is by the CEO of BoodleBox, an AI platform)
What the AI did
Uses AI to design cutting templates and replacement parts for old machinery, then 3D-prints the parts on site.
The result
when equipment more than twenty years old breaks, he uses it to design replacement parts and 3D-print them on-site, turning a weeks-long wait for a thirty-dollar part into a matter of hours.
Check before trusting
Never 3D-print safety-critical parts. Check fit and strength before running the machine at full load.
Prompt to try it
Test the job on your own material before buying anything. Replace the highlighted brackets.
A part has broken on our [MACHINE_MAKE_AND_MODEL]. Here are its measurements and photos described in words: [PART_DETAILS]. Suggest a design I could 3D-print in [MATERIAL], list the risks of a printed part here and say when I should buy the original instead.
Source
US House Committee on Small Business ↗, 14 July 2026 · official
This source is independent of the tool supplier or is an official publication.
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