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By MakerViking
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Wishing all our American friends and makers a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with creativity, gratitude, and time with loved ones.
<p class="mb 2" Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, and I wanted to take a moment to wish all our American makers a great day!</p <p class="mb 2" We don't really celebrate Thanksgiving here in Norway, but I love the idea behind it. Taking a day to slow down, spend time with the people you care about, and reflect on what you're grateful for. That's something we can all get behind, no matter where we're from.</p <h3 class="font bold" Grateful for This Community</h3 <p class="mb 2" And speaking of gratitude, I want to say thank you. To everyone who has joined TinkerAtlas, shared their projects, left feedback, or just been part of this little corner of the maker world.</p <p class="mb 2" A special thank you to our Founding Members and everyone who has supported TinkerAtlas financially. You're helping keep the lights on and making it possible for me to keep improving the platform. That means more than I can put into words.</p <p class="mb 2" And to those who support in other ways, whether it's sharing the site with friends, participating in Maker Spotlights, giving feedback on new features, or just being active in the community, thank you too. Every bit of it matters and keeps me motivated to keep pushing forward.</p <h3 class="font bold" Enjoy Your Day</h3 <p class="mb 2" For those of you celebrating today, I hope you get some good food, good company, and maybe a little time to sneak off to the workshop. No judgment here if your printer is running while the turkey is in the oven.</p <p class="mb 2" Happy Thanksgiving!</p <p class="mb 2" Thomas (MakerViking)</p


TinkerAtlas costs about $335 monthly to run and improve. Here's the honest breakdown of what that covers, plus two ways to help: becoming a Supporter with real platform perks, or making a one-time PayPal contribution whenever you can.

Someone asked me why I pour 12-18 hours a day into a project that doesn't pay me. It's a fair question. The answer has to do with 8 years of 3D printing, a gap nobody else was filling, and a belief that the maker community deserves better than what we've had.

TinkerAtlas is at 47% of the February funding goal with 14 days left. Server costs are covered, but the $200 for development tools is completely unfunded. All contributions came on day one and it's been silent since. Here's where things stand and how you can help.