Make(rBlock)Shift #1: MakerBot, Mineshaft, Tiger Solution

The recent Make(rBlock)Shift #1 posed this conundrum:

You’ve got a MakerBot, a laptop, unlimited plastic and electricity.  You are trapped in a mineshaft with a tiger.  How do you get out?

Dave’s suggestion was close, but no cigar.  The correct answer is:

1. Design and print a second mineshaft.
2. Throw tiger down second mineshaft.
3. Design and print a tunnel to the surface.
4. Walk out of mineshaft.

((This reminds me of an old “quiz” attributed to Andersen Consulting.))