3D printed face shields

Face shields are used by health care professionals to protect them when working with patients. Hospital supplies are running low. While they prefer to use commercially manufactured ones, in this emergency they are looking for alternative sources.

These shields are made on a 3D printer. If you have a 3D printer, you can make these. We have several at Maker Nexus that will be running as long as we have supplies. We need volunteers come in to service the printing. We also need volunteers to assemble the final shields. We will deliver them to local hospitals. ​ ​

Is there really a need?

• We've heard from friends that "nurses are cutting up plastic soda bottles to make face shields, using saran wrap on top of N95 masks to allow for multi-use."
• One local nurse said they are making face shields from cut up shower curtains and hot glue guns.

Make at home

Materials Needed

Donations of PETG filament are most useful at this time - if you aren't able to print yourself. You can arrange a drop-off at Maker Nexus - please seal the filament in a plastic bag with a bag of dessicant if available and leave in the box by the front door of Maker Nexus. Please use appropriate procedures when packaging - including wearing a new pair of gloves and a facemask if available. You can also donate via PayPal towards COVID-19 efforts that Maker Nexus is working on.

We also need elastic, particularly button hole elastic in 3/4" widths.

Additional requests: 3/4" open cell foam for disposable masks 3/4"-1" elastic for disposable masks .010" thick PETG film for disposable masks

Instructions

Print with PETG for flexibility.

Print with 100% infill to make heat treatment better.

Plans

• The STL file

• This is the shield we are making

What to do with the finished product

Seal in plastic bag and deliver to Maker Nexus - a box for donated parts will be outside the front door. Please be sure you are following proper sanitation procedures when you bag parts - if possible, wear gloves and a breathing mask, wipe or spray with disinfectant if available. We want to minimize the chance of cross-contamination. After it reaches MN, we will be further disinfecting with alcohol before delivering to its end destination.

Help at MN

What we need

Donate via Paypal to support COVID-19 response efforts by Maker Nexus. PETG Filament Elastic Open cell foam (1" thick")

Who to contact

MN members join the #3Dprinter channel on Slack