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.
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
This is the shield we are making