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Why We Are Here => Hardware & Technology => Topic started by: Brad on March 27, 2020, 07:13:06 PM

Title: 3D Printers Go to War with Covid-19
Post by: Brad on March 27, 2020, 07:13:06 PM
Inspiring news (for Ergo):

Calling All Makers With 3D Printers: Join Critical Mission To Make Face Masks And Shields For 2020 Healthcare Workers

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2020/03/24/calling-all-makers-with-3d-printers-join-critical-mission-to-make-face-masks-and-shields-for-2020-healthcare-workers/#19e2e2b67500

From high school students, universities, hobbyists, companies, are joining together, sharing designs and 3D printing face masks and shields for healthcare workers.  The article is a rundown of different groups working on these projects.  Article is being updated regularly as more join.

Sorry, if this  was posted before.
Title: Re: 3D Printers Go to War with Covid-19
Post by: Rupert on March 27, 2020, 07:29:55 PM
great post... shared on FB.
Title: Re: 3D Printers Go to War with Covid-19
Post by: littleman on March 27, 2020, 07:36:02 PM
I think it is really great how people and organizations are stepping up to fill in the gap left by incompetent governments.  A couple of days ago I put up a link showing a bunch of crowd sourced ventilator projects.  We don't have 3d printers but my wife is making masks out of old t-shirts that have a pocket inside them to add a heater filter or HEPAfilter insert.  With the shortage of n95 masks hospitals are asking for homemade masks to either wear by themselves or on top of n95s that they reuse.

Here is a project where they are building a data map by having people report how they are feeling and their location:
https://www.covidnearyou.org/