Current Use of Printers?

[Nathaniel_Roberts]

Are the printers at the Makerspace currently being used to help produce PPE? @redslashace and myself are helping print faceshields and respirator parts for local hospitals and they need as much help as possible.

Please let me know if the DMS printer are/could be used to help the efforts.

[PearceDunlap]

Crowd-sourced Building of NIH Approved Face Shields

The Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) has placed a great strain on the supply chains for various kinds of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) desperately needed by those working the front lines in the fight against the disease. Due to the widespread availability and private ownership of 3d printers and sewing machines, we have a way to fill some of the gaps in PPE availability. But just building PPE isn’t enough, we need to do our best to ensure what we build is safe, reliable and easy to use. The…

Update on the DMS PPE response plan (Updated)

Hello members, I know it’s been a bit of a contentious issue lately, so I wanted to clear the air on what DMS is doing to support the production of PPE and stop the spread of Covid-19. We have worked closely with the Scottish Rite hospital and they have provided us guidance on what they can accept. In response to their guidance, we have chosen to move our 3d printers to the Polyprinter facility. This allows us to use our hardware to contribute to the cause while maintaining a clean and safe en…

Where are our printers?

Please tell me our PolyPrinters are cranking out PPE. [cam]

[jast]

I am presuming you’ll not be able to see those posts as they’re tagged “members only”.
So the short answer is yes, they’re being used to create face shields in a controlled environment headed up by Polyprinter.