My proposal:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S-HxAb2KC0pHg6UmBxg8c65e3hHzVeH-C34yXlJneSE/edit?usp=sharing
over the next couple of days this proposal will include statements from medical professionals directly requesting help.
Other maker spaces are getting started. We’re wasting time:
https://www.txrxlabs.org/post/we-need-your-help-making-face-shields-and-masks-for-houston-hospitals
From what I’m reading. There are some hospitals turning to using whatever is on hand. I humbly propose that dallas makerspace consider producing face shield / ppe since manufacturers are unable to keep up. We have six high quality plastic printers sitting dormant that could be making face shield mounts, sewing machines that could be making cloth masks,
Home depot, amazon, and various other places are sold out of face shields, masks ppe etc. Our manufacturers are barely able to keep up.
This is something i’d like to bring up to the board of directors if possible? Let’s just help even if a little. I’m being switched to tele work in the near future and can easily be onsite overnights by myself monitoring 3d prints while doing my usual work.
From cdc guidelines:
When No Facemasks Are Available, Options Include
Use a face shield that covers the entire front (that extends to the chin or below) and sides of the face with no facemask.
HCP use of homemade masks:
In settings where facemasks are not available, HCP might use homemade masks (e.g., bandana, scarf) for care of patients with COVID-19 as a last resort. However, homemade masks are not considered PPE, since their capability to protect HCP is unknown. Caution should be exercised when considering this option. Homemade masks should ideally be used in combination with a face shield that covers the entire front (that extends to the chin or below) and sides of the face.
the mounts for plastic face shields can be printed easily with as much filament as we have laying around. this is a highly effective method of ppe, and it is sold out almost everywhere. they are reusable but are at a shortage.
EDIT: face shield mounts are at an extreme scarcity on every online marketplace. The clear visors themselves, however, are currently plentiful.
Plastic face shield stl file – highly effective
cloth face mask less effective, but good as a supplement to other ppe. provided it is changed often:
https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask?fbclid=IwAR37a49mXBHa_3-9gdc-AQjX97vY7USyLXNakQiy9jdqzsohFLAK10JSvp8
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/face-masks.html