(not julia) Help make PPE for Hospitals (3-D printer required)

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Many hospitals especially in the USA are in dire need of PPE and may not get it on time given the pandemic. For instance University of Michigan Hospital is accepting 3-D printed face shields (Ann Arbor residents join effort to print medical gear at home). I am personally working on this, but if any other Julians have 3-D printers and can help it could save lives. Please look into your local hospitals to help (if you can), and if there isn’t anything public posted make a call and see what their policy/needs are.

I know this isn’t exactly the correct location for this post but given the circumstances, this is a close enough place to post this I think.

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Just to give more details. I have been able to print a single face shield (main component) in 2.75hrs at 0.3mm layer spacing and 60mm/s printspeed (100% infill).

The process for delivery as I understand it is: write the kind of plastic used to print the material on the material, drive to a set location, and drop all items into a bucket of bleach for sterilization. The drop point near me does not require the plastic film for the actual mask just the head band,

I’ve been able to print 3 today but am going to order more filament and scale production a bit more…