I was moved to think about the possibility by this article http://blog.modernmechanix.com/diy-iron-lung/ http://blog.modernmechanix.com/diy-iron-lung/ describi

I was moved to think about the possibility by this article http://blog.modernmechanix.com/diy-iron-lung/ http://blog.modernmechanix.com/diy-iron-lung/ describing a 1952 article in Popular Mechanics building a wooden iron lung. This approach is clearly feasible in a garage workshop.