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On the DIY mask issue: I've tried making a couple, based on online instructions. It's very obvious in use that without literally taping the filter material to m

On the DIY mask issue: I've tried making a couple, based on online instructions. It's very obvious in use that without literally taping the filter material to my face, the airflow goes around the edges. Anyone who's done any rural polypipe plumbing knows how hard it is to control water flow. Air is harder. None of the DY mask designs I've tried are worth a pinch of the proverbial. Anyone here know of any better designs? I'm not fussed myself (live in the sticks, very easy to avoid people), but I'd like to make something useful for my elderly mother.

m4rtink 7y ago
If you have a 3D printer or know someone with one, there are a couple designs that can be 3D printed or the 3D printed parts can be combined with commonly available materials: https://www.prusa3d.com/covid19/ https://www.prusa3d.com/covid19/ 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/#1d6bff717500 https://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2020/03/24/calling-all-... https://onezero.medium.com/people-around-the-world-are-3d-printing-face-shields-to-battle-the-coronavirus-6b44146ca1f3 https://onezero.medium.com/people-around-the-world-are-3d-pr... https://www.dezeen.com/2020/03/29/creality-3d-printed-buckle-face-mask-coronavirus/ https://www.dezeen.com/2020/03/29/creality-3d-printed-buckle... https://3dprintingcenter.net/2020/03/19/scientists-from-the-czech-technical-university-in-prague-are-working-on-protective-masks-3d-printed-on-hp-in-mjf-technology/ https://3dprintingcenter.net/2020/03/19/scientists-from-the-... https://rp95.cz/en/ https://rp95.cz/en/
- crispinb 7y ago
  Thank you - I'll check them out. (Ironically, the only friend I have with a 3d printer is over the nearby NSW/QLD border that has been closed due to the pandemic crisis. Not an insuperable problem however).

m4rtink 7y ago

If you have a 3D printer or know someone with one, there are a couple designs that can be 3D printed or the 3D printed parts can be combined with commonly available materials: https://www.prusa3d.com/covid19/ https://www.prusa3d.com/covid19/ 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/#1d6bff717500 https://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2020/03/24/calling-all-... https://onezero.medium.com/people-around-the-world-are-3d-printing-face-shields-to-battle-the-coronavirus-6b44146ca1f3 https://onezero.medium.com/people-around-the-world-are-3d-pr... https://www.dezeen.com/2020/03/29/creality-3d-printed-buckle-face-mask-coronavirus/ https://www.dezeen.com/2020/03/29/creality-3d-printed-buckle... https://3dprintingcenter.net/2020/03/19/scientists-from-the-czech-technical-university-in-prague-are-working-on-protective-masks-3d-printed-on-hp-in-mjf-technology/ https://3dprintingcenter.net/2020/03/19/scientists-from-the-... https://rp95.cz/en/ https://rp95.cz/en/

crispinb 7y ago
Thank you - I'll check them out. (Ironically, the only friend I have with a 3d printer is over the nearby NSW/QLD border that has been closed due to the pandemic crisis. Not an insuperable problem however).