Maker Tools : COVID-19

Folks across the world with sewing skills and 3D printers are making items to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Below is information on making cloth face masks and face shields for yourself or for others. 

Contact the following groups for donations of cloth face masks, face shields, or materials for the creation of masks and shields like fabric, elastic, printer filament, etc. 

• Sew the Curve Flat
• Print the Curve Flat

Life@theU articles: 

• Volunteers step up—with needle, thread, and 3D printers—to help flatten the curve
• Protective gear, meals are part of care package for COVID-19 workers

CDC recommended face mask instructions: Factsheet with instructions

More CDC links about cloth face masks

• Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19
• Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission
• Cloth Face Coverings: Questions and Answers

Materials: 

• Filament: PLA is an absolutely acceptable filament to use, but if you can use PETG it will stand up to autoclaving.
• Clear Shield: Example clear shield. The No-Sew 3DV design requires ONLY the clear shield transparency, another reason we recommend.
• Hole puncher: guide for holes as well at the spacer file to offset the hole punch.
• Spacer: (see hole punching tutorial) stl file

3D Print files:

• National Institute of Health (NIH) approved 3D print designs for face shield
• Print shown in image (also NIH approved)
• If your 3D printer is too small, consider printing earsavers instead.

Assembly Instructions (with list of other necessary materials).

Hole Punching Tutorials:

• letter sized sheets
• oversized sheets

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