Surgical Mask Strap for Help with Facemasks - What material to use?

[eflyguy]

There are probably about 30 threads discussing masks, shields, s-hooks, etc. right now, if you take the time to look. Some of the more active:

Settings for making PETG face shields

We started making the headbands for the Proto Shield medical face shield on our Glowforge to donate to hospital ICUs (the 020 PETG faceplates are being cut elsewhere): It’s a laser-only face shield designed to be functionally equivalent and part-compatible to the Prusa Shield that everyone is 3D printing right now, except 100x faster because laser. It uses 060 PETG. [IMG_20200402_224151] [received_302650754029875] Some observations based on our experience: After much trial and error, we …

Face Shield design (free files at link)

This site designed a face shield for laser cutting: Creative Design and Additive Manufacturing Lab. In case you wanted to make some.

TAP Plastics is reaching out to hospitals -- pass the word!

Message content, for you non facebookey types: Social media universe: we need your help. As you know, we initially had to close many of our stores due to shelter in place orders and in an attempt to keep everyone safe. Over the weekend, we were contacted by community members making things like hand sanitizer (they needed bottles), acrylic masks and sewing patterns for cloth masks. To service those on the front lines, we were able to open back up in a limited capacity. Here’s what we need: we …

Another 3D printable face mask

There’s another 3D printable face mask (not shield) design available. This one uses material cut from vacuum cleaner HEPA bags for the filtration part. You can find it here: https://firedbycorona.com/

Laser-made face shield?

Hi all, In response to covid-19, various 3d printing groups have tried to mobilize to see if they can produce personal protective equipment that might be helpful in keeping medical professionals and others safe. Actual face masks have proven difficult as their reliability is questionable – the ability to filter out microns through a breathable material is a rather tall order, and we can’t test all the different ways they could be manufactured. Face shields, however, have a simpler ask – they …

Making shields on the Glowforge

So the Seattle makers have created plans for a laser cut face shield, planning to help the effort and start the forge going. It would be great if @dan, wants to help Seattle as well and get whatever units you can spare to help cut shields as well.