3D printing shields

Creativity and technology are helping fight a shortage of protective equipment

A shortage of personal protective equipment has put healthcare workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic at risk.

Now?

Staff at rochester's temporary day center are joining the list of people stepping up to help out.

Kimt news 3's isabella basco joins us live to explain how a ?

D printer and some creativity are making this happen.

Isabella?

Live well... right now... i have one of the ?d printed face shields with me..

These are what staff at the mayo civic center are using now.

Here's what it takes to make one: transparencies ... (the ones you see over documents)... a polyactic acid filament... which is a plastic material and office rubber bands.

And if you have access to a 3d printer... it takes just two hours to make this kind of mask.xxx "the need became apparent the longer we were at the day center that ppe would be a lot more effective for us to make and use the resources we had on hand rather than try to deplete the healthcare workers and the emergency care workers."

If you don't have a 3d printer... you can get creative and use sunglasses or document protectors to make a shield.

To make a mask... you can also use cloth and coffee filters.

Live in rochester ib kimt news 3./// thanks isabella.

There are a few different formats and templates available to make your own masks.

To find those resources... visit kimt dot com.

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