A little off topic possibly, but we can put our aviation design tools to good use right now, so I think it's worth the post.
Some of us have 3D printers available to us - or even sitting idle in our shops. If yours is sitting idle right now, consider this a challenge to go grab this simple printable project and make surgical mask straps for your local hospital personnel. These 3D printed ear guards help relieve some of the discomfort that wearing face masks all day can cause.
This idea comes via Hudson Wiliams, a young man in Alabama who's making them in his hometown for people working the hospitals there - including his mom. He's recruited some friends to print them as well. If he joins VAF (and he should, since he just finished building a Van's sign kit and will one day - I'm pretty confident - build an RV), then hopefully he will chime in and maybe add a photo/thought or two.
We can pile onto his idea here, and help spread even more of the good.
You should be able to print several of these at a time on a typical home 3D printer! Drop them off for your local hospital.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4271025
UPDATE from the thread below: Community members getting creative! If you want to print a Van's logo ear-guard band for your local medical heroes, check this link to download the files for your 3D printer. Customized with the logo by BobbyLucas:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4276268
Here's what it looks like - this one churned out by AX-O on his printer:
And an updated band design, as well:
https://github.com/bccovid-19/printfiles/blob/master/Ear Saver/ear_saver_small_V004.STL
In this together -- 3D printing style.
Some of us have 3D printers available to us - or even sitting idle in our shops. If yours is sitting idle right now, consider this a challenge to go grab this simple printable project and make surgical mask straps for your local hospital personnel. These 3D printed ear guards help relieve some of the discomfort that wearing face masks all day can cause.
This idea comes via Hudson Wiliams, a young man in Alabama who's making them in his hometown for people working the hospitals there - including his mom. He's recruited some friends to print them as well. If he joins VAF (and he should, since he just finished building a Van's sign kit and will one day - I'm pretty confident - build an RV), then hopefully he will chime in and maybe add a photo/thought or two.
We can pile onto his idea here, and help spread even more of the good.
You should be able to print several of these at a time on a typical home 3D printer! Drop them off for your local hospital.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4271025
UPDATE from the thread below: Community members getting creative! If you want to print a Van's logo ear-guard band for your local medical heroes, check this link to download the files for your 3D printer. Customized with the logo by BobbyLucas:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4276268
Here's what it looks like - this one churned out by AX-O on his printer:
And an updated band design, as well:
https://github.com/bccovid-19/printfiles/blob/master/Ear Saver/ear_saver_small_V004.STL
In this together -- 3D printing style.
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