If you’ve got a 3D Printer at home and want to be proactive with the times we live in currently, you can print face shields for medical staff. Check this out.
The 3D Printer trend is continuing to grow. While they’re great for pumping out custom bits and models, you can also be proactive with the times we live in. In just an hour, you can have a printed face shield ready to go.
3D Print Protective Face Shields For Medical Staff & First Responders
Coming from ANYCUBIC on YouTube, they show us how to print and put together a face shield to help prevent the spread of viruses.
Things you’ll need:
- 0.3-0.5mm PVC foil/Plastic
- 1-2 cm elastic bands
- hole puncher
- scissors
- ANYCUBIC printable face shield
Putting It All Together
The only thing you’re printing is the blue headband. This is going to sit flush on your forehead and have hooks to connect the PVC foil. All you do is take a hole-puncher and knock out holes for the hooks to go through.
Then, you can round off the corners of the PVC plastic so they aren’t as sharp with the scissors.
Finally, cut slits in the elastic headband and feen them through a hook on both sides of the face shield and you’re done! It takes about an hour to print and less than five minutes to put together.
We should really give ANYCUBIC (and Prusa) some props for being quick to respond to the need of people around the world with materials on-hand.
Learn 3D Printing While Working From Home
After seeing this how-to video, will you be printing off some face shields for your family? Have you already repurposed your 3D printer to start pumping equipment for the pandemic?
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About Wesley Floyd: Wes has been in the Warhammer hobby since 2015 and joined the Spikey Bits writing team in 2018. He is known for his satirist takes on trending topics and imaginative yet amazingly affordable hobby solutions to painting Warhammer miniatures.
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