Main fundraiser photo

EMERGENCY 3D Printed Visors for NHS Workers

If your facility or practice needs visors, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/2WpZZ66fjkuGWk6x8

The current COVID-19 outbreak has put pressure on our National Health Service as nothing has before; the UK is currently in a PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) shortage, not being able to provide staff with adequate protection. This is why people around the country are turning to in-house production using additive layer manufacturing for a quick and effective solution.

Visor shields are used in conjunction with other equipment to restrict the facial area and associated mucus membranes from splashes of chemical and bodily fluids, which is one of the main ways in which the virus is spreading. It is really important to keep our healthcare workers safe while they are working extremely hard to care for us!

3D Printing offers a cheap and relatively quick manufacturing process for these visors. Using a design provided by 3DVerkstand (https://3dverkstan.se/protective-visor/), we have been able to get a production of 15mins/pp and can stack up to 35 in one print which takes 11 hours. The visors are made from two parts, the 3D Printed PLA ( similar to PETG however without the large stock deficit ) part with a piece of A4 Acetate sheet on the front. The visors are meant to be temporary and should be disposed of after a shift.

The visors cost around £0.20/pp of filament to produce, we can get around 70 units out of one 1kg spool. This is where you can help! It would be great if you could support us with the costs of materials and transport of the visors, to be delivered to medical institutions and care institutions of the vulnerable within the High Peak area. A single spool can cost around £20.00, the demand for this PPE is going to increase as we approach the peak of the outbreak so we will need large amounts of filament, acetate sheets and if required, additional printing power.

If you live in the High Peak area, have a 3D printer and would like to get involved, you can find the files here: https://3dverkstan.se/protective-visor We are using the European version which takes our standard hole punches for the acetate sheets. All the print settings are on the page, however, we found the best way to print them was to remove the top layers in Cura, increase all print speeds to around 60mm/s and make travel speeds around 100mm/s and remove all infill, this creates a light, quick but effective finished product. The stacked designs can also be found on the website.

Any queries email: [email redacted]
Donate

Donations 

  • Anonymous
    • £5 
    • 4 yrs
Donate

Fundraising team: Fundraising team (2)

Ben McIlveen
Organizer
Bryn Barker
Team member

Your easy, powerful, and trusted home for help

  • Easy

    Donate quickly and easily.

  • Powerful

    Send help right to the people and causes you care about.

  • Trusted

    Your donation is protected by the  GoFundMe Giving Guarantee.