https://d28dhd8eubcyz4.cloudfront.net/iiif/2/curtis-production2-cache%2F1%2F5%2F3%2Fcb7377-debd-4d28-ba4a-baeb86c86eb7%2Fresize_master_5e1b4f4fe9e9b49d06b9e4f499c3b7c1.jpg/full/!880,1024/0/default.jpg?sig=5c9376ced20549b2e3f16cc60e01526fdcde5dbc&ver=1655538657Face shield bands 3D printed at Blueprint Makerspace.
- Description
During the first Covid-19 lockdown, Blueprint Makerspace used 3D printers to produce over 800 face shields with the 'Sheild's Up' initiative.
The flexible head bands were printed in one piece, although the design was iterated 6 or seven times during the project. Eight bands could be produced per 3D-printer bed, with each set of eight taking eight hours to print. The clear PET plastic for the shield faces was laser cut in Upper Hutt at a rate of 5000 per day. Each shield took around a minute to assemble by Library staff and a number of volunteer makers in the community.
The completed shields were provided to local dentists, midwives and the sterilisation department at Palmerston North Hospital.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- April 1, 2020
- Digitisation ID
- 2021BD_IMCA-DigitalMaster_034407
- Format
- Born Digital
- Held In
- "IMCA Digital Archive"