- March 27, 2020 - Reached out to Mr. Chinosi and Mr. Darlington to set up project to help out Massachusetts General Hospital and Lowell Makes Company
- Initialized plan: create 3D printed face masks for those in need of PPE
- March 28, 2020 - Contacted Lawrence General to begin process for donations for DIY Surgical Masks and other materials needed for nurses and doctors in Emergency Center
- March 28 - April 5, 2020 - Began research into prototyping, collecting STL files for 3D printer, pitfalls, advantages, material sourcing
- Found that face shields actually provide more protection than face masks
- Covers more of the face
- Changed our plan into creating 3D printed, and assembled face shields
- Found that face shields actually provide more protection than face masks
- April 5, 2020 - Began process of printing pieces using Flashforge and Prusa 3D printers
- April 6, 2020 - First Surgical Mask Strap Prototyped | First Head-band for Face Shield Prototyped | First Re-enforcement Part Prototyped
April 8, 2020 - Second Prototype assembled
- Offers more coverage of the face
- longer and wider "shield"
April 9, 2020
- Bottom reinforcement piece modified for bigger range
- Helps give more shape to structure of shield
- Builders obtain more materials
- Recruitment of new member
- Mass Production Begins!
April 10-13, 2020
- Obtained a grant from the Service Club of Andover
- Worked to obtain supplies
- Hair Elastics
- Clear Sheets
- PLA filament
April 14, 2020
- Contacted Andover Town Market for possibility of having a drop-off location at the store
- People contacted us, willing to help. We now have potentially 8 quality printers that can help.
- Began sending STL files to people who are willing to help
- Distributed files in such a way that would maximize efforts
April 15, 2020
- Drop off location at the Town Market!
April 16, 2020
- Obtained a 3D printer from Memorial Hall Library's Makerspace (Dremel 3D20)
April 17, 2020
- Received first package from helpers
- Set up a fundraiser through T-Shirt production: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/ppehealthcare
April 18, 2020
- Began assembling face shields are faster rate
April 19, 2020
April 20, 2020
- Reached out for support from family/friends
- Opened Donations and/or T-Shirt support on Custom Ink
- Received more than $500
- Reached out to the school to see if any classmates are willing to help
April 21-22, 2020
- Raised over $350 on Custom Ink
April 23, 2020
- Dropped off first batch of masks at the North Andover Fire Department, includes 64 face shields
- En route to Lawerence General Hospital
- 1st box sent off to nursing home
April 24, 2020
- Received even more prints from helpers
- Face shields were brought to Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford, MA
April 25-26, 2020
April 27, 2020
- Contacted MGH as a possibility for donating face shields
- >$1000 fundraised through CustomInk | Thank You Everyone So Far!!!
- MGH delivery location set
April 28-29, 2020
- Mask production continues
- Minor hiccups in printing, however, easily resolved
- filament clogged in extruder
- Minor hiccups in printing, however, easily resolved
- Expanding to food facilities, and nursing homes
- If you urgently need masks, please contact us ~[email protected]
April 30, 2020
- Reached out to more people
- Production has reached over 1000 shields
May 3, 2020
- Reached out to New England Revolutions
May 4, 2020
- More families reached out to us to help
- Tufts Medical Center accepts donation
May 5, 2020
- Sent Facemasks to MGH
May 6, 2020
- Began to consider expanding team to gather more people for outreach, assembly, etc.
May 7, 2020
- Due to a recent number of high deaths at a nearby nursing home, we reached out to provide face shields to workers there
May 14, 2020
May 17, 2020
- Sent more face shields to various nursing homes
May 18, 2020
- Contacted by health worker in North Carolina
- Began research for possibility of obtaining another large 3D printer to help with production
May 19, 2020
- Began to collaborate with a classmate for contacting outside donation possibilities
May 20, 2020
- Began drafting second fundraiser to help out with cause
May 22, 2020
- Dropped off 10 face shields to Dr. Adam Beck, New England Eye and Facial Specialists
May 23, 2020
- Launched second fundraiser: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/faceshields
May 26, 2020
- Looked into contacting MakerSpaces of libraries in nearby towns
- Began communicating to see if our prints will fit on the bed of their printers
- Sent out shipment to North Carolina
May 28, 2020
- Contacted by several organizations/essential workers in need of PPE
- Worked with surrounding MakerSpaces to see if size would be a problem
May 29, 2020
June 1, 2020
- Met with members from the Cormier Youth Center for possibility of using their location to assist in printing
- discussed possible next steps to expand
June 2, 2020
- Researched more printer options
- CR-10's
- CR-10 Max
- CR-10s5
June 3, 2020
- Continued research on website domains
June 5, 2020
- Visited the Junge Makers
- Began working on alternate ways of creating masks
June 6, 2020
- Began working on new requests for face shields
June 8, 2020
- Continued to send shields to local businesses that we reached out to
June 9, 2020
- Continued planning future steps
June 10, 2020
- Began to discuss possibilities of some suggestions from the community
June 11, 2020
- To increase level of production, we began to consider the possibility of printing a slightly different, and less-print time model of face shields
- same overall design, but uses less filament
June 13-15, 2020
- Set up schedule for members to rotate in and out of the CYC to work on assembly and printing of shields
- provides each member who wants to work with the printers an equal chance
June 20, 2020
- Began to consider investing into acquiring a smaller nozzle to improve print quality
June 26, 2020
- Began working to convert website using HTML/Javascript to add features that would be able to add features that members of the team agreed on
June 29, 2020
- Sent out shields to UNC
July 6-8, 2020
- Began to look into alternative, but secure ways of shipping