I want to 3d print masks but don't have a printer or experience. Is there a "getting started" guide? I don't know what printer to buy and what material, etc... Thanks.
You can print a working mask using both PLA or ABS filament, but then you'll need to change the surface of the printed model in order to reduce the risk of contamination.<p>Here you can find a range of breathing mask 3D printable models: <a href="https://top3dshop.com/3d-model-finder/?q=breathing%20mask%20with%20screw%20in%20filters" rel="nofollow">https://top3dshop.com/3d-model-finder/?q=breathing%20mask%20...</a><p>This video includes a good tutorial on how to 3D print, assembly and finish a working breathing mask. I strongly suggest watching it: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77PgC3kMrFs&feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77PgC3kMrFs&feature=youtu.be</a>
Prakashlabs info <a href="http://web.stanford.edu/group/prakash-lab/cgi-bin/labsite/publications/" rel="nofollow">http://web.stanford.edu/group/prakash-lab/cgi-bin/labsite/pu...</a>
As for anything else idk any groups intimately but this is a great doc (below) for resources, more than I have time to look over, but a trove of community responses
<a href="https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/home" rel="nofollow">https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/home</a>
I don't think it's necessary to strive for that as a beginner, an n95 can't be wholly printed well by an average maker let alone a beginner(no offense!). Printing just a normal mask, you'd probably do better printing face shields. Prakashlabs(foldscope and octopi inventor/leader) is already on exploring possibilities of nano fiber production, and a slew of people are trying to convert decathlon into n95 replacement candidates. So I'd ask do you really want to start your own project as a beginner or research WIP communities?
Update for the sake of this post as a perspective of project ideas too: An aerosol box idea.<p><a href="https://twitter.com/annimaniac/status/1244124967521751041?s=19" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/annimaniac/status/1244124967521751041?s=...</a>