The goal of this project is to create a low cost, high quality, reusable face shield that can be quickly deployed.
This face shield is currently in use in London Health Sciences Centre in the Emergency Department.
This face shield is based on this original design with minor modifications
To purchase, go to https://store.glia.org
- 1 head piece (headpiece.stl)
- 1 buckle (buckle.stl)
- Elastic strap (70cm)
- 28cm x 25cm x 0.125mm (5mil or greater) clear plastic sheet such as Mylar (facesheet.svg)
- Use PETG or ABS
- Layer height: 0.3mm
- Use PrusaSlicer 2.2 or above to import 3MF file
- Modify filament and printer settings as needed.
- DO NOT MODIFY PRINT SETTINGS
- Export and print
- Cut the mylar sheet with a laser cutter if available.
- If laser cutter is not available, you may manually cut the sheets to 28cm x 25cm. Consider rounding corners as per template
- Disassemble head piece from strap and mylar sheet
- Soak entire shield and strap for 1 minute in warm bleach solution in well-ventilated area
- Rinse with water
- Insert strap into printed head piece
- Loop strap through buckle and attach to self using heat or a dab of glue
- Insert clear plastic sheet, using strap to hold mylar in place.
As per our understanding, hardware is not covered by copyright. However, we present our work under the TAPR OHL or GPLv3 licenses insofar as it applies.