CONWAY — During the COVID-19 pandemic, folks across the Mount Washington Valley have been looking for ways to pitch in and try to lighten the load for the front-line heroes at Memorial Hospital.
Joe Riddensdale, CADD (Computer-Aided Design & Drafting) and engineering teacher at the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School, wanted to do his part.
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Fantastic job and what a blessing to have the ideas and ability to see them through! Now do you want to 3D PRINT PPE? Use the info here from UCLA, it's free. Some libraries partnered with non-profits for the material and are doing it around the country. I don't have access to a 3D printer myself, but I bet people reading this do. Print and give to Memorial before we really need it.
https://docs.library.ucla.edu/display/LSD/COVID-19+Response%3A+3D+Printing+PPE+Equipment
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