Piper Factory & COVID

[murphey]

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2...nufacture-medical-protective-gear/2920362001/

"Piper said it would donate more than 1,300 3M, N95 approved masks to Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and will convert some of its manufacturing capacity to make more than 1,000 face shields a day."

[response from private mail list]
Hope they mark them "experimental" so they don't have the huge markup!

 

[Tantalum]

Piper has always impressed me as a good GA company

 

[murphey]

Here's what Ford is building:
https://making.engr.wisc.edu/shield/

The details if you want to make for yourself or mass quantities:
https://www.delve.com/assets/documents/Open-Source-Face-Shield-Drawing.pdf

How it came about:
https://www.wired.com/story/tinkerers-created-face-shield-being-used-hospitals/

Quick & dirty version:

 

[N1120A]

Piper has always impressed me as a good GA company

I feel like they're all good, except Textron

 

[Todd82]

[response from private mail list]
Hope they mark them "experimental" so they don't have the huge markup

I'll admit I actually laughed out loud