Islanders who might normally use their 3D printers as educational tools or hobbyhorses are ready to help the public in any way they can.

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Chuck Noonan is one of those folks, who is experienced in 3D printing and has a printer of his own. Some conjecture has surfaced on social media speculating that 3D printers are able to create respirators for hospitals and emergency personnel that meet the necessary filtration levels and sanitary specifications outlined by major health organizations.

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But Noonan said that, unfortunately, that is not necessarily the case. “Open source printing is a pretty loose group on the Island,” Noonan said. “We can’t really make masks that can be form-fitting, or can be fully sanitized for reuse.” According to Noonan, respirators used by frontline workers must be form-fitted to […]

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