PPE Equipment Shortage & OCUK Thanks

chris_r · 30 Apr 2020 at 10:58

Hawkesbury said:
Chris - would you like some Laser cut ones to distribute? I can post some up to you? I do not not have the front sheets but have bundles of 100's flat packed ready to post.

Can you confirm you received email my mate.

Thanks

Skidder · 30 Apr 2020 at 13:34

I'm waiting on a couple of parts. My printer is quiet for the first time in a over a month printing the pursa shields with 3d crowd (seems they are close to approval as well). Our local hub has got about 2,000 out in the past 10 days and the whole network 80k or so I believe.

BennyC · 30 Apr 2020 at 13:51

Donated

Keep going.

Skidder · 30 Apr 2020 at 14:15

Are you buying any more printers with donations (as you did previously, still a bit uncomfortable with that to be frank)?

chris_r · 30 Apr 2020 at 14:34

Hi skidder

I have bought one since doing this and none of the monies were from donations in the end, as I ended up spending it all on filament due to the price rises.

Sad really because if prices were the same I could have done double.

Ben. Thank you. I'm doing a filament order when GofundMe pay me

Skidder · 30 Apr 2020 at 14:44

Oh that's good to hear. That seemed a bit off in your other thread.

Yeah prices are brutal. i have sepnt about £150 on filament so far.

chris_r · 30 Apr 2020 at 14:46

Where you getting yours bud? Everywhere is going terrible!

Vince · 30 Apr 2020 at 14:47

Skidder said:
I'm waiting on a couple of parts. My printer is quiet for the first time in a over a month printing the pursa shields with 3d crowd (seems they are close to approval as well). Our local hub has got about 2,000 out in the past 10 days and the whole network 80k or so I believe.

Yea I broke mine as well, I only had it a few weeks but the 24/7 printing blew a stepper motor driver, I spent the last few days putting in a new board, new firmware, new lcd and some other new bits to get it back online while simultaneously designing and building a printer of my own design. I have also switched over to a local group from 3dcrowd called Visor Crew as they had a good amount of funds in gofundme and are providing me filament each week as quite simply I was spending quite a bit of my own money as well as time. They are also picking up regularly each week from my doorstep so I don't need to be booking couriers etc. The shield are going directly to southend hospital, basildon hospital, Essex police and a number of local care homes etc.

Skidder · 30 Apr 2020 at 14:58

Vince said:
Yea I broke mine as well, I only had it a few weeks but the 24/7 printing blew a stepper motor driver, I spent the last few days putting in a new board, new firmware, new lcd and some other new bits to get it back online while simultaneously designing and building a printer of my own design. I have also switched over to a local group from 3dcrowd called Visor Crew as they had a good amount of funds in gofundme and are providing me filament each week as quite simply I was spending quite a bit of my own money as well as time. They are also picking up regularly each week from my doorstep so I don't need to be booking couriers etc. The shield are going directly to southend hospital, basildon hospital, Essex police and a number of local care homes etc.

Yeah, it's well organised and quite nice being part of a community. I've been self funding for the moment but could get reimbused or filament but figure others may need it more. My parts just arrived a couple of mins ago so hopefully I can get back up and running this evening. My poor ender 3 has spent the last couple of years printing perhaps once a month to then going 24/7

chris_r said:
Where you getting yours bud? Everywhere is going terrible!

Sunlu on amazon but it has got pretty out of control

Hawkesbury · 30 Apr 2020 at 15:00

chris_r said:
Can you confirm you received email my mate.

Thanks

Yes - sorry - got caught up with getting bits out yesterday - 750 laser cut ones to a local school to assemble and give out, 130 to a brain injury unit at a local hospital and then 50 to a care home. Yours will be posted today/tomorrow - aiming for a bundle of 250 - Is that enough?

Hawkesbury · 30 Apr 2020 at 15:03

chris_r said:
Where you getting yours bud? Everywhere is going terrible!

technology outlet - £19.50 a spool but great quality. I have gone through 12 from there recently all good apart from one of the terrible 'silk' finish ones - couldn't set a consistent melting point.

chris_r · 30 Apr 2020 at 15:05

Hawkesbury said:
Yes - sorry - got caught up with getting bits out yesterday - 750 laser cut ones to a local school to assemble and give out, 130 to a brain injury unit at a local hospital and then 50 to a care home. Yours will be posted today/tomorrow - aiming for a bundle of 250 - Is that enough?

Helps millions buddy. Saves me a lot of time. Literally have a million people wanting them haha.

Thanks

Vince · 30 Apr 2020 at 15:09

Skidder said:
Yeah, it's well organised and quite nice being part of a community. I've been self funding for the moment but could get reimbused or filament but figure others may need it more. My parts just arrived a couple of mins ago so hopefully I can get back up and running this evening. My poor ender 3 has spent the last couple of years printing perhaps once a month to then going 24/7

Sunlu on amazon but it has got pretty out of control

Every little helps. I would love to be able to do more but I am working full time while trying to print as much as I can during the days and nights but it is taking its toll on my little £80 i3 clone printer. Hopefully the one I am building will be more robust and able to be more reliable. I would also like to pass on my i3 clone once my new one is built so somebody else can get involved and learn all I have.

sanaxe1 · 30 Apr 2020 at 16:01

How much is it costing per visor with materials and electric etc?

Hawkesbury · 30 Apr 2020 at 16:19

sanaxe1 said:
How much is it costing per visor with materials and electric etc?

Laser cut ones have cost 17p per headband, and 7p for the visor without electricity costs.

3d printed about 54p for the body, 15p for elastic and 7p for the visor

chris_r · 30 Apr 2020 at 22:09

Sorry not replied etc guys

I'm so busy an my little flats a mess haha

Diagro · 30 Apr 2020 at 22:47

3dqf is £15 a KG.
If your lucky you can get a 20kg order if your really quick on their order days.

I recently got over 20KG from Tiztec at £14.75 a KG.

I have 28KG of PLA including my own special colour stash and 8KG of PETG left.

Currently getting. Through 2KG a day on 3 printers. Hoping to get my Raise3d N2 printing this weekend. Just converted it to a 32bit SKR board. Need to wire in the fans before I start to print. That will up my Production rate.

Warwick Hospital are using my face Shields. Every care home within 5 miles from me has had a delivery too.

GoFundMe.com/mrbonham

Let's keep going people!

chris_r · 1 May 2020 at 00:27

28kg? Wow! Send some haha.

Will check all posts an reply tomo guys.

Printers have been a pain I'm down to 3 at the moment. Better luck tomo I hope

chris_r · 1 May 2020 at 15:19

Just gave 300 to a care home to share out to the 4 they run

chris_r · 2 May 2020 at 21:53

Hi all,

Little update, big thanks to everyone. Today i have ordered a further 4kg of filament

https://www.gofundme.com/f/massmasks?

Please, if you can, consider a donation.