{"id":22291,"date":"2020-04-07T13:19:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T19:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=64090"},"modified":"2020-04-07T17:24:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T23:24:53","slug":"making-masks-local-teachers-utilize-3d-printers-to-produce-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/making-masks-local-teachers-utilize-3d-printers-to-produce-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Making masks: Local teachers utilize 3D printers to produce protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.7472222222222\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-64090-181\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled gallery-container\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/original_fdece84e-5e2a-4d24-8fec-5ded1c0cb34d_20200330_115219-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/original_fdece84e-5e2a-4d24-8fec-5ded1c0cb34d_20200330_115219-1024x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy CarrieAnn Mathis | Middle Park High School teacher CarrieAnn Mathis has been printing 3D masks on her two printers since March 27.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Middle Park High School teacher CarrieAnn Mathis has been printing 3D masks on her two printers since March 27.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy CarrieAnn Mathis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/original_fdece84e-5e2a-4d24-8fec-5ded1c0cb34d_20200330_115219-1024x1024.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/original_fdece84e-5e2a-4d24-8fec-5ded1c0cb34d_20200330_115219-1024x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/IMG_20200329_112836-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/IMG_20200329_112836-1024x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy CarrieAnn Mathis | Mathis has partnered with Grand Lake Fire to distribute the masks she and teacher Missy Quinn print to emergency and medical personnel.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Mathis has partnered with Grand Lake Fire to distribute the masks she and teacher Missy Quinn print to emergency and medical personnel.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy CarrieAnn Mathis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/IMG_20200329_112836-1024x1024.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/IMG_20200329_112836-1024x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20200404_135531-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20200404_135531-1024x498.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy CarrieAnn Mathis | Grand Lake Paramedic Hochhalter wore an N95 mask when Mathis dropped off her 3D supplements.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Grand Lake Paramedic Hochhalter wore an N95 mask when Mathis dropped off her 3D supplements.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy CarrieAnn Mathis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20200404_135531-1024x498.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20200404_135531-1024x498.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Unknown-1-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Unknown-1-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Todd Spain | Two of the 3D printed masks without the head strap. Mathis has since collected donations of shoestring and toggles to finish them up.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Two of the 3D printed masks without the head strap. Mathis has since collected donations of shoestring and toggles to finish them up.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Todd Spain<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Unknown-1-1024x768.jpeg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Unknown-1-1024x768.jpeg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Unknown-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Unknown-768x1024.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Missy Quinn | East Grand Middle School teacher Missy Quinn started 3D printing ventilator manifolds, as well as masks.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>East Grand Middle School teacher Missy Quinn started 3D printing ventilator manifolds, as well as masks.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Missy Quinn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Unknown-768x1024.jpeg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Unknown-768x1024.jpeg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/making-masks-local-teachers-utilize-3d-printers-to-produce-protection\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/making-masks-local-teachers-utilize-3d-printers-to-produce-protection\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hearing about health care workers around the world using bandanas for facemasks and trash bags as gowns, teachers CarrieAnn Mathis and Missy Quinn wanted to keep that from happening in Grand County.<\/p>\n<p>So when Grand Innovators reached out to Frank Reeves, superintendent of East Grand schools, to partner on a project to provide Grand County with personal protective equipment, Reeves knew exactly who to reach out to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really cool because between the time I got a hold of them and when they made their first prototype, it was like 10 hours,\u201d Reeves said.<\/p>\n<p>Mathis, the business and technology teacher at Middle Park High School, began tooling with the two Lulzbot 3D printers she\u2019s storing for the school to see what their capabilities were and researched the different masks she could print.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row shn-donation shn-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/shn-logo-2x-wht.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/shn-logo-2x-wht.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ultimately, she found a file for a facemask from the Billings Clinic in Montana, which is developing the masks to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m using these files because (the Billings Clinic) is actually using these masks in their hospitals, so I figured those files would be better,\u201d Mathis said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mathis is also working with a student from her technology class who\u2019s acting as a project manager and overseeing the printing.<\/p>\n<p>Quinn, the technology teacher at East Grand Middle School, started by printing ventilator manifolds, or splitters, to address the potential shortage. She printed two-way and four-way manifolds, before adding face masks to her routine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever we can to do help out in this time of need, big or small, that\u2019s what we should do at this point,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>While neither the manifolds, nor the masks, are approved by a regulatory agency, Quinn said the hope is to provide something more reliable than a T-shirt or other last resort options.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re hoping, if there is a shortage, that we can help out because there is similar filtration so that people are protected,\u201d Quinn said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Printing a mask takes approximately four hours. Then a filter is placed around the centerpiece of the mask, and weatherstripping is added around the edges to seal it to the face. Mathis is also using shoestring and toggles as the headstrap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to use materials people might have at home, so it\u2019s not so complicated, and if it breaks, it can be replaced,\u201d Mathis explained.<\/p>\n<p>She and Quinn have also reached out to other businesses to try and get the needed materials for the masks. For example, Lulzbot, the maker of the 3D printers, offered a free supply of the filament that the printers use. More locally, Granby Ace Hardware and City Market have donated filters for the masks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grand Innovations has also supplied medical grade filament, Dollar General donated shoelaces and Granby\u2019s Two Pines Supply is offering the toggles to Mathis at cost.<\/p>\n<p>With a first batch of masks prepared this weekend, Mathis drove up to the Grand Lake Center and set up a distribution spot for them there with the help of Grand Lake Fire Chief Kevin Ratzmann.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis way the masks are at a central point,\u201d she explained, noting that professionals at the testing site would also be able to explain how to fit the mask to someone\u2019s face and how to properly care for and sanitize it.<\/p>\n<p>As they continue to gather supplies and print masks, the goal Mathis and Quinn keep in mind is to at least provide a mask to every health care worker and first responder who needs one. Mathis has also handed out early prototypes to students and school staff, such as bus drivers and janitorial staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I\u2019m just going to keep printing because even if every medical provider has one, (someone else) might want one,\u201d Mathis said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/making-masks-local-teachers-utilize-3d-printers-to-produce-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Middle Park High School teacher CarrieAnn Mathis has been printing 3D masks on her two printers since March 27.Courtesy CarrieAnn Mathis Mathis has partnered with Grand Lake Fire to distribute the masks she and teacher Missy Quinn print to emergency and medical personnel.Courtesy CarrieAnn Mathis Grand Lake Paramedic Hochhalter wore an N95 mask when Mathis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22291","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-20 00:55:24","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KRKY Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22293,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22291\/revisions\/22293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}