when the world started a war with coronavirus, the people didnt stand by

they fought

they fought hard with everything they had

the enemy was invisible

and the war was epic

millions of face shields were needed to save lives

overnight the demand exploded

the governments could not provide these

but the people could

and they did

and they kept doing until the governments could

these were not big companies

these were everyday people

they made and joined groups

they shared information

they shared resources

they made face shields

and scrubs

and masks

and ventilators

and more

3d printers are complex

some prints work

some prints do not

when a print fails

the people dont give up

the people fight harder

this is a failed print that should have been a shield

it has been made into art to share the story

this is the will of the people

Nick Hardman 20^th May 2020

12.5k items were shipped all free of charge, costing around 2.5k

Thankyou to everyone who donated to help me on this journey

I personally made around 7k items.

www.thewillofthepeople.live

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Germ Buster

I made this to reduce the spread. This took around 1000 hours of my time and 400 in costs.

When a kid refuses to wash their hands, use this app.

It overlays animated germs over a photo of their hands.

They immediately go wash their hands.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkphoton.germbuster

Face Shields

This is the highest quality I can personally make.

Its an A4 binder cover (240 micron thick) mounted to a 3d printed frame.

It fits securely to both me and my 18 month old child.

Personally, I would prefer one of these as the screen is removable for sterilisation and reuse.

It takes longer to print, but feels more secure.

Thanks to the efforts of thousands of people, these are no longer in short supply.

The design is undergoing the CE approval process, but if this is produced by the community, it cannot be CE marked.

Disclaimer: To comply with Trading Standards, these are fancy dress items which offer no protection from coronavirus.

This is a face shield designed to be kid friendly

I hope this makes young kids less intimidated by teachers wearing face shields

Disclaimer: To comply with Trading Standards, these are fancy dress items which offer no protection from coronavirus.

These are ear savers.

They allow you to set the tension on a face mask.

They stop ear pain from cheap masks.

They are made of plastic and can be sterilised for reuse

I have had people almost in tears thanking me for these.

Solving the ear pain problem is a huge win.

I have started making an improved version of these.

They are stronger and will last longer.

If you have a printer, here is the link to make your own

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4392676

These are custom designed ventilator valves.

These were designed at the request of a hospital in kent.

They were printed by a team of people

Parts were collected from Bury & Leeds, and delivered to me in Morley.

I then added my parts to the batch and shipped them to Kent.

Sorry for the packaging, but it was quite an emotional achievement to bring ventilators online.

On arrival in Kent, they were collated with the others also printed in kent.

They were sterilised, individually packaged and delivered to the hospital.

This was a phenomenal amount of work and the following people deserve recognition.

Special thanks to the following

Island Marketing - Guy Farmer - Finding the problem, asking for help, liaising with the hospital and providing design feedback to the team.

Think Photon - Nick Hardman - Recruitment & Coordination of all volunteers plus printing valves.

James Wilson - MPAC Lambert. Many hours designing prototypes & printing valves.

Dan Baker supported by EDS HV Management - For printing and delivering valves.

Rawlinson Plumbing and Heating - Russell Rawlinson - Buying a printer then printing valves.

Chris Dixon - Printing and delivering valves.

Mike Williams- Printing valves & supporting the group

Code GB - Darren Lloyd - printing & shipping anything to anywhere on request for free.

Robert Gibbons - MPAC Lambert - Prototype design input in his personal time.

Wayne Goodman - Collecting and delivering the northern batch of parts.

NSS - offering free nation wide collection & distribution at a moments notice.

Ben Rowland - For joining the cause & being on standby valve production.

The other small army of printers on stand by offering to help

Everyone who has donated to the amazing cause.

Material costs approx. £20 per roll.

These are the empty rolls.

And here is a tiny selection of the huge number of thank you messages

I couldnt have done any of this without help.

I am so thankful to have been helped along my journey by so many kind people.

As a result of this project, I gained a 3d printer. Benefiting from this work didnt sit right, so on 16^th September 2020 I donated a printer to Morley Victoria Primary school. They were very grateful.

I will never forget this journey and think it has changed me for the better.

Stay safe J

Nick Hardman 04-10-2020