I know there are great ideas above.
Some mentioned that staying at home itself is a help. I found some people also help by keeping people happy and not "running" around.
For example, this lady sings to her neighbors.
I would suggest some of you, who can show your machinist skills, either by demo, or by showing some of the things you made to neighbors, who stand far apart. Maybe that would help also. It would be nice to have food and drinks, but that put alot more effort/cost and not mentioning problem with the virus.
On making something to contribute, I was thinking if there is something that can be done with a lathe, that helps fabricating medical devices faster, that would help.
For example, a retractable device, that we can use to open doors. So we don't use our hands to open doors. Once used, it retracts back and we don't touch it. If you can turn it into a mechanical hand, that would be great. I know some of you are genius
Ok, one more addition to the device, when retract, it would go through a pad that got filled will hand sanitizer. So it's auto sterilized.
Would be nice to have auto open/close cap at the end, that doesn't touch the "fingers" part.
Wow, normally, this would be a billion dollar idea! Please don't patent this! It's my idea
I think it would go over fingers, like partial gloves. You can control it almost like a scissors.
Please share plans and showing videos doing so we can copy.
If we can produce millions of these, and force everyone to wear cloth masks, then no more disease!
Because masks don't protect you, but it protects everyone else from your possible disease.
With the auto sterialized hand, that solves the rest of the touchy issue.
Update: I read it again and it's overthinking. Pair of rubber gloves and a squeezable tube of hand sanitizer hanging on your neck would work.
Some mentioned that staying at home itself is a help. I found some people also help by keeping people happy and not "running" around.
For example, this lady sings to her neighbors.
I would suggest some of you, who can show your machinist skills, either by demo, or by showing some of the things you made to neighbors, who stand far apart. Maybe that would help also. It would be nice to have food and drinks, but that put alot more effort/cost and not mentioning problem with the virus.
On making something to contribute, I was thinking if there is something that can be done with a lathe, that helps fabricating medical devices faster, that would help.
For example, a retractable device, that we can use to open doors. So we don't use our hands to open doors. Once used, it retracts back and we don't touch it. If you can turn it into a mechanical hand, that would be great. I know some of you are genius
Ok, one more addition to the device, when retract, it would go through a pad that got filled will hand sanitizer. So it's auto sterilized.
Would be nice to have auto open/close cap at the end, that doesn't touch the "fingers" part.
Wow, normally, this would be a billion dollar idea! Please don't patent this! It's my idea
I think it would go over fingers, like partial gloves. You can control it almost like a scissors.
Please share plans and showing videos doing so we can copy.
If we can produce millions of these, and force everyone to wear cloth masks, then no more disease!
Because masks don't protect you, but it protects everyone else from your possible disease.
With the auto sterialized hand, that solves the rest of the touchy issue.
Update: I read it again and it's overthinking. Pair of rubber gloves and a squeezable tube of hand sanitizer hanging on your neck would work.
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