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Video: DIY HEPA Vacuum Bag Mask: 3 Easy Tutorials
2024 Author: Lynn Laird | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:31
In recent times, making your own protective mask has become a particularly important activity. Many countries suffer from a shortage of basic medical supplies and protective equipment - especially protective masks. And that only increases panic around the world. Faced with the coronavirus pandemic, many people are embarking on the manufacture of masks, either disposable or reusable, which could offer them some respiratory protection, however minimal it may be. We have already shared with you several articles regarding DIY masks and they have piqued your interest. In this article, we have one more idea for you and it is the making of a vacuum cleaner bag mask which will only take you a few minutes.
Mask in a vacuum bag: a DIY alternative to protect yourself from the coronavirus
Before embarking on the execution of DIY respiratory protective masks, let's first look at the choice of material for the anti-virus mask that we are presenting to you. Why a mask in a vacuum cleaner bag, you will tell us? So the explanation is quite simple. First, a lot of people own a vacuum cleaner and have at least one pair of filters in reserve. Secondly, filters for vacuum cleaners are very easy to use for making protective masks.
What is the filter bag of a vacuum cleaner used for?
The filter bag of a vacuum cleaner is used to suck up and retain a certain amount of dirt. Of course, all filters are not the same and do not have the same efficiency. We all know that high quality products usually don't come cheap. The same goes for inexpensive filter bags. Of course, you can use it if you don't have anything else. It would be better than no protection! But if you have the opportunity to get HEPA or EPA (Very High Efficiency) filter bags, it would be better, from an efficiency and protection standpoint. We have already explained to you how to make a protective fabric mask with a filter. This time around we're going to stop at last minute mask making from a vacuum cleaner filter bag.
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1. For the realization of the first idea of vacuum bag mask, you need to prepare a vacuum cleaner filter bag, two rubber bands, a stapler and a pair of scissors. Cut the filter in the middle, lengthwise. Then cut again to widen the opening and form a sort of "boat". Using the stapler, attach the two rubber bands on both sides of the future mask. And There you go !
2. For the second tutorial, you need a filter bag a little bigger than the previous one. Cut out four double squares. Using the stapler, attach two rubber bands to the sides, and the second type of vacuum bag mask is ready!
Do-it-yourself vacuum cleaner bag mask
To make the following vacuum bag mask, you will need:
• 1 HEPA type filter bag
• 2 rubber bands •
Aluminum foil (20cm x 15cm)
• Scissors
• 1 A4 sheet
• 1 pencil
Start by drawing your pattern. Alternatively, you can use a printable sewing pattern. Apply the pattern to the filter bag and cut it to the same size. Use your machine to sew the filter bag. Drill two holes and pass the rubber bands. Finally, fold the aluminum foil to make a flat strip. This must now be sewn onto the upper part of the mask, so that it sticks well to the nose.
As an alternative to the sewing machine, to fix the edges of the mask in a vacuum cleaner bag, you can use instant glue or even hot melt glue.
Dr. Ryan Southworth's vacuum bag mask
The last DIY project that we are going to present to you, is a respiratory protection mask made from a HEPA filtering vacuum bag. According to Dr. Ryan Southworth, HEPA filters are the ideal material for making effective protective masks against the coronavirus. So, when it comes to the materials and tools you need, you need:
• 1 bag of HEPA vacuum cleaner
• 1 hot glue gun
• 1 pencil
• Pipe cleaners
• An elastic
• Sewing thread
• Scissors
• 1 pattern (pattern to print here)
Check out the detailed instructions in the video below:
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