13-year-old Va. boy uses parents' 3D printer to make masks he's now donating

[ehrnst]

Randolph says, “My mom has me on a super strict schedule. It’s not the best thing in the world but, two hours of homework every day, don’t enjoy that often, but you know.”

He also stays up on current events and came up with an idea at his home in Falls Church about helping his uncle and others amid COVID-19 fears.

“I saw in the news that high-risk patients, people with existing diseases like heart problems and asthma, I thought this would help him, " says Randolph.

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Charles great uncle in Atlanta, also named Charles, needs a heart transplant. He knows his mom’s uncle could use a mask. So, he made one on his parents' 3D printer.

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So in about 90 minutes, at a cost of about a dollar a mask, Charles Randolph is making a difference. Now Charles is cranking out more, researching where he can donate them.

Randolph says, “It may not be 100 percent of a filtration system but it works.”

https://wjla.com/news/local/13-year-old-uses-parents-3d-printer-to-make-masks-hes-now-donating

[Raine]

1. We need more people like him 👍 ❤

a real doer not just someone shooting off their mouth.

[ehrnst]

3. Indeed!

[NBachers]

2. He's making a bigger contribution than the President of the United States!

[rurallib]

4. Thank you young man!

[Hekate]

5. Kick!