Man uses 3D printer to produce virus test swabs, mask straps
(World News USA)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls man was just doing a favor for a neighbor, but one small request turned into thousands from all over the country. Mitchell Olson received a message from his neighbor who is a nurse asking him to make five mask straps to alleviate the pressure on her ears from hours of wearing surgical masks. Happy to help, he took to the 3D printer that was gifted to his husband, Mark Schmidt, for Christmas and turned out five mask straps. Olson could not anticipate the requests that came flooding in overnight. In just a matter of hours, he received requests for 5,000 of his 3D printed mask straps. “It was pretty cool to see that we could use the...