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The 11-year-old printing PPE visors for the NHS

Alex Courts, from Edgware, got a 3D printer for his birthday - and he's been putting it to good use

May 7, 2020 08:07
Alex Courts, 11
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Alex Courts has been doing his bit for the NHS by making PPE visors using his 3D printer.  

“He got a printer in October as a birthday present from the whole family,” said his mum Donna. “He was desperate for one for a long time as he had used it at school. His grandparents, we and his sister all clubbed together for his birthday.”

Alex, 11, who attends Belmont prep school in Mill Hill, has been working with his DT teacher, Mr Perrin, to create the visors.

The printer takes 22 hours to make just two, and he’s careful to wear gloves and a mask when he’s handling them.