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Just wondering, after reading about the trials and tribulations of rehousing, especially delights like the OBTs.
Has anyone given thought to an isolation chamber like used in labs and hospitals?
For example, the Iso-Hyperal chamber I built for a hospital:
Think a heavy plexiglas box, about 2 1/2 feet long, 18 inches front to back, and 18 inches tall at the back, 12 inches tall at the front. The top is heavy plate glass mounted at an angle for ease of access, hinged at the back.
The plexiglas is 1/2 inch thick, the glass top about that as well and weighs about 20 to 30 pounds. A groove is cut in the plexiglas where the top closes which is filled with silicone to give a hermetic seal.
In the front at the bottom are two 5 inch holes through which heavy nitrile or equivalent gloves stick through into the box. These gloves can be a little hard to come by as they are 18 inches from fingertip to gauntlet. Essentially long enough to reach anywhere within the box. They are installed in the holes with a rigid ring that goes inside them, sandwiching them tightly against the plexiglas.
And that pretty much is that. The size can be altered as desired, the gloves can be oversized so a second pair of gloves can be worn inside them for additional protection. The lid as mentioned is very heavy and normally needs no help staying shut but a latch could be attached as desired.
Has anyone given thought to an isolation chamber like used in labs and hospitals?
For example, the Iso-Hyperal chamber I built for a hospital:
Think a heavy plexiglas box, about 2 1/2 feet long, 18 inches front to back, and 18 inches tall at the back, 12 inches tall at the front. The top is heavy plate glass mounted at an angle for ease of access, hinged at the back.
The plexiglas is 1/2 inch thick, the glass top about that as well and weighs about 20 to 30 pounds. A groove is cut in the plexiglas where the top closes which is filled with silicone to give a hermetic seal.
In the front at the bottom are two 5 inch holes through which heavy nitrile or equivalent gloves stick through into the box. These gloves can be a little hard to come by as they are 18 inches from fingertip to gauntlet. Essentially long enough to reach anywhere within the box. They are installed in the holes with a rigid ring that goes inside them, sandwiching them tightly against the plexiglas.
And that pretty much is that. The size can be altered as desired, the gloves can be oversized so a second pair of gloves can be worn inside them for additional protection. The lid as mentioned is very heavy and normally needs no help staying shut but a latch could be attached as desired.