Blogs
The Maine Signcrafter
Tom Stade, owner of Moosehead Signs is a resident of crisp-aired Greenville, ME, and was kind enough to send over pictures documenting one of his latest signs. After seeing his excellent work on the Town of Greenville's "Junction Wharf" sign, we decided to share his...
Building a train – Part five
It is great fun to design and build a project like the train. A few of the components can be sourced but the bulk of the train will have to be custom built. Today I placed the order for the bulk of the steel I’ll use for the project. This will be cut to length and then welded together in their rightful place.
Hackensack Sign Magic Workshop a success!
The Hackensack Sign Magic Workshop is now history. It was a great workshop! This time around EJ Nordurft from EnRoute did a wonderful job in presenting the technical side of the program
The Cold Weather Warrior In Signage
Joel Lunsford, owner of Lunsford Signs, knows how to make an impressive sign out of HDU. Lunsford Signs is a full service sign shop and specializes in all types of signage. When speaking with Joel last week to congratulate him on winning the "Best Engineered" category...
Students Pioneering Future Technology
In the interest of furthering knowledge, technology and sustainability, Coastal Enterprises regularly donates Precision Board Plus to colleges, universities and high schools throughout the United States and Canada. Projects range from solar powered cars, SAE cars,...
Ready for the Sign Magic Workshop in Hackensack NJ
We spent the day making sure everything is ready for the Sign Magic Workshop that begins tomorrow morning – bright and early. The tables are set up, samples ready, video equipment all tested and ready. I think we are almost there
Building a train – part four
Some of the truck components were built as separate components. they will be routed separately and them assembled to be part of the log car truck
Wainscot up and trim started
On January 1 I posted the text pieces of front window trim with the butterfly inserts.
Building a train – Part three
The train is going to require the building of many files, most using techniques I’ve demonstrated here previously. We’ll use every trick in the book and probably invent a few more along the way. Todays build is the truck for the locomotive.