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Missouri S & T Students Experiment With New Carbon Fiber
New technology and style for the Missouri S & T human powered vehicle. We've been following Missouri S & T and their Human Powered Vehicle team for a few years now, documenting their progress as they race (and win) from coast to coast. Checking in with team...
More awards
We are pleased that two of our last year’s projects have been honoured in the Signs of the Times annual international sign competition. Each year they receive many hundreds of entries which compete in various categories. The Institute for the Study of Mechanical Marine life piece (documented here on the blog and completed last September) won first place in the Unusual Signs category. This sign was designed using EnRoute software
Pedal Power – Part one
The next critter sign is for a peddle buggy business which is a part of the park. I drew up the concept which the owner approved. It was decided to make the sign two sided which means the gear in the skeleton clock need to look good from both sides and the bear will be rotated 90 degrees.
Bailey’s Project: Day 7 – part 1
OK Its Friday – we are installing on Sunday – St. Patrick’s Day is Monday. Hmm. Pressure is on!!!!!! Brian has been in the paint shop for days – not sure if he’s seen daylight. But it’s payin’ off! After all the priming Brian started mixing the paints and spraying
Captain America
This was a nice little challenge. We were hired to make a sign for the new Captain America film which will hang in the Disney Store in Times Square. The sign has to be lightweight, clean and look high end. The graphics supplied were really cool so we have a lot of work to do to match it. I started with designing the “Captain America” letters. I thought it would look great to do it in two parts to match the logo – the outside letter will be cut out of 1″ 15lb Precision Board HDU and painted silver and the inside beveled plate will be cut out of 1/4″ PVC and we’ll print the blue face and highlights to it on our Oce’ 350XT Flatbed Printer. Stage 1 Complete! Now we have to come up with the sign backer
Bailey’s Project: Day 6
All fabrication is done – the sign has been disassembled and it’s time to prime. Only a few days left to get this baby hanging! The sign bracket has been welded up and Brian has a coat of primer on it already.
Bailey’s Project: Day 5
PRESSURE IS ON!!!! We’ve had several project deadlines over the last few days so it’s been a little hectic here. But we’re moving along with the Bailey’s Project – fingers crossed for St. Paddy’s Day! Now that he has all the elements of the sign Brian is completing the assembly and sculpting – there will be a lot of sanding. Once complete he’ll register all the parts and pin them then disassemble. Reassembly after painting will be smooth having all of the pins in place. To add texture to the sign quickly Brian is using a die grinder. What a great tool!
Signwriters Unite in Mazeppa!
Mazeppa Mardi Gras Letterhead Meet was held last week at Mike Meyer Signs in Mazeppa, MN. Representing 4 countries, 100 sign makers braved the cold Minnesota weather for sign seminars, music, meals, and fun. Kellie Miller, Customer Relations Manager at Coastal...
Races in The Sky: The Jon Sharp Story
Part 2 of 2 Known as the "winningest pilot in the history of air racing," Jon Sharp is a legend known for building fast planes and pushing them to the limit. Last week we wrote about Jon and his career working at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, this time we're jumping...