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United States Air Traffic Video Simulation
The United States is currently in the process of undertaking the largest transformation of air traffic control ever attempted. Known as the Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen, it is a multi-billion dollar technology effort to make air travel safer,...
Score another for me
Today’s project didn’t happen on the router table, nor on a computer.
A little of everything
One of our current projects is one that will use pretty much every feature and technique we can muster including the four axis capabilities of the MultiCam. Textures, bevels, layers, fancy turning, indexing, and plenty of bits and pieces and lots more are used on the sign. Our client owns a small acreage, with buildings that evoke a Hobbit feel.
PBLT-15 Sculpture – Dual Nature
Respected artist and sculptor team Cecilia Lueza and Rick Munne recently sent us pictures of a Precision Board Plus sculpture titled "Dual Nature." It was crafted from PBLT-15 using jigsaws, power sanders, a variety of hand tools, and painted with acrylic paints. It...
Go ahead – throw things.
It’s not often we would encourage anybody to throw sharp things at something we have labored over but as always there are exceptions. today’s project was just such a case
Two more pics
Today we had company and went for lunch at the Fox & hounds Pub. I was delighted to see the place buzzing. I sat facing the door and watched people as they came in.
EnRoute 5 – MOST exciting feature so far.
Yesterday I posted about my first impressions of version 5 of EnRoute. I had discovered the warp/distort feature but didn’t have much time to play as of yet.
Laying on the paint
Today was spent largely laying primer and base coats on a whole lot of small routed pieces in the shop. This stage of our projects is the least spectacular but time consuming none-the-less. The small shady rest sign got the most color with the foliage receiving one glaze with more to come.
Kicking the tires on EnRoute 5
EnRoute 5 has been eagerly anticipated for some time. Now it is only weeks away. Recently, I was asked if I wanted to test drive a pre-release version of the software.