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Investing in the Future of Engineering: A Look Back at a Successful Year for the Precision Board Donation Program

Investing in the Future of Engineering: A Look Back at a Successful Year for the Precision Board Donation Program  At Coastal Enterprises, we’re passionate about empowering the next generation of engineers, fabricators, and innovators. Through our Precision Board...

Fast Turnaround, High Precision: Meet Precision Board Urethane Tooling Board

Why Aerospace Manufacturers Trust Precision Board Urethane Tooling Board In the aerospace industry, precision isn’t optional; it’s essential. From lightweight composite parts to complex structural molds, manufacturers rely on materials that offer consistency,...

Case Study: Monster City Studios & Face Shield Tooling Production

Case Study: Monster City Studios & Face Shield Tooling Production When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Monster City Studios (Fresno, CA)—a company specializing in theme park environments and trade show props—had to adapt fast. They shifted production to making face...

How Many Parts Can You Pull from a Precision Board Tooling Mold?

How Many Parts Can You Pull from a Precision Board Tooling Mold? One of the most common questions we hear from customers using Precision Board tooling for thermoforming molds is: “How many parts can I pull off a Precision Board tooling mold?” It’s a simple question...

Custom Composite Lay Up Tooling Blocks – Precision, Speed, and Cost Efficiency

Precision Board Tooling: Custom Composite Lay Up Tools Built Fast For years, the Aerospace and Automotive industries have trusted us to create custom Precision Board Tooling Board blocks for their unique composite layup needs. Whether your project is small and...

Josh Lange and Precision Board

Josh Lange and Precision Board: At the heart of Lange Customz's success lies Precision Board from Coastal Enterprises. Lange seamlessly integrates Precision Board into his company's products and services, leveraging its versatility and precision. Unlike other products...

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Success!

This morning I cut the a last few pieces of steel on our MultiCam Plasma cutter, then welded them into place. Then I hooked up the throttle cable and took a link out of the chain. I welded up the bell mount as well.

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IAAPA trade show display progress

Work continues on our trade show booth for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions EXPO in Orlando, Florida. As I posted previously we decided to rebuild our booth which we created last year. We first stripped down last year’s effort and cut off all of the structure we no longer needed.  Since this year’s space is to be twenty feet wide instead of only ten we added two five foot wings to the sides of the booth.

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Progress on Dayna’s tree

Since the last post on the progress of Dayna’s tree we’ve made great progress. The top portion of the structure was completed and the galvanized lath applied. A few small details were added at the request of the family like a small fairy door, tucked into the roots. We then did the sculpted concrete which was done over a period of three days.

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Back to the shop

I’ve been busy on weekends and an hour or two on weeknights working on my personal project – the little rail truck. Last week it was at long last ready for a test drive. I called Phoebe, my grand daughter, who has been waiting twelve long years for a test drive.  The throttle was still jury rigged, the drive train chain was not yet tightened, and a few other things yet to be done but I was confident the little rig would power it’s way down the track without difficulty. I jumped into the cab and Phoebe into the sidecar. The vehicle was stable – despite Phoebe now being almost adult size and weight

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Tailgate party

It was time to fire up the MultiCam CNC plasma once more for the next stage of the little rail truck. I needed to build a functional tailgate. The truck will be powered with a four stroke gas engine which needs lots of air flow. When the weather is warm or I need to work on the drive train I can drop the tailgate. For normal operation there should be plenty of airflow with the open bed and top as well as through the logo which I cut into the tailgate

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Amazing installation!

This past week Peter and I flew out to Oshawa, Ontario to visit NEB’s Fun World. After almost a year in design and construction the bulk of the pieces we built and transported there have been installed. The NEB’s crew did a fabulous job! Our task was to do a few touchups, install some of the signs and do the texturing and faux finishing on the upper portions of the side walls.  The pieces had never been previously fitted together s our shop is simply not nearly large enough. The sheer scale of the project is amazing. Our panels, fit together, covered more than four hundred feet of wall!  As we worked I thought back to the first concept drawings done of the project.

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