Blogs
Sign Challenge piece done
I had made it my goal to finish my Sign Challenge piece before the New Year. But like all goals the world conspires to keep you from them. I had made a good start early on, bringing the piece very close to finish. Then I got sidetracked with all manners of other projects.
Rolling start
I’ve loved working with metal since I learned to weld more than two decades ago. Almost anything we can imagine can be fashioned with welded steel, or at least the structural framework to go inside. Using EnRoute to design files and the new MultiCam plasma cutter to cut the pieces has raised the art to a whole new level. It takes minutes to design the cutting files and only minutes more to cut the pieces
Magic chairs – just for fun
Many people who know me well claim I do things far too fast. It’s sims not true. The truth is I have so many ideas and projects I simply need to hurry to get them all done. 🙂 In my studio I have two office chairs which are well worn and somewhat broken.
More plasma cutter eye candy
Peter’s Sign Challenge piece would have been almost impossible to accomplish without the new MultiCam plasma cutter. At the very east it made things ten times faster. The speed of the design in EnRoute and the precision of the cutting made fitting the pieces dead easy. The plasma cutter also allowed a complexity which wouldn’t have been possible any other way. The top section of the box is removable and slides up into the box from the bottom
Plasma cutter ease
When we took delivery of our MultiCam plasma cutter we weren’t sure how much we would use it. Prior to that acquisition we had many base plates cut and the occasional shaped piece but it wasn’t too often. Having the plasma cutter handy close at hand changed the way we do many things in the same manner that the CNC router did ten years ago. Few projects are done with the plasma cutter alone but rather the many cut metal pieces are integrated into larger projects which also use other tools along with our hand methods
Looking Back and Moving Forward: 2015 in Review
As we reach the culmination of another whirlwind year here at Coastal Enterprises, it’s important not to let the holidays pass us by without taking some time for reflection. In the fast-moving world of composites, it’s too easy to move right on to the next task...
A Storybook Christmas with Xpressive Graphix
Tis the season for Christmas miracles, and when the Muskingum Library needed to drum up some holiday cheer with an eye-catching display, they knew exactly who to call: Tony Rose and his team at Xpressive Graphix. Tony is the master of creating incredible designs from...
Trade show booth – part six
Work continues on the trade show booth. The last of the sculpted concrete was done yesterday. This meant we could get on with the final coats of paint and glazes. Once the glazes were done we started fastening the shelves onto the backdrop.
Introducing newly updated Precision Board Plus
Staying relevant in the modern composites industry requires a delicate balancing act of honest trial and error. In order to grow and mature, a manufacturer must identify the areas in which a product or process can be improved. This requires transparency and...