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Putting up outside trim
Late last summer I posted pictures and file creation blogs of the outside trim of the new house. As the summer weather waned we tucked all the pieces away and concentrated our efforts on finishing the inside of the house. That work took until recently to substantially finish to the point we could move in at last a few weeks ago. Then came the big job of emptying the old house and stripping it of usable items. Today it came down at last.
Shoppin’
The next letter for this sign were for the word ‘SHOP’. The ‘S’ is a length of hose, bent into an ‘S’ shape. A round fitting on each end looks snazzy. These were created using the dome tool To create the fittings on each end I created a longer vector, used the dome tool to create the relief and then overlaid a zero height smaller shape, By merging the longer shape to this I could effectively clip the ends square. The ‘H’ is a combination of various shapes which were then MERGED HIGHEST to the base relief as a last step
‘WORK’ should always be this much fun!
The workshop/tool file was fun to do – just the kind of complex file I love to do. The key to doing this kind of work is to first have a clear idea of what you intend to do and then think about the order in which you need to do it. Understanding what a program like EnRoute can do is important. A file like this can teach us a lot in a hurry. Since there were so many steps and pictures I’ll be posting this in two steps
Tired of bonding together 24″ x 60″ tooling board?
If you are tired of the time, labor and frustration of bonding together small 24" x 60" tooling boards, rest easy - there is hope! Rather than limiting ourselves to the industry standard 20" x 60" and 24" x 60" sheet sizes, Coastal is proud to offer eight standard...
Workshop gear lettering
The gear sign has lain dormant for a week while I was very busy with other things. Today I finally had time to work a little on it but in last week’s business I must of stuck the file somewhere that I simply couldn’t remember. So I had to build another. Then it was on to the tool lettering. The first was the ‘W’.
Topographical Modelmaking In A Nutshell!
With millions of data points and tolerances tighter than some high-powered engines, topographical modelmaking, or digital elevation modeling, is a learned art requiring a keen eye for details. Topographical models are frequently used by a variety of industries...
Paint!
This weekend is a statutory holiday in our province so the crew is off this Monday. This gives me a little more time to catch up on some personal projects – one of which is the mechanical fish of course. With Labor Day now less than a month distant the ‘competition’ deadline is looming. Looking at my schedule for the rest of the month means I had to put a few hours in to make sure I don’t get behind.
Whistle Punk Hollow Theming Job by Dan Sawatzky
Whistle Punk Hollow Adventure Golf in Squamish, BC is the newest recipient of an Imagination Corporation 3-D makeover. Precision Board Plus PBLT-30 was heavily incorporated into many aspects of the designs, including a massive train complete with Precision Board...
Workshop gear – part one
At our last workshop one of our attendees really fell in love with our workshop door signs. He asked me for the file. Sadly it is long since gone but I offered to create another and post it here on the blog. The original sign was obviously sponsored by the movie ‘Robots’ which was a little more current at the time. I created the danger lettering vectors in Illustrator as I am used to the way it handles lettering