Jun 11, 2013 | Tooling
The University of Michigan Formula SAE team recently competed in the Formula Hybrid International Competition. Closely related to the Formula SAE competitions we have written about in the past, Formula Hybrid is widely regarded as the most challenging of the SAE CDS...
May 24, 2013 | Tooling
Some of our past blogs have talked about how to achieve chips or dust when routing Precision Board Plus. Recently, LMT Onsrud tested our current highest density, PBLT-75. Not only did they cut a clean edge, they also fine-tuned the settings to produce shavings....
May 14, 2013 | Tooling
Practice makes perfect as the University of Nevada Concrete Canoe team "Dambitious" paddles to an overall win in this year's regional concrete canoe challenge known as the Mid-Pacific Conference. The University of Nevada team finished first place in all 5 races in the...
May 1, 2013 | Tooling
Classic Reflections Coachworks is proud to announce the newest addition to their lineup: the legendary 1967 Corvette Stingray. Redesigned to provide the comfort and technology of today's Corvette while maintaining the classic look from 1967, CRC has succeeded in...
Apr 24, 2013 | Tooling
Classic Reflections Coachworks specializes in completely transforming a new Corvette into a classic, retro Corvette. As you can imagine, this is quite a labor-intensive process (the first "retro" car took 6 years and 5000 hours). Working with our friend Ron Marsden,...
Apr 3, 2013 | Tooling
Throughout the history of the Coastal Enterprises blog, many of you have seen stories featuring universities & colleges to whom we've donated Precision Board Plus HDU. These stories range from Human Powered Vehicles and Solar Cars to Formula SAE and Supermileage...
Mar 13, 2013 | Tooling
With the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge West competition coming up mid-April, last year's champions at the Missouri University of Science and Technology are hard at work building this year's HPV. Fortunately for us, keeping in touch with Lead Fairing Engineer Jon...
Feb 27, 2013 | Tooling
We all know cutting tools play an important role when using a CNC router. The right cutting tool, speeds and feeds can cut your machining down dramatically and increase the life span of your cutting tool - and we all know finishing a project before the deadline is a...
Jan 23, 2013 | Tooling
1. Using the correct speed and feed settings for the density of Precision Board you will be machining is crucial. This will allow you to achieve optimum chip load. Having the proper chip load allows the cutting tool to move in and out of the material quicker, which...
