How do you design a champion Human Powered Vehicle? Jonathan Sanders, Fairing Engineer of the University of Missouri Human Powered Vehicle Team gave me the details of this years competition winning build. Background of the HPVC challenge: Designed to provide an opportunity for students to gain valuable design team experience, the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge …
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Sierra Technical Services, or STS, located in the heart of the Antelope Valley can give you the composite tooling and engineering help you need. With over 30 years of experience, specializing in the manufacturing of composite tooling and structures, and aerospace engineering services, STS will help you get to your desired solution quickly and economically. …
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The beautiful signs we see made by our customers never cease to amaze us. Paul Martin from Piccadilly Signs in Winnipeg, Canada, sent in some high-definition pictures of a recent sign he completed. Using a combination of CNC-routed and hand-carved PBLT-15 and PBLT-18, he created this great looking sign. We were very impressed with how …
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George Leone, Student Project Facilitator at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA, sent us pictures of a fascinating project one of the student teams is undertaking. Cal Poly students are designing a “Supermileage” car to compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon as part of a class project. The Shell Eco Marathon is designed to challenge …
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Have you ever had questions about painting, CNC machining, or laminating Precision Board Plus? Our FAQ page on our website has answers for the signage, tooling and boat building industries and is designed to make your job easier. It covers everything from standard sizes, the tools used to cut Precision Board Plus, proper oven and autoclave …
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Coastal Enterprises offers custom sized and custom bonded blocks of Precision Board Plus to save on labor and CNC machining time. We already have eight standard sizes up to 24″ thick in stock, but if a different shape or size is needed, there is no limit to the size or shape of blocks we can …
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Dan Keith, owner of Dan’s Foundry recently sent us pictures of a Crow Indian Head sculpture he made from Precision Board Plus PBLT-15. His father, A.J., was the original sculptor/designer who specialized in western bronzes. Using his NextEngine laser scanner, Dan scanned the original wax sculpture and then exported it into Aspire CNC software to …
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MultiCam Canada, a CNC manufacturer, recently shared an interesting tweet about maintaining a CNC router. Many times when router maintenance is being performed, certain critical components of the CNC are overlooked. Check out what MultiCam has to say on keeping your CNC router in tip top shape.
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Instructors Ronnie Parsons and Gil Akos, at the Pratt Institute School of Undergraduate Architecture, are teaching students about new CNC technology. Specifically, they are addressing the difference between craftsmanship and manufacturing, with the goal of partnering them together. The former being the “workmanship of risk,” and the latter the “workmanship of certainty.” The goal of the …
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Check out this impressive sign, courtesy of Gary Johnson, on the cover of Sign Builder Illustrated. Gary is the owner of The Great American Sign Company, in Basking Ridge, NJ. Gary used Precision Board Plus PBLT-30, “due to the tight cell structure, increased durability, and reduced priming time.” You can view his website here for additional pictures …
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