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We learned while cutting the panels for the Mizzen sail; the really small one, that measuring and cutting the each panel correctly is very important and it takes a long time.  We already have the shapes for each panel in CAD so wouldn’t it be dandy to cut them on the CNC Table.  They are actually too big to cut … Read More

          The ships blacksmith Sean White is back with to show his paper working skills.  And we answer that persistent question about getting a US Coast Guard Certification.  And show some of the casting patterns we are working on. Metasequoia: http://www.metaseq.net/en/ PepaKura: http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/

Almost done with the davits, getting along cutting patterns for casting our bow rollers. Making plans for adding a 3D printer to our Tormach CNC mill, and still thinking about where to put wheels under the boat. Many thanks to Herb for his help!        

Join us for Betsy’s coffee cake and meet Herb who is launching a fascinating career in gymnastics for paraplegics. And we are looking for tool for our CNC Mill. R8 spindle, hold down, vice and cutting tool donations are welcomed.

We managed to work around the weather that Jim Hensel brought with him from Portland Oregon and got a bunch of work done. The davit pipes are bent, the bow roller plate is cut, the Tormach PCNC 770 has a stand and enclosure, and we have wheels for the boat courtesy of Seven D Trailers, as well as a ships … Read More

Our new Tormach CNC Mill arrived and we made room for it and spruced up the shop and yard.  Many thanks to our crew.   I just love that folks.   We had Bruce from Oklahoma City who is going to help with our hydraulics, Joachim who was in the States from Norway, and Leigh for New Brunswick.   Leigh … Read More

Excellent weekend.  Bruce came up from OKC and he it going to be helping design our hydraulic system.  Leigh and Caroline stopped in from New Brunswick.  Awesome to spend the weekend with a man that has spent his life on the water.   Jack and Bart and Joachim Johansen from Norway rounded out the crew.  Dam if we didn’t get … Read More

We asked our viewers to help with the FEA, or Finite Element Analysis which is a computer process that predicts if a structure is adequate for a specific load. My engineering background is “that looks strong enough” and all items are measured by the number of pounds they sustained before doing permanent damage to the structure. Engineers work from the … Read More

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