Wooden ring

Mahalo,
this small wooden rings, well known as Celtic knots are just the beginning of
some more complex project coming on my desk from my soul!
Somewhere man must to begin, for this time, checking the patterns
on round objects. It was all drawn on new, then the ring
of 17mm diameter was pre-milled on CNC from walnut wood.
Some hand carving and wax finish and the earrings are done.
I am satisfied with result, in future the rings as I need them will
be not so small and also the wood will be harder!

Enjoy the life and have fun with the work you did!
dr.

Kite Race Board

Mahalo, well long time from the last post I write, there was a lot going on!
Not I am lazy to write, but just no time to seat down and type on.

In last 3 years there is a lot going on on the kiterace community. I was always more on this side of kiting, mean low wind and pure technical sailing. Going fist on the water, or be the last one on the water is special feeling! I like it, you can believe me;-) In the last decade the kite community was not really focused into low wind kiting and this is changing. The group from SF sailing club was push from year to year the whole series of kite race, this was move the group of kiters out of hardcore freestyle to the course race. I like it! For me interesting are the boards and technique of riding. If I am looking back and compare today boards for race they look like the board I made in 2000!

Here they are the race boards of today! Huge planks with even bigger fins, interesting enough to jump into and prepare my own design. One weary important point on the low wind and also on course kiting is perfect planing of the board and good hold of the fins. As everybody wish no sniping please. The board is "classical" shaped, the widths point is moved back from the middle, quite square tail and "big nose. Almost 1/2 of the rocker line must to be flat. This make the board good planing and speed. The rails are on front round and completely sharp /90deg/ from middle to tail! I decide to go with the top surface in 3D to get more ridged construction with less weight. On the tail I need flat zone to mount the fins on! The design of the board looks like this: Looks relay unofficial in CFK look with 3D top and veneer strap in the middle, even more difficult to understand are the side fins. But wait they are there for a reason. The middle fin will keep the position lite it is "state of the art" on the boards, the front fins are moved out of the board to be in clear waterfowl to get as much as possible track and force out of it. The end decision was done after all the analysis and comparison measurements. The fins shape are up to date the best of Aero and hydrodynamical calculations and yes they looks like fish fins, surprised, me not!
Bottom flat part of the board! And for the end the whole shape in one top view! I was not mention before, the whole board and everything else is drawn into CAD parametrically, used the latest SW technology and calculations. The core of the board was milled out of foam core with CNC machine, on this point is no comparison any more with hand work and precision! The decision was right! The board will be laminated in the rocker table in next days, so keep this space for future news! Then on the water to push this stick to the limit! Looking forward and I will be back!

The first "studio" photos of the RedBox

Mahalo, somehow timing is not on my best side, specially here at the Blog, from the work and life works well! For a step back on FireBox, we have done first two of them, FINISHED and sends to German company, well small celebration was push true! We was all happy, from the workers, boss and me also to see the months long work done! I am satisfied with the result, from design point the RedBox is the right thing. Happy! See here the first "studio" photos of the RedBox done in a hurry for flayers, shows and presentations! For next months in April it is planed the production start, it will be hurry again, I am sure!

CNC Art patterns

Working on some pre-mollds for Fire Box parts, I was take shots of this nice patterns. The 3D curves of the toll always fascinating me on the accuracy, form, pattern, geometry. Here I am share with you this patterns, enjoy as I, making them!

Code Fire Box Flyers

There is no product without promotion material, a hard job for all of them who work in the sell department. In case of Fire Box the story is for a step different. This is not a public product it is dedicated more to small productions, workshops and fire departments. I was take over the graphic design and the page layout of the flayers. My goal was to present as good as possible the product, which not exist yet, to be well visual presented, with all clear functions on the board.
In all we have three systems the Powder, Foam and the CO2. On the first page they are all three together and then one by one, with all technical characteristics.
Again the power of Alibre systems was the right choice on the board. The best is to use the same 3D drawings of the parts for the renders too. All in one package and here are the results! The Flyers are done!

Step by step we are closer to the point to have this Blog up to date! Flyers survive the exhibition and fair!

Code Fire Box

This pages must content some design work as well, otherwise it will be not here! The world is turning and I honestly believe into good will also on work side. I was at end of August invited to work with the project group on the new Fire Box set up. My part on the group will be the product design. Timing like most of the time in my job was short, less then two weeks for the first propositions, just standard design process on my drawing desk! The task was clear, make new design for Fire Box! The parameters are LWH 1200x800x1100mm, so eurobox top view, to go true 80cm door! Here are the design propositions and presentation for the company! This was the design presentation to the company, on first meeting the edgy-Box was chosen for next steps. Now some real work can begin. Into next steps of projecting the 3D CAD was use and photo renders for illusion of the real product! In next posts we will follow the whole process of design. I was take over to prepare the Flayers of the product which doesn't exist, magic touch is here! More later!