When I send out full size patterns, I use this Canon unit. I don’t give it much thought but it got some interest on Face. Back in the HP days color printing was so much slower that it was not a reasonable option. This unit has changed all that and I am gradually changing all the full size plots into color. That is work as some colors don’t show well in color and must be changed. Also the layouts change as the parts can be closer together in color. I just sent a lot out that I did not compact and it came to over 30 meters of full size plots.
Old tech was to plot originals and make copies to post. 2 years ago I got this to do just in time printing with no originals. By now it has moved to largely e-files. So it’s already archaic oddly enough. It will do a 100″ plot in about 30 or 40 seconds.
The second 65′ KHSD passenger ferry is about to go into Lake Victoria in Uganda. This unit will be much lighter and faster than unit #1 which had a bit more freestyle and a bit more Home Depot. CM plywood/epoxy also, with cored flat surfaces.
I have been asked to design a revision to a trimaran, not of my design, in UK. Way too busy here. Any other designers interested? Don’t want to leave the fellow hanging. Glad to forward contact information.
I want to be able to try painting it on a part and then covering that with the 2 part poly final paint. This will be far better than applying toxic phenolic onto the inside surface, wearing a moon suit. Or mixing toxic bromine in with the epoxy.
I will report on the results. It looks like a great way to get code or rule compliance in galleys or engine rooms.
Mast guru Ted van Dusen might be building the new mast for Sarabi. The reports we get are that the mast thickness at the upper bearing is between 1/2″ and 3/4″. Is odd that it varies that much. Just mic it and be sure?
Ted ran a FEA on it and came up with more like 1-1/2″ wall thickness required. I may need to note that I did not design the mast for Sarabi, nor did Forespar. It was all done at Aero.
That tracks with my work on Alex’s mast where first principles gave one wall thickness and the FEA required almost double that.
I got this picture today of one of my 37 trimarans. It made no sense until I saw the Olga, WA written on the back beam. It looks race ready. Anyone know the story? Lance’s boat right?
