Fabrication Examples, Volume 2

Vending Machine Components

This door and frame assembly is made completely with transparent and opaque blue acrylic.  However, it was found that over a period of years that the frame did not hold up to UV exposure the abuse associated with this application.  Thereafter the frame was made with aluminum and the door remained the same.






Trophy Displays

We work with plastics, woods, laminates, metals and virtually anything required to make a display project come together without subcontracting out any of the components.  By doing as much the manufacturing process as possible in-house we find that we have better quality control and better turn-around times.






Award Displays

This simple award display easel had one vertical piece of acrylic with an area machined out of it that matched the metal object.  A second piece of acrylic was assembled into place on the sides.  By assembling the the sides of the front and back pieces to the display sides, there was no risk to the metal from the solvents used to assemble the acrylic and as this was a semi-permanent display, it could be easily broken apart if an owner did not want it displayed in this fashion.




Photography Stages

This photo stage is made with acrylic and was designed to hold a ring or other jewelry.  The staging area can be horizontally rotated 360° and swung 180° horizontally.  This system was used to make web photos which could be rotationally controlled with the computer mouse, simulating a 3D experience.





Laboratory Equipment

This piece of laboratory equipment was designed to hold monkeys in a stationary position during clinical testing.  The object here was to build a humane restraint system that did not physically harm the monkey.  This apparatus is made primarily with PC, vinyl and PVC.  By eliminating metal from the design these units were able to be cleaned with a pressure washer without concern for corrosion.







The Odd and Unusual

Yes, that is a wishbone which has been cast into a small circular base which was then assembled and hermetically sealed into a small display case.  We cannot remember the background of this project, but it is also not the strangest thing we've built display items for either.