keith_outten
02-23-2008, 08:53 AM
Yesterday Brady Watson delivered the 72" diameter brass medallion he machined in two segments for Christopher Newport University. The medallion will be placed in our New Library as a center piece in the marble floor of the rotunda area.
The naval brass was half inch thick and the text and graphics were machined on Brady's ShopBot to about a quarter inch deep then filled with a special epoxy. The epoxy had to go through a preheat and post heat process to facilitate curing and hardening. The medallion received a satin finish and top coat of polyurethane.
Brady is in the center of the picture with the camera with his lovely lady Megan on the left. Tradesmen from W.M. Jordan Company provided the muscle to move the two segments into the Library.
It was a real pleasure to work with Brady on this project. My job was just coordinating a very small part of the medallion project and providing the graphics and drawings to Brady for production.
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The naval brass was half inch thick and the text and graphics were machined on Brady's ShopBot to about a quarter inch deep then filled with a special epoxy. The epoxy had to go through a preheat and post heat process to facilitate curing and hardening. The medallion received a satin finish and top coat of polyurethane.
Brady is in the center of the picture with the camera with his lovely lady Megan on the left. Tradesmen from W.M. Jordan Company provided the muscle to move the two segments into the Library.
It was a real pleasure to work with Brady on this project. My job was just coordinating a very small part of the medallion project and providing the graphics and drawings to Brady for production.
7870