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Rudnik Design Blog
News and practice from the shop floor: CNC, laser, wide-format print, materials, machines and trade shows.
ManufacturingDeep dive ·
Cast or extruded, five millimetres of movement per metre, drills ground to scrape, annealing before the glue: what belongs on the drawing when a job uses acrylic.
ManufacturingDeep dive ·
What decides the size of a folded part: K-factor and bend allowance, die width, minimum flange, grain direction, reliefs and the tolerances a brake can actually hold.
ManufacturingDeep dive ·
A practical guide to aluminium composite in signage: skins and cores, routing and folding, fixing and movement, fire classification in Ireland and the UK, and the real cost of a finished panel.
ManufacturingWorkshop ·
A practical guide to sheet layout for CNC, laser and plotter work: what to settle before nesting, how to think about offcuts, and why the most expensive mistake happens before the file reaches the shop floor, not during cutting.
