Today’s topic revolves around using different surface finishing techniques. You will see that different terminology is often used by some, even when you might be discussing the same process. This can get to be quite confusing when things like paint filling get thrown into the mix so let’s discuss the processes and difference between etching,… Read more »
Etching, Carving, Engraving, Milling – Which one is best to use and what are the differences?
Mixing Metal, Stone & Memories – Funerary Art with Timeless Columbaria
JIT Companies is often provided opportunities to partner with our clients on custom projects and this one is no exception. Our friends from Timeless Columbaria, located in Pella Iowa, are designers of exquisite free-standing memorial columbaria styles. Columbaria are structures that are considered funerary art, that contain storage of funerary urns, holding cremated remains of the… Read more »
Waterjet Cutting of Metal Inlays (and how we are an Artist’s “Best Friend”)
At JIT Companies, we assist a vast array of clients with their projects, as you can see in our project gallery. Many are artists that have a vision for what they are wanting to achieve but lack the ability to complete it because of inadequate resources in their toolbox, such as our client project below, involving… Read more »
Color Changing Glass and the Waterjet Process
Interactive Glass Gets Your Attention Every once in awhile we are asked to produce something that falls into the category of “unusual” and this would be one of those occasions. There are glass manufacturers that produce various tints of colored glass that are incorporated into large fabricated windows for office buildings, motor vehicles, or even… Read more »