Hello all,
My name is Roger McCaslin. I’ve been involved with composites professionally for over thirty years, mostly in the marine industry. I’ve also built wind blades, industrial parts, and a few aviation items. I’m well versed in tooling, building over 400 plugs and molds over the years. I (well, really me and my guys) have used over five million pounds of composite materials in just about every process that is commonly available. I’m the hands-on type, not the sit-behind-the-desk-and-issue-orders-type, so if I give input on something, it is most likely that I’ve had direct experience with it. If I didn’t get my hands sticky with it, I’ll tell you that it is my opinion (or my guess, etc) based on experience.
Although I consider my experience pretty wide ranging, I still learn new things all the time. One of my life long mantras has been that I can learn something from everyone I meet. I consider discussion to be an opportunity to learn from others as well as share what I know, hence my participation in this and other forums. I know that I can sometimes write in a professorial tone but please feel free to interject your thoughts about my posts. I may vigorously defend my position but I will consider anything you may post and I’ll never take it personally if we disagree. Another mantra is - there is always more than one way to skin a cat. Nowhere is that more true than in composites.
The above is about as much self promotion as I’ve ever done and I think it’s more than enough. I’d rather you judge me based on my posts instead of some fluff that I could have paid someone to write.
