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forqnc
02-23-2007, 12:05 PM
I’ve search for and answer to this question, but cannot find anything specific.
I understand why we can use a sled for smaller carvings, but I am not clear on the set up procedure to start carving.
I built a sled similar to what has been posted on this site 2 ½ sides 14 ¼ width and 3 ft length. I marked a cross on the sled for center, and then marked ½” marks out to help line up the part. The part I am now puzzled with is when the carving bit is install and the machine sets it parameters for height, how does it find the surface of the material and not the surface of the sled? This may be a simple thing but I would hate to mess up and break my only carving bit.
Thanks in advance for any help.
mobident
02-23-2007, 12:45 PM
forqnc,
Could you post a picture of your sled in the machine?
forqnc
02-23-2007, 01:59 PM
Sure it may be tomorrow before I can get to it, but it looks just like Autobody's (post #8) in this thread http://www.carvewright.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1553&highlight=sled only mine is made of 3/4" Plywood.

Edit to correct Link
pkunk
02-23-2007, 03:52 PM
http://www.carvewright.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1553&highlight=sled
forqnc
02-23-2007, 07:21 PM
pkunk? how did you get the link to show up?
Is this another one of those moderator Privileges! :)
Bill
02-23-2007, 07:30 PM
forqnc,
You closing tag is incorrect the forward slash goes in front of the url
like so [/url] not

[url]http://www.carvewright.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1553&highlight=sled[url/]

This shows the url when wrote correct and not a moderator Privileges!

[url]http://www.carvewright.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1553&highlight=sled
forqnc
02-24-2007, 08:41 AM
Thanks Bill, I'm used to clicking a button and letting the software post the code.
pkunk
02-24-2007, 10:17 AM
pkunk? how did you get the link to show up?
Is this another one of those moderator Privileges! :)
I don't know why you think we (mods) have such powerful privileges. On a Mac, just grab the URL from the address bar, & drop it into the post.
revved_up
02-25-2007, 08:27 PM
I don't know why you think we (mods) have such powerful privileges.

Bow down before the all powerfull pkunk and never mind that man behind the curtain. :)