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CSPURGEON
05-02-2010, 09:16 PM
I have been looking into continual maintenance and cannot find much on what is required to keep the machine up to par. I clean it after every use by doing the following:
-Blowing it off with Air Compressor
-Vacuuming off the machine inside and out
-Wiping down the exterior and interior areas where a clean rag can fit

But when I bought the machine the guy included some spray lube for the spindle and I really cannot find the correct way to complete this task. Im sorry if this is a replicated post but I have searched maintenance and cannot find anything quickly without going through each and every post.

Jeff_Birt
05-02-2010, 11:03 PM
Look at the January 2008 issue of Tips&Tricks

http://carvewright.com/cms/tips-and-tricks

CSPURGEON
05-03-2010, 03:20 AM
Jeff-Thanks for the tip I will check that out!

jgowrie
05-03-2010, 02:54 PM
Not for nothing but there is lots of information on cleaning and maintaining these machines but the one thing I have noticed is that is scattered all about different documents and the users have download all of these and keep track of the details spread out among all these documents.

It would be MASSIVELY beneficial to the end-user if Carvewright issued a master routine maintenance guide that also includes all the up-to-date lubes and operational check list. That way there is just one PDF to download which can be revised when needed as opposed to keeping track of multiple different sources of this information like is needed now.

cnsranch
05-03-2010, 02:57 PM
This help a little?

http://www.carvewright.com/cms/customer_service

jgowrie
05-03-2010, 03:18 PM
This help a little?

http://www.carvewright.com/cms/customer_service

Thanks CS, I know it might sound like I didn't look for that info and I'm well aware of the documents on the page you linked me to. What I'm alluding to is the little blurbs that show up on updated guides or on this forum that might negate something printed somewhere else. Sometimes a new lube is recommended but if a user isn't fortunate enough to see that post and continues to think his service document on a particular part is up-to-date, they miss out. M/Tylers most recent newsletter spelled out part of the problem in that many users just never saw the mention of checking the redlines on the QC for proper bit placement. ( I'm one of them ) It was buried in a manual along with tons of other information when something like that would much more useful if located in a short PDF document of regular maintenance/procedural checks. All those "tips' newsletters are great but sometimes they are used to release info that maybe wasn't clear at first in another manual or has since been updated and expecting users to stay on top of all this stuff is a lot to ask of them for a machine that can be temper-mental is not properly maintained.

There is a lot of important but simple info that is just too fragmented across dozens of manuals and this leads to users not always realizing they are missing something.

CarverJerry
05-03-2010, 07:42 PM
That is why it is important to keep up with our forum. I've learned so many different things only because someone will ask the question, things that are in the book, and some things that are learned by trial and error. As many of us call this "Our Extended Family" we tend to forget things and will see it being asked time and time again. Finally it sinks in..... is it a little CRS maybe?
Have fun carving and keep cleaning your machine.......it pays off...

CJ

CSPURGEON
05-08-2010, 02:55 AM
I agree Jerry but something put together that new users can read and understand without a lot of searching and reading peoples opinions, rather something from the manufacturer.

Thanks,
Chris

pqkenai
01-06-2014, 02:23 PM
Both the links suggested here don't go anywhere.

RMarkey
01-06-2014, 04:25 PM
Visit our support section on www.carvewright.com for more information.

Link to maintenance schedule (http://www.carvewright.com/support-page/maintenance/).

Ton80
01-07-2014, 08:41 AM
Visit our support section on www.carvewright.com (http://www.carvewright.com) for more information.

Link to maintenance schedule (http://www.carvewright.com/support-page/maintenance/).



Your avatar is cringe worthy...
:shock:

Proctorw
01-07-2014, 01:51 PM
I printed out the documents from the Maintenance Schedule and put it in a notebook. I use it as a checklist for cleaning.