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lynnfrwd
03-01-2011, 05:41 PM
We all know the CarveWright Forum is THE BEST FORUM ever!!
(Okay, like a parent, I'm prejudice!)

What other forums are you members of?

Whether its woodworking, handcarving, woodturning, scrollsaw, luthier, sign-making, jewelry, craft shows, furniture building, 3d modeling, miniatures or anything, these are all great places to WITNESS to the CarveWright.

And, yes, I'm calling on all of you to help us spread the word about the CW and more specifically, our new version C, the CarveTight Spindle, DXF & STL Importers, improved Customer Service, more availability of documentation...all of the things that we have grown into over the last 5 years.

Most posts on the CW/CC are old....OLD! Lots of the complaints are no longer issues. Advanced software releases have addressed items on wish lists. Lots of information is just downright wrong.

I am now a member of Sawmill Creek Woodworking Forum (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/content.php) and hope to be putting together articles, if they will accept them from me. I will be posting as an employee of LHR Technologies under Connie Ratisseau.

Please feel free to post your forum & link here on this thread. Tell us a little of what it is about.

Thanks for promoting CarveWright and spreading the word. We have had several posts lately that has had me thinking about doing this, so here goes...

lynn

(I always liked my middle name better than my first name, so I like you guys calling me lynn, at least on here. If you called me that on the phone or in person, I probably wouldn't know you were talking to me!)

PCW
03-01-2011, 06:20 PM
Well I have to admit I have not missed one post on the CW site since my join date (I know I need some help) but I'm a Carvoholic.

Some sites I follow at times.
ZBrush (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=53087)
Vertric (http://www.vectric.com/forum/)
CNCzone (http://www.cnczone.com/)
Rhino (http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=174)
CamHeads (http://www.camheads.org/)

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rnichols
03-01-2011, 06:34 PM
IAP (International Association of Penturners)
The Pen Shop
Yahoo Pen groups

Digitalwoodshop
03-01-2011, 07:20 PM
Sawmill Creek

Engravig Etc

Signs 101

pkunk
03-01-2011, 08:56 PM
I've been a member of a number of woodworking forums over the years and even a moderator on 2 others. Most I just got tired of participating in the petty politics and as my cabinet business grew I just didn't have the time to stay active. About the only one I post on anymore is CJ's Woodbin http://cjohnhebert.com/forum/index.php because we're old friends and it's a small place-not a time waster. If I were to go on Sawmill creek, I could spend all day reading and you all wouldn't have my undivided attention here. (insert smiley) Actually, I really can't spend that much time sitting on a forum. I work for a living. CJ and the guys know all about the CW and I do promote it, but there are some old Beta people on some of these forums with a very (!!!!) bad attitude about the machine. Not much you can do about their bad advertising/attitude. (insert mad smiley)

SteveEJ
03-01-2011, 09:41 PM
Vectric Forums (VCarve Pro Owner)
IAP (International Association of Penturners) Forums
CNCZone, Mostly just read there.
LegacyCNCWoodWorking Forums. I Own a 4 axis CNC from them as well as a manual ornamental mill.
CarveSpot

Not enough time for any more, I am working towards my second retirement!

mark1945
03-04-2011, 02:06 PM
Sawmill Creek Forum
I.A.P. Forum
Engraving and Sublimation Forum
Kreg Jig forum
Full Spectrum Engineering Forum
I think a couple more but these are the ones I go to regularly.

lynnfrwd
03-18-2011, 03:13 PM
Hey guys! I need your help in getting out the word about our Conference. If you are a member of any other woodworking related forums, please post an announcement regarding the conference. Most of them won't let me do it, since I work for LHR.

I will also contact as many related forums as I can to ask them about sponsoring our event as a Friends of CW Sponsor.

The message could say something like this:


The first CarveWright Conference will be held in Houston TX on May 12 & 13th with workshops for both the beginner and advanced users. Guest speakers will also conduct some of the advanced classes and customer projects will be showcased. We hope to see many of you there. More details are available at www.carvewright.com.

Thanks for your help...I can't wait to finally meet some of you.

badger
03-18-2011, 03:46 PM
Lumberjocks.com

Also posted the conference information on this site.

lynnfrwd
03-18-2011, 03:49 PM
Thanks TK! I posted there too, but I think it may be being moderated and am not sure if it will be accepted. Thanks for covering it.

I also posted on Sawmill. That one is actually up...hope it stays there!

Those are the only two I am members of.

Digitalwoodshop
03-18-2011, 04:52 PM
Hey guys! I need your help in getting out the word about our Conference. If you are a member of any other woodworking related forums, please post an announcement regarding the conference. Most of them won't let me do it, since I work for LHR.

I will also contact as many related forums as I can to ask them about sponsoring our event as a Friends of CW Sponsor.

The message could say something like this:

The first CarveWright Conference will be held in Houston TX on May 12 & 13th with workshops for both the beginner and advanced users. Guest speakers will also conduct some of the advanced classes and customer projects will be showcased. We hope to see many of you there. More details are available at www.carvewright.com (http://www.carvewright.com).
Thanks for your help...I can't wait to finally meet some of you.


It will cost you $25.00 per Forum....... Just kidding..... LOL....


Couldn't RESIST..... LOL....

Bad AL......

1 Down.... Sawmill Creek.

Rearden
05-03-2011, 07:10 AM
Hmmm, let's see...other relate-able forums that I participate in. Well there's Home Brew, 'cuz I like to play with power tools under the influence of alchohol, and there's the Roll Yer Own, 'cuz I enjoy smoking (cigarettes of course...the other stuff ain't even legal) in a fine cloud of dust and paint fumes... ;) Just kiddin'. Like to see how many I can suck into my warped world. :)

Sawmill Creek
Woodweb
CNC Zone
Fine Woodworking
Signs 101
Instructables

All good with lots of smart folks that have, or would probably appreciate the CW experience.

But you're gonna have ta go a ways to knock Home Brew off the top of my list. It's all about priorities...and I'm way long time married (think Al Bundy...only I don't sell shoes), so...drinkin' is a priority. ;)

lawrence
05-05-2011, 07:26 PM
My first and "home" forum is the WWA
www.woodworking.org

Unfortunately, this site appears to be dying a slow but deliberate death.

I recently began frequenting Woodnet and to a lesser extent Sawmill Creek

I read Lumberjocks and IAP as well as the woodwhisperer forum.

Man, I gotta get a life ;)

I'll ask my mods about posting about the conference--

I'm the only CW owner that I know of on the forums I frequent, but if anyone asks about it I do speak the good and the bad about the CW as much as I can (for example, my Amazon.com review)

Speaking of amazon.com... if you haven't reviewed the CW on there, it is a very (very) common place for folks to go and look at reviews-- you don't have to buy the product from there to do a review either-- just own and use the item.

Lawrence

Rearden
05-16-2011, 10:44 AM
Hey...we've got a couple of politicians that I'd like to review. Didn't get'em from Amazon though (Craig's List maybe). Do ya think they'd mind?

lynnfrwd
12-30-2011, 05:07 PM
Doug Haffner shared the news about CarveWright Anniversary sale price and showed off some of his Star Wars signs for Extreme Makeover - Home Edition on the Creative Signmakers of America forum on Dec. 19th & 21st. So far, three members that I know of have purchased the machine.

Awesome! Thanks, Doug!!

fwharris
12-30-2011, 08:25 PM
Doug Haffner shared the news about CarveWright Anniversary sale price and showed off some of his Star Wars signs for Extreme Makeover - Home Edition on the Creative Signmakers of America forum on Dec. 19th & 21st. So far, three members that I know of have purchased the machine.

Awesome! Thanks, Doug!!

That man could sell a freezer to an Eskimo! Great job Doug! Do you know when the Extreme Makeover will air??

lynnfrwd
03-29-2012, 03:03 PM
Interesting view on CarveWright: http://signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91456&highlight=carvewright

(http://signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91456&highlight=carvewright)

mtylerfl
03-29-2012, 05:06 PM
Interesting view on CarveWright: http://signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91456&highlight=carvewright

(http://signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91456&highlight=carvewright)

Very interesting, Connie. Some nice comments about the machine...and, some of the comments are off-base regarding the CarveWright, but...what else is new? I think the main issue has been that it is very difficult for folks to accept that they can actually do REAL CNC work with a simple, easy-to-use machine costing less than $2K. I just shake my head...little do they know. Perhaps if you raised the price to $4K or $5K people would "wake up" and realize what a great machine the CW is.

James RS
03-29-2012, 05:19 PM
Lumberjocks
Scrollsaw Community
CNC Art Guild

DickB
03-29-2012, 07:41 PM
Very interesting, Connie. Some nice comments about the machine...and, some of the comments are off-base regarding the CarveWright, but...what else is new? I think the main issue has been that it is very difficult for folks to accept that they can actually do REAL CNC work with a simple, easy-to-use machine costing less than $2K. I just shake my head...little do they know. Perhaps if you raised the price to $4K or $5K people would "wake up" and realize what a great machine the CW is.
That forum says they are professional signmakers. I like my CarveWright but it is a hobby and a little hobby business for me. If I were a professional signmaker I would probably select other than the CarveWright. I know some of you are indeed CarveWright signmakers, but that would be my choice.

fwharris
03-29-2012, 08:04 PM
And our good ole Ike was the last post I read! Great to see him adding his comments!!

Great read from the PROs of the sign business!