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skeeterman
06-23-2011, 10:11 PM
what is the shank size on the new 3/16" carving and cutting bit; are they 3/16" or 1/4"?
steve

fwharris
06-23-2011, 11:23 PM
Steve,

The come with the pressed on sleave...http://store.carvewright.com/product.php?productid=20751&cat=291&page=1 just like the 1/8 and 1/16 bit..

skeeterman
06-24-2011, 08:50 AM
yes i knew that they had a presed on sleeve, I have the rock chucks, and would like to use the 3/16, wondering what the shank size is , i can press bit out of sleeve, or would i have to? could the sleeve work in the rock? thanks for response Floyd
steve

AskBud
06-24-2011, 10:00 AM
yes i knew that they had a presed on sleeve, I have the rock chucks, and would like to use the 3/16, wondering what the shank size is , i can press bit out of sleeve, or would i have to? could the sleeve work in the rock? thanks for response Floyd
steve
The O.D. of the sleeve is 1/2", so, if you have a 1/2" Rock it will fit. However, the length of the bit may not be correct for a machine using a Rock.

Pressing off the sleeve may not be the best idea! It may be better, for you, to just buy your bit from another source.
AskBud

skeeterman
06-24-2011, 10:40 AM
thanks Bud, I am a machinist, so i believe i could press bit out of sleeve without breaking it. considered another source for 3/16" carving bit but all searches came up with total length of carving (fluted area ) 5/8 long, so i would be limited to depth of carve.
so question still is what is the O.D. of the shank of 3/16 bit?
steve

lynnfrwd
06-24-2011, 11:02 AM
Hi Skeeterman!!!

I went and asked.

The O.D. of the 3/16" Carving bit is 1/4". We have not tested it on the Rock, but they said it looks like it should be okay. Might require some testing & tweaking.

unitedcases
06-24-2011, 11:21 AM
I have the rock, and I am on my second 3/16th bit already. No issues whatsoever. I change my bits every 100 hours and the 3/16th is awesome. It took my carving time down drastically. Awesome!!!

skeeterman
06-24-2011, 01:33 PM
Thank you Connie, now i will order my Bits.
United cases, are you using the 3/16 with the sleeve still on bit with the rock? and if so are there any length issues with it in the Rock as Bud pointed out that may exist
steve

unitedcases
06-24-2011, 04:00 PM
Yes, it is the bit with the pressed on sleeve from carvewright. No issues at all. Seems like it will handle the load a lot better. I carve in nothing but oak and the results are better than ever. All I had to do was buy the 1/2 adapter from Ron. A worthwhile investment.

Icutone2
06-24-2011, 05:02 PM
Mine comes in @ 0.2495"
Lee

lynnfrwd
06-24-2011, 05:36 PM
Ok, I know when it comes to woodworking, it's not a horseshoes & hand grenades type of sport, but isn't that close enough?! ;)

skeeterman
06-24-2011, 06:15 PM
yes 1/4' is close enough for me
steve

bjbethke
06-24-2011, 07:23 PM
yes 1/4' is close enough for me
steve

Amazon has a 3/16 with 1/4 shaft, but the max cut is 3/4 inch.

lynnfrwd
06-24-2011, 09:32 PM
Spec on it is .2496 +/- 1

chebytrk
07-08-2011, 04:01 PM
OK... so I finally purchased the new 3/16 carving bit. Is there anything that I need to do to begin using it for carving? When the machine asked for the carving bit do I just use the 3/16 instead of the 1/16 and it'll know this? I'm running 1.179 SW. Thanks.......

gregsolano
07-08-2011, 04:17 PM
Hi, Jerry, hope you are doing well. You need to assign the bit in designer before you upload to the memory card. Go to board settings then click on pattern bit tab and assign the 3/16 there.

chebytrk
07-08-2011, 04:23 PM
Found it! Thanks Greg. Hope you're doing well amigo. I'm assuming I set the 3/16 ball nose and not the 3/16 straight bit? It even changes the appearance of the project pattern in designer too when seeing it on the board.

gregsolano
07-08-2011, 04:48 PM
Yes the ball nose, You will lose some fine detail when using this bit. It is for carvings you wish to speed up the carving but do not need fine resolution or fine details to show up on the carving.

yes I am doing well, good to talk to you again.