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mzieg
06-25-2007, 08:28 PM
i start a project , board measures, load bit but when carving starts bit does not spin. i have checked and reinserted the flex shaft. seems to be in correctly. motor seems to be running . tried to reboot machine several times help please just got it only two hours and 15 minutes on motor. im not getting any errors
pkunk
06-25-2007, 08:45 PM
When you reinserted your flexshaft, could you feel it go into the motor end? And did you try to turn the open end of the FS before inserting it into the cutting head?
Jeff_Birt
06-25-2007, 08:49 PM
There is no doubt if the cut motor is running, it is noisy ;) . Assuming that the cut motor does turn on when it is supposed to, then it is most likely the drive cable. Open the clear cover and turn the spindle by hand, you should feel resistance as you will be turning the motor too. If it spns really easy then there is a problem.
mzieg
06-25-2007, 08:50 PM
yes it has resistance when i insert into motor turned chuck and insterted it into cutting head it did start to turn but stopped after a few passes
mzieg
06-25-2007, 08:55 PM
chuck seems to spin easily
Jeff_Birt
06-25-2007, 09:17 PM
So the motor starts to turn and then stops? Do you get an error code?
mzieg
06-25-2007, 09:40 PM
the motor continues to run the chuck/bit stops turning
i can feel the f/s go into motor and can feel little resistance when i turn the shaft but when i put it into the spindle the chuck spins easily no resistance
i get no error code i watch it when the project begins and hit the stop button as soon as i notice it has stopped spinning
Dan-Woodman
06-25-2007, 09:42 PM
Maybe he's got one of the shorter flex shafts that us beta testers started out with. The shaft would pull itself out of the chuck housing ,the moter would still spin but not the bit. We had to get a square brass ferrel from lhr and add it to the shaft by the chuck.
pkunk
06-25-2007, 09:52 PM
My thoughts also Dan. OP should call Carvewright and speak with tech support. Mine got so bad it would eat the brass tubing in 20 min.
mzieg
06-25-2007, 10:03 PM
thats exactly what it seems. do i call someone or get help to get new cable
i just bought the machine from sears on fathers day
mzieg
06-25-2007, 10:08 PM
thanks for your help i will call cw in the morning
great forum
forqnc
06-26-2007, 06:49 AM
mzieg, call Carvewright Tech support and they will probably mail you a new flewshaft under warranty.
hstottle
07-01-2007, 11:44 AM
I had the same problem and the motor end of the flexshath was pulled out of the motor.