phoenix02
08-11-2007, 03:10 AM
I thought that title would get some attention! :)
I picked up my compucarve yesterday... and took it back yesterday. It's really not too encouraging when you're 30 minutes into your first carve on the machine and the flex shaft starts getting rather hot- so much so that the rubber burned off the shaft about 1 inch on either side of where the wir support ends and touches it. I ordered another- should be in wednesday.
I have since read up on the new lube procedures for the shaft- would it be advantagous to relube upon arival with the next unit, or was the last one I got a fluke, somebody in China having too much tea or something and not lubing it properly?
I had to get a sears card- I hate credit, but I want to use the unit as the basis for a custom woodshop- just to get the unit. I'm really hoping my decision doesn't bite me back. We'll see- from what I understand, perseverence is the name of the game with this machine.
Also, I was using stock models- a rosette, corners, etc- on a piece of pine (white wood) and what did come out looked rather bad. VERY fuzzy and alot of tear out. Is this due to the use of a softer wood? I have some black walnut, oak and redwood I can try. I just wanted to test the waters on the cheap stuff first. :)
Finally, does anyone have trouble with the bit holder? The one on my last machine didn't want to release the bit for anything- I ended up leaving the carving bit in the machine when I returned it instead of packed back up properly.
Thanks for any replies or ideas,
Michael
I picked up my compucarve yesterday... and took it back yesterday. It's really not too encouraging when you're 30 minutes into your first carve on the machine and the flex shaft starts getting rather hot- so much so that the rubber burned off the shaft about 1 inch on either side of where the wir support ends and touches it. I ordered another- should be in wednesday.
I have since read up on the new lube procedures for the shaft- would it be advantagous to relube upon arival with the next unit, or was the last one I got a fluke, somebody in China having too much tea or something and not lubing it properly?
I had to get a sears card- I hate credit, but I want to use the unit as the basis for a custom woodshop- just to get the unit. I'm really hoping my decision doesn't bite me back. We'll see- from what I understand, perseverence is the name of the game with this machine.
Also, I was using stock models- a rosette, corners, etc- on a piece of pine (white wood) and what did come out looked rather bad. VERY fuzzy and alot of tear out. Is this due to the use of a softer wood? I have some black walnut, oak and redwood I can try. I just wanted to test the waters on the cheap stuff first. :)
Finally, does anyone have trouble with the bit holder? The one on my last machine didn't want to release the bit for anything- I ended up leaving the carving bit in the machine when I returned it instead of packed back up properly.
Thanks for any replies or ideas,
Michael