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Great job.

i'd love to try it.

hankdk@verizon.net

Thanks;
Hank

See if this will work.

MT:

I use AutoCad 2009. Plus I downloaded DXF files from the internet. Also Alex sent me a DXF file of a chopper. None of them has worked.

Hank

Hi Andrea,

Sorry to hear that, I have the same problem.

I ordered the DXF importer 2 months ago. It hasn't worked since I activated it (2 months ago). I contacted Alex at LHR software. He's...

Fired up my CC (which is going on 4 years old) today after a long winters nap. Lubed the flex shaft, loaded the card with version 1.164 and my carving. installed 1/2" thick mahogany in the machine...

I didn't set the correct decimal distance for the radius (C5,C6). If you enter a radius of 3.25 the program would except the 3.25 entry but would display only a 3. To correct this select the radius...

When you bring the compucarve to Sears must it be in the original carton? My box was so banged up coming back from LHR it's practically useless.
Also I have the ROCK chuck installed. Will Sears...

I installed win 7 over Vista it took about 4 hours to complete. All went well. All the drivers worked fine. The only problem I found is with the peripherals that are connected to the USB ports. ...

I read a few messages that there is a need to place a series of holes around a circle.

Toward that end I created an EXCEL worksheet that gives the dimensions to locate up to 36 (drilled) holes...

I created an EXCEL worksheet that gives the dimensions to locate up to 36 (drilled) holes around the circumference of any size circle. Two inputs are needed (1) number of holes (2) radius of circle....

My 2 cents. It seems to me if I do a CL text within a carved region, and I screw up an place the text close to the edge of the carve region don't I risk the possibility of tearing the edge of the...

Sorry for the mis-information about the loose rails. It was in fact mentioned in the PDF.

Hank

To make a long story long yesterday I did a new carve using 1.152, well at least I tried to do a 2 sided carve. Just as it finished the back side of the carve I got a Z axis stall. I found that the...

I just finished laying down a laminate floor. When cutting the laminate I actually seen sparks coming from the saw blade. It dulled both my carbide tipped 12" chop saw and my 10" table saw blades....

I need to cut a series of 4" diameter pockets 3/4" deep in a piece of 1" thick hard pine. I would like to use the 1/2" straight bit (using the ROCK) to quickly expedite the cutouts. I dont want to...

I bonded nylon spacers to all my bits. These s-pacers are available at Lowe's in the small parts drawers. They are: .5 OD x .257 ID X .250 L I bonded them to the bits with Loctite Plastic Bonder...

During start_up procedures of a new project the machine asks for the installation of all the bits used in a project. On occasion I installed a different cutting bit than the one I used during the...

I'm in for one

Hank

Example:
If I attached a dimension from the side of a rectangle to the end of a virtual board, say 1 inch. But, my actual board is 8 inches longer. Will the side of the rectangle be 1 inch or 5...

I'm going Friday Feb 20. Coming up from Plymouth. Take about 2 hours.
Hope to see a lot of CW users there.

I had the same thing happen to me. The bit stayed above the wood and did not cut. I deleted the pattern and reloaded it. Same problem. I let the machine run this way (above the Wood) for 8 to 10...

I noticed this in a doctors office. Thought it could be useful elsewhere.

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I just ordered a protection agreement for my Compucarve. It's for 5 years (expiration 1/12/13).
I purchased the Compucarve in April 07. The cost of the agreement was $123.42.
It's on Sears site...

When a project is finished the Z truck moves to the far left. To remove the bit I've been sliding the Z truck to the middle by hand. To grab the truck you have to get your fingers around the metal...