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I've been trying to download version 1.130 but keep getting a message stating "the feature is on a network resource which is unavailable" I've tried installing the patch and the full version. Neither...

Thank you, Jeff. I will give that a try and reply if need be. Ditch

Just started a project after a cold winter layoff. Put a board in and at the end of the "measuring board" sequence, I get a message that just says "check for board problem"

The board is square...

Thanks gentlemen. I am a beta user, although I took carvewright up on the trade-in deal. My machine is on its' way back to Texas due to the Z-truck having a part break off of it. The casting which...

I see on the carvewright website that there is an add on centerlining program. Is this different from the one which came on my machine?

I just got the error message: exception stack fault, fatal exception 181. What the heck is this? I just got this machine from CW and it's a rebuilt unit with Craftsman decal on it.

Thanks to Jeff Birt, this problem is apparently solved. I just needed to up date my flash card and firmware. The new machine is carving as I write. I had not realized that there was a new software...

Man, I am not happy! I was one of the beta machine owners. Had my machine for a little over a year. I got a call from a woman at Carvewright offering me a refurbished compucarve, since my warranty...

I've always wondered why people use the CW to cut pieces. My table saw, bandsaw, chopsaw and router all do this job quicker than the CW, and is less wear-and-tear on the CW. The accuracy of the CW...

Don't be afraid to try this out. There is a learning curve, but as others have said, one doesn't need to be a CAD expert. The software lends itself well to trial and error. Any mistakes in design can...

The carvewright machine is pretty open on the bottom. There is no dedicated dust port there. I just attached an angled collector hose adaptor to the bootom of my mdf top and center the machine over...

I've been trying to download software updates. It will start downloading and will get to a certain spot and then slow waaaaaay down. It looks like it's still loading but nothing seems to change--not...

I would agree on the cupped or twisted board. I have found that I get bad carvings unless the boards are very flat and untwisted. If a board is warped it will sometimes not be fed through the rollers...

I bought my machine after seeing it at a woodworking show in Kansas City and purchased it shortly thereafter. I don't know if mine was one of the beta test machines or not. I bought it after the...

The actual error message I get when I try to run the new update states "error reading setup initialization file" Anyone know what this means? Can it be fixed?

I downloaded the newest version of the software to update it. It took a long time to download and when finished I tried to run it and I got an error message stating a problem reading the software....

Has anyone used the CW for drilling shelf holes in bookshelf sides? I would appreciate knowing how it is done and with what bit. It would seem that the carving bit would make tapered holes. Would I...

grab a corner of your text box and move it around. if you look on the tool bar direcly above the board, you will see two sets of dimensions changing rapidly. those are the text dimensions. you can...

Something I have done is to import an image into photoshop and then render the entire image to black and make the background transparent. It is then saved and imported into the carvewright program....

You may know this, but you should always insert the memory card in the machine BEFORE turning it on. When I forget this, I get the blocks.

I have used gold and silver leaf to make some text stand out. I have mainly used it on lettering carved in the raster mode. I think one could do it for center-lined text. It would be more labor...

I have used the font called times new roman from the program library. Letters smaller than about an inch in height don't do real well because of the depth required during the carving, to get the...

There is a learning curve involved, but the software that comes with the machine is user friendly. If you order the machine they will send you the software over the net and you can at least start...

Thanks, I'll check both of those.

I went to Sears and bought one of their tool stands (about 40 bucks) and put an mdf top on it with a four inch hole cut in the center of the board. I then screwed a dust collection adapter on the...