Unattended Operation

[w2csa]

Hi all,
When doing a timely careve project, say the Trout project 6 hours or so, how do you handle the extended time.
I have my CW in ear shot but can get a lot done during the carve time (And a lot quieter.) if I go to an adjacent room and work on other things.
I check the CW every 15 minutes (Or sooner.)
I never leave the building.
Is this appropriate?
Should I stay in the same room (Garage) during the carve time?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris

[Dan-Woodman]

My shop is in the basement and I go upstairs and design other projects or get on the forum and read the very busy posts.
later Daniel

[w2csa]

Thanks Daniel!

[ChrisAlb]

My shop is also in the basement. Since I vacuum mine out every 15 to 20 minutes, it's never really left unattended. Even on my 15 hour carves.

Yep, a lot of up and down the stairs...

[James RS]

15 hours? wow, in relation to the question posted can the carver be paused and resumed say the next day. Especialy on a long carve like say 15 hours?

[ChrisAlb]

15 hours? wow, in relation to the question posted can the carver be paused and resumed say the next day. Especially on a long carve like say 15 hours?

Sure, as long as you don't turn off the power or have a power failure. That's the beauty of a coordinate based, servo motor system. It always remembers where it is.

I never have for fear of a power failure. we get them often in the woods. Especially in winter under the snow and ice.

[James RS]

Thanks Chris, I wasn't sure if the carver left idle for any period of time would power off.

[Jeff_Birt]

You can set the machine to power itself off after a number of hours (or minutes) of inactivity. You do so through the Option menu. To pause the machine simply press the 'Stop' button once.

[James RS]

You can set the machine to power itself off after a number of hours (or minutes) of inactivity. You do so through the Option menu. To pause the machine simply press the 'Stop' button once.

If I did this would it retain the position it left off at?

Thanks,
Jim

[Jeff_Birt]

Yes, when you press stop the machine will come to a nice controlled stop. When you press start it will pick up right where it left off. Do not shut the machine off or raise the head, etc.