What are we doing that takes 4 hours

[jaroot]

The only thing you have to figure then is how much wear and tear on the machine there is in the different quality settings.

I don't know but I would guess that the higher the quality the less wear and tear the machine will experience. Yes, the cut motor will work longer and wear the brushes sooner but my understanding is that he higher quality translates into narrower passes and less wood removed with each pass. That, I would think would be easier on the flex shaft and the spindle bearings and probably the y truck motor, etc.

Just my thoughts and worth every penny you paid for them.

[Kenm810]

Sounds Logical to me, when you think of it that way

Guess a set of Cut Motor Brushes seems cheaper to me,
than a New "Z" Trunk or Flex-Shaft Assembly

[ChrisAlb]

I posted this question in the gallery but there seems to be a lot more action here. I keep hearing about being 4 hours into a project, 2 hours into a project. What are we doing that takes 4 hours?

With some of the carves I've done, I don't start sweating until it's longer than 12 hours....LOL....

[c6craig]

Yeah, once you start carving anything on Optimal settings the time skyrockets up. I am carving the Colonial Eagle Box Sides (POM) now and it's 7 hours on optimal. I think the top is somewhere around 4...

Craig

[Metalhead781]

i dunno, i just came in from the shop. I ran two riflestocks, double sided runs on each. 3d not just cutting blanks. Took about 45 min each but then again i'm not using a CW

[Bill]

Metalhead781,

I would like to see these rifle stocks, is it possible to post a few pictures? Thanks Bill.

[Fletcher]

i dunno, i just came in from the shop. I ran two riflestocks, double sided runs on each. 3d not just cutting blanks. Took about 45 min each but then again i'm not using a CW

Sounds like your new toy is working out for you! I am having similar results with mine. I ran a sign last night with all centerline carving which I know runs quickly, but I cut the whole sign in under 4 minutes!

[TerryT]

Sounds like your new toy is working out for you! I am having similar results with mine. I ran a sign last night with all centerline carving which I know runs quickly, but I cut the whole sign in under 4 minutes!

Can you tell us what kind of machine you are using? Maybe some pictures please. I think I'm feeling some growing pains and may want to move on to bigger and better equipment.

[Fletcher]

Can you tell us what kind of machine you are using? Maybe some pictures please. I think I'm feeling some growing pains and may want to move on to bigger and better equipment.

I designed and built my own 4'x8'x8" cnc router table. I was feeling growing pains too. I still love my CW and would like to extend a "thank you" to LHR for my addiction! However, I want to start building some custom entry doors and even though the CW could technically do it, I wanted to be able to cut large glue-ups in one piece.

Here's a video of it in action(the machine jumps around a bit because I didn't want to cut full depth in one pass - I'm still in the "testing" phase)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTEHyE6ur1s

[DocWheeler]

Fletcher,

Nice cnc you have there, I love the 8" Z depth as well as the 48" width.