will this work?

[joe]

I've just started exploring the software and hope to buy the carvewright this summer. I was wondering if someone could evaluate a drawing for feasability.

Also, I am wondering if a current carvewright user is interested in doing some carving for commission. I'll do the drawings and need about 3 peices created.

Thanks in advance,
- Joe

[Dan-Woodman]

For one thing , your project is too big for the carvewright.Max is around 14 1/2 to 14 3/4.
Another thing is looks like your project is 3/4" thick and your carve region is also 3/4" thick on the circles .

[joe]

Hi Dan,
Thanks for looking at the project. The wood thickness is .898 inches. I figure I'd have to run the board through twice, once as a planer, to get the wood to the right thickness and second to carve the pattern with a depth of 3/4".

I'll resize the project to 14.5" so that it will fit.

What about the fact that the finished project is a circle? Will that make it difficult for the machine to hold/manipulate the wood?

Again, thanks!

- joe

[Dan-Woodman]

If your going to have the machine cut the circle out, you should leave at least 1/2" to 3/4" square board around the edge or mount it on a sled carrier board.

[joe]

I guess, I'll need a sled carrier board... for two reasons. First, I want to mazimize the width of the groove in the labyrinth and don't want to have to shrink the pattern another inch. Secondly, I can't get the square around the circle without 'erasing' most of my work. Oh well.


Thanks,
- Joe

[Dan-Woodman]

Here's what I get when I upload the project.
click on the picture to enlarge.
I'm not very good at this computor thing, you may have to get your magnifing glass out.

[pkunk]

From my limited experience (90 + hours on my machine) I'd say you could carve it as a rectangle at 14 1/2" and instead of doing a cut path around the outside, just scribe it. Finnish your outside cut with a jigsaw or bandsaw. There is enough roller support in the maze to satisfy the machine.

[joe]

Dan,
Thanks for the screenshot of the alert. I'm not sure I understood all of the warnings. But it sounds like your intuition was correct.

PKunk.
Your solution sounds good. I'm not sure how to 'scribe' the outer circle in my illustration. Do you mean that I should just create a thin ring around the project that is 9/10ths of the depth of the wood?

I'll see if I can get the drawings to cooperate.

Thanks!!

[pkunk]

PKunk.
Your solution sounds good. I'm not sure how to 'scribe' the outer circle in my illustration. Do you mean that I should just create a thin ring around the project that is 9/10ths of the depth of the wood?

Yes-or not. You could just cut it later freehand.

[joe]

I just switched the outer circle from cut out to carve. I'm not very steady handed, so I'd rather not freehand it.