After cleaning lens would no longer work I finally got up enough nerve to peel off the plastic lens and now I am carving again. This means I will now need to replace the thing. I have searched the forum but have not found anyone stating how much it cost for the part and what I have to go through to do this.
I replaced the chuck with a carve tight but that is how far I ever got into this machine. Has anyone posted the procedure they went through and another thing is how do you get the little screws out without destroying the machine. Is the new lens plastic. Plastic is not the way to go. I would suggest glass.
I also agree with the others that you should be able to job to start and stop point just like the scanner probe. It would solve many problems especially having to add the seven inches.
Ought Oh! While typing this my bit slipped out of the carve tight and ruined a couple lines. Tightened her up and carving again. Lost only a couple lines. Well there goes my beautiful grain pattern and out comes the Quickwood. Good thing I'm a hand carver too.