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    Default 6 hour carve

    I just started a 6.5 hour carve, will the machine have any trouble running that long? I have never done a carve this large, so I am a bit nervous about it. I am doing the carve in pine, and have a DC hooked up.

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    Should not be a problem. I wonder what the record is?

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    I have done an 11.5 hr carve before with no problems. So you should be fine.

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    Think I have heard a 24hr carve or near that. I have done 15.25 hr. Just check the sheath often for heat. Motor and machine do just fine.

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    I take it you found the problem u had yesterday?


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    Lynn,

    The screws on the Z motor bearings were a bit loose. Strangely I cannot get one of them to tighten down, I am not sure why that is at the moment. However I tightened the rest down and decided to give it a shot and it seems to be doing ok. I would be a liar if I told you I wasnt nervous about it though!

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    The screw being loose might have enlarged the hole during operation, thus not allowing it to be fully tightened.



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    27.5hrs on the stallion doorframe! Check the flexshaft often! Make sure it is lubed.
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    An easy way to cut the carving time on the stallion carve is to feather the outside rectangle at 1/2 inch. That should save 2 hours.
    thanks so much!
    karl

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