Poorman's Board Carrier

[Mugsowner]

I would think that you could watch the sensers on the keypad as you raise and lower the head. This helps for us folks that don't hear that way we should, or if the area you are working may be to loud to allow you to hear the switches.

[bergerud]

You could initially look at the sensor data just to determine how much to back off the crank. 1/4 turn? 1/2 turn? I do almost 1/2 turn and it works most of the time.

[bergerud]

Even better yet. Leave the head up until it asks to load the piece. Crank the head down slowly until it says press Enter. Works like a charm. I will change the procedure.

Thanks Mugsowner for the idea of looking at the display. Any more ideas guys?

[Dale]

Bergerud I just finished making your poor man's board carrier and wanted to let you know it works great. Followed your instructions and it worked perfectly on the first try! Thanks for coming up with all of these new ideas.

[bergerud]

Great. Thanks for posting. It is great to hear when something works!

I am going to have a set of them. I am just now gluing up one to hold up to 30", 5/8" thick boards.

[zan29]

How do we get your plan Bergerud?

[CNC Carver]

Scroll down thread.

How do we get your plan Bergerud?

[bergerud]

See post 25 for the plan and post 30 for the procedure. The carrier is for 3/4" boards only up to 2 feet long. One can change the length. As is it only outlines the parts with the 1/8" cutting bit. One can change to full cutout and/or one can change to the 3/16" cutting bit.

[ktjwilliams]

Got a few things going on right now but I will be trying this soon Dan ..

[karossii]

I know this is super old, but I'm exploring using these for 1/2" stock (actual thickness varies from 0.425" to 0.525", depending on my source and if I have to plane it at all...)

Here's how I modified it. I haven't yet cut this out - I'll be doing that later today or tomorrow. I will come back and update with the success (or failure) once I have the rails made and then used them for a carve or two. My biggest concern is if I adjusted the depths for the three touch holes properly.