Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2015 18:01:45 GMT -8
My daughter worked for a shoe store that recently was shut down, and the store basically told the employees that they could take any of the furnishings they wanted for free, so I picked up two pretty neat benches that had a wooden oval back and flat seat. After sanding the wood clean (and getting rid of all the gum on the bottom of the bench), I looked to refinish these to use on the deck and dock at our lake place. I contacted Oliver about whether or not the 1013 could carve something into the back to decorate it a little more, and the the oval back was about four feet long, 2" thick, and 13" wide. My main concern was whether or not the weight of the wood could be handled, or whether the weight would affect the Y motion and screw up an irreplaceable piece of wood.
The factory engineers estimated my piece of wood would weigh in at about 12 kg, and of course hang over both ends of the table. The said that the 1013 could handle this weight, but recommended that I support the ends of the wood with a roller stand (good idea) to take some of the weight off the table. Their second suggestion was to run the gee file through the machine (all set up with wood in place) but WITHOUT the bit installed. This would give you a chance to see if the machine appears to be moving correctly and the ends of the wood appear to be supported. This is something that I hadn't thought of, but appears to be a great idea since I can't replace this piece of wood if I screw it up.
Remember though, the carving area remains 18" x 13", that doesn't change because the wood is longer.
The factory engineers estimated my piece of wood would weigh in at about 12 kg, and of course hang over both ends of the table. The said that the 1013 could handle this weight, but recommended that I support the ends of the wood with a roller stand (good idea) to take some of the weight off the table. Their second suggestion was to run the gee file through the machine (all set up with wood in place) but WITHOUT the bit installed. This would give you a chance to see if the machine appears to be moving correctly and the ends of the wood appear to be supported. This is something that I hadn't thought of, but appears to be a great idea since I can't replace this piece of wood if I screw it up.
Remember though, the carving area remains 18" x 13", that doesn't change because the wood is longer.