Not sure if this is the rite place but....

[neal_meyers_jr]

Okay after reading [book]and reading[book] I am wondering if it is possible to use the area where the recoil would be mounted on a Cobra to cut extra tall blanks such as the ones used for a Fireplace Mantle. Assuming that the machine does not have a recoil on it of course. I haven't seen anything like this on the forum.

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[james mcgrew]

there are many ways to accomplish many things with these cnc thingymajigers, give me some parameters, width, length, thickness etc. on my cobra there is nothing placed before me i have not found a way !!

[GJMATHEWS]

there are many ways to accomplish many things with these cnc thingymajigers, give me some parameters, width, length, thickness etc. on my cobra there is nothing placed before me i have not found a way !!


What Jim said, times two, the question you need to answer is "Will it be more productive this way or the traditional way?

Just because you can do something, doesn't always mean you should.

Guy

[neal_meyers_jr]

What I was thinking is say someone asks for a mantel that is three feet long eight inches thick and will project from the wall fifteen inches and the customer wants to have a wild life (Not a college memory[lol]) scene carved into the eight inch face. I know that the mantel could be band sawed in half, carved and then re-glued, but if I could set the mantel on a "Shelf" and move the gantry off the edge of the table, can the cut be made. Assuming that the material is secured in a safe manner and all proper safety precautions are observed. [book]

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[james mcgrew]

this could be done a) have enough gantry height b) carve and attache face c) carve off the table under gantry overhang

[GJMATHEWS]

Jim and I, and a few others have pushed these machines beyond what the manufacturers have made them for, For me, it was all about production and finding the best, fastest, most profitable and safest way to produce what New Wave was producing. I do not miss the headaches, just my machines!

All you need in this case than is the extended gantry and the understanding that your piece must fit within the limits of the machine.

I am not sure if the machine you are looking out has the extended gantry as standard are an option. If you get the recoil and your machine is large enough you could also carve the piece right on the recoil. The nice thing with the recoil is you can perform undercuts on certain areas of the carving by rotating the piece.

Bottom line, I do not think there is anything you can't do with these machines with exception of slamming a revolving door.