Noises

Hello again!

My apologies for my very long silence - sadly, my carving has had to take second place to renovations on our house and sorting out the block.  However, when 2025 began I told myself I was going to try to do more carving as the most important jobs are done, and I have a line of long-suffering customers waiting for me to keep that pledge.  So here is a new and very simple blog:

I was polishing a new batch of pieces this afternoon when I noticed a different and slightly louder noise from my point carver.  It persisted and I stopped and checked the tightness of the usual nuts which come loose due to vibration.  It wasn't one of them - it was two nuts ever-so-slightly loose holding the motor to the slide plate.

I tightened them and hey-presto, noise levels and sounds returned to normal.

The message is very clear - if your machinery noise changes or increases, stop and check for something out-of-the-ordinary - dry bearings, loose nuts, loose or over-tight belt, cracks in the equipment or whatever.  Once you've found the cause, you can safely get back to work!

Happy carving!