Tools Carvers Use - Tiki Carving

T tikigap Tiki Socialite St Augustine, Florida Joined: Jan 19, 2006 Posts: 841	T tikigap Posted posted on Sat, Apr 8, 2006 12:32 PM On 2006-04-05 20:44, Benzart wrote: Well, we know a few things can blow up either handpiece. Neither will run iin reverse and will literally BLOW UP so if you had a reversing flexshaft,thet is posibility #1. I think I f&%@ed up. I probably had the thing in reverse, (after all I said about having OCD). The people at Smokey Mountain Woodcarvers are great - they replaced the hand piece without hassle, and got a new one to me in 3 days. They also included a postage-paid box to return the broken one. I just today realized that the power switch should be pushed down on THE LEFT to go forward. My eyesight ain't what it used to be, and I have been running it in reverse. My bad. My dumb.

On 2006-04-05 20:44, Benzart wrote:
Well, we know a few things can blow up either handpiece. Neither will run iin reverse and will literally BLOW UP so if you had a reversing flexshaft,thet is posibility #1.

I think I f&%@ed up. I probably had the thing in reverse, (after all I said about having OCD). The people at Smokey Mountain Woodcarvers are great - they replaced the hand piece without hassle, and got a new one to me in 3 days. They also included a postage-paid box to return the broken one.

I just today realized that the power switch should be pushed down on THE LEFT to go forward. My eyesight ain't what it used to be, and I have been running it in reverse. My bad. My dumb.

Post #225718 by tikigap on Sat, Apr 8, 2006 12:32 PM