CarveRight Demos at Lowes

[gator]

Saw this on another forum. Looks like they will be doing demos in Cary and Durham.

George

CARVEWRIGHT TO BE STOCKED IN SELECT LOWE'S STORES

CarveWright and Lowe's have been partnered for a year now selling machines through special order. The response has been great, and we will now be in stock and on shelves in select stores around the country. Furthermore we will be back in stores to do demonstrations this fall. See the listing below to find your nearest stocked Lowe's store and demonstration schedule:
October
Lowe's #0206
Spokane WA NORTH 6902 DIVISION
SPOKANE, WA 99208 Saturday, Oct. 31
10am - 4pm

November
Lowe's #0715
Alexandria VA 6750 RICHMOND HIGHWAY
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22306 Saturday, Nov. 7
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #1907
Boston MA 222 SOUTH RIVER ROAD
BEDFORD, NH 03110 Sunday, Nov. 8
12pm - 4pm

Lowe's #1905
Glenwood Springs CO 215 WEST MEADOWS DRIVE
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601 Saturday, Nov. 14
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #2579
Portland OR 1160 N. HAYDEN MEADOWS DRIVE
PORTLAND, OR 97217 Saturday, Nov. 14
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #1090
Phoenix AZ 734 SOUTH GILBERT ROAD
GILBERT, AZ 85296 Saturday, Nov. 14
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #2611
Omaha NE 8707 SOUTH 71ST PLAZA
PAPILLION, NE 68133 Saturday, Nov. 14
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #2739
Lincoln NE 6101 APPLE WAY
LINCOLN, NE 68516 Sunday, Nov. 15
12pm - 4pm

Lowe's #2879
Albuquerque NM 3805 NORTHERN BOULEVARD NE
RIO RANCHO, NM 87124 Saturday, Nov 21
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #0303
Middletown OH 3125 TOWNE BOULEVARD
MIDDLETOWN, OH 45044 Saturday, Nov. 21
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #0614
Wichita KS 333 SOUTH RIDGE ROAD
WICHITA, KS 67209 Saturday, Nov. 28
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #1024
Reno NV 430 FAIRVIEW DRIVE
CARSON CITY, NV 89701 Saturday, Nov. 28
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #2340
Wichita KS 2626 NORTH MAIZE ROAD
WICHITA, KS 67205 Sunday, Nov. 29
12pm - 4pm


December
Lowe's #1835
Raleigh NC 1920 NW MAYNARD ROAD
CARY, NC 27513 Saturday, Dec. 5
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #2778
Durham NC 4402 FAYETTEVILLE ROAD
DURHAM, NC 27713 Sunday, Dec. 6
12pm - 4pm

Lowe's #2320
Millwaukee WI 6300 W. BROWN DEER ROAD
BROWN DEER, WI 53223 Saturday, Dec 12
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #0721
KC KS 13750 SOUTH BLACKBOB ROAD
OLATHE, KS 66062 Saturday, Dec 12
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #2898
San Antonio TX 5303 W LOOP 1604 N
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78253 Saturday, Dec. 19
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #1059
Dallas TX 3360 PRESTON ROAD
FRISCO, TX 75034 Saturday, Dec. 19
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #1515
Houston TX 3052 COLLEGE PARK DRIVE
CONROE, TX 77384 Saturday, Dec. 19
10am - 4pm

Lowe's #1500
Tulsa OK 12001 E. 96TH STREET NORTH
OWASSO, OK 74055 Sunday, Dec. 20
12pm - 4pm

[Ken Massingale]

Guess I better do one here in Slabtown SC. We've got 134 rednecks and a Clemson PhD!

[steelwheel1999]

Originally Posted by Ken Massingale

Guess I better do one here in Slabtown SC. We've got 134 rednecks and a Clemson PhD!

Sucks we aint evenm got clemsom phd all we get here is community college degree in bandsaw
By the way ken mystery box not yet mailed I thought it was my mistake. Stay tuned for further updates.

Thanks MArk

[Pop]

Any of our members actually have one of these? I've seen them go as refurbs and was initially intereted until I read some reviews that said the machine is prone to breakdowns and problems, just like it's cousin at Sears the Compucarve.

[Ken Massingale]

Originally Posted by Pop

Any of our members actually have one of these? I've seen them go as refurbs and was initially intereted until I read some reviews that said the machine is prone to breakdowns and problems, just like it's cousin at Sears the Compucarve.

I have the Craftsman branded one. It's the same as the Carvewright except for the label.
If kept clean and lubricated it works fine. It looks like a lunchbox planer and is advertised as 'buy one and start producing perfect carvings', but it has a learning curve and needs attention. For a woodworking shop it's more complicated than a motor turning a blade or bit.
There is an excellent Carvewright forum with numerous owners providing free support. The little machine can turn out some impressive work, I'm amazed at what some of the forum members do.

[Travis Porter]

Ken, would you buy it again? Does it do what you expect of it?

I have thought about it time and again, but I have been a bit skittish of it. Didn't you post some neat signs you did a while back?

[Ken Massingale]

Originally Posted by Travis Porter

Ken, would you buy it again? Does it do what you expect of it?

I have thought about it time and again, but I have been a bit skittish of it. Didn't you post some neat signs you did a while back?

Yes I would Travis. It does more than I expected. You can lurk at the Carvewright Forum and read about owners experiences and in the gallery section see some of the carvings that the CW can do.
Here are a couple of pics of signs and carvings.

This one is about 5 by 4



Small one:



Carving: