DUPLI-CARVER® OWNER'S MANUAL AND OPERATOR'S INSTRUCTIONS A GUIDE TO PROPER SETUP AND OPERATION OF ANY MODEL DUPLI-CARVER® CARVING MACHINE MARCH 2003 Patent No. 4078474 wooD CARVING terrco S| 222 First Avenue N.W. « Watertown, SD 57201 terrco, inc. Phone: 605/882-3888 * Fax: 605/882-0778 E-mail: info@terrco.com + Website: www.terrco.comINDEX Section 1: INTRODUCTION A- General B - Part Names and Identification Section 2: EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR DUPLI-CARVER® A - How the Dupli-Carver® Works B- The Various Carving Actions C- Alignment Concepts D- Daily Checks Section 3: SETUP AND CARVING A-- Selection of Your Original B - Selecting Wood Type and Cutting Your Block CC - Mounting the Original and Wood Block D- Roughing the Block to Shape E - Adding Detail F - Removing Original and Carving from Tumtable Section 4: FINISHING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES Section 5: DECOY CARVING Section 6: RELIEF CARVING A- Capacities B - Mounting and Indexing Techniques Section 7: CARE AND MAINTENANCE A- Machine 8 - Router C - Cutting Tools Section 8: TROUBLESHOOTING Dupli-Carver* Owner's Manual and Operator's Instructions. Page 7SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION A..GENERAL The art of wood carving is one of the oldest known to man. Until now, it has been shared only by few who have leamed through years of practice and experience. ‘The Dupli-Carver® has been designed to bridge the gap so the novice as well as the professional can enjoy the tremendously satisfying art of wood car Working with the Dupli-Carver® is a rewarding and relatively simple task once the machine's abilties and limitations are understood. This manual will take you from a basic understanding of the machine to detailed carving procedures from start to finish. Many of the machine parts and their names are referred to throughout this manual and a basic understanding of these is essential. Please spend a few minutes studying the drawing of the machine and the accompanying identii- cation of those parts. B. DUPLI-CARVER® PARTS IDENTIFICATION TURNTABLES: The platforms to which the original and duplicates are mounted. TURNTABLE BOLT AND WING NUT: Used to secure the tumtables to the tabletop. POSITION ARM HOLES: Four equally spaced holes at the perimeter of each tumtable that allow the position arm to locate the tumtables in respect to each other. POSITION ARM: An arm that connects the turntables and keeps them rotating together. This arm should be kept in place during the entire time you are carving. STYLUS HOLDER: Bracket which holds the stylus. STYLUS: The tracing point used to follow the contours of the original objects. ROUTER: The motor which spins the router bit to carve the wood, It runs at a very high speed (usually 20,000 to 30,000 rpm). ROUTER BIT: The cutting bit used to carve the wood block. They are available in many sizes and shapes. The one you select depends on the amount of wood you want to remove, the shape or contour you want to leave, and the fineness of detail desired. TURNTABLE CENTER HOLES: The two bushed holes in the tabletop which the turntable bolts or pins drop through. UPPER ARM ASSEMBLY: The arm assembly to which the router and stylus are mounted. LOWER ARM ASSEMBLY: The arm assembly attached to the tabletop and to which the upper arm is attached. GUIDE SHAFT LOCK ASSEMBLY: Lock which allows you to keep the router and stylus from rotating, BIT GUARD: Guard over the router bit which can be retracted by the left hand during carving. Page 2 Dupli-Carver® Owner's Manual and Operator's Instructions