I am a volunteer with a group in Pittsfield MA. We are completeing work on a building for our handcarved carousel horses. The entry way will have cement pavers and we plan to carve the names of donors into the face of the pavers. We are considering purchasing a handibot to do the carving. Our question is; can the Handibot be set up to carve the pavers after they are permanently set into the walkway? Look for us in Facebook - Berkshire Carousel. Philhttps://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,1456,1456#msg-1456Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:01:26 -0400 Phorum 5.2.22 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,1456,1457#msg-1457 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,1456,1457#msg-1457
I've never cut concrete with a handibot...so I'm not sure about how well regular router bits will do with the grit and hardness. We did cut something called "polycrete" for a guy a few months ago: [www.youtube.com]

As far as the set up...the only complication that I can see is keeping your tool level to the paver that you're carving in. If the entire tool can be set on a single paver then I see no problem, but it the tool is resting on multiple pavers that are at slightly different heights it may affect how sharp your engraving looks. You could of course shim the tool up to keep it level.

A good test would be if you can cut the material with a hand router--then you can cut it with a handibot.

Brian]]> Brian Owen, ShopBot Handibot ForumTue, 05 Apr 2016 16:51:28 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,1456,1456#msg-1456 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,1456,1456#msg-1456Look for us in Facebook - Berkshire Carousel.

Phil]]> Phil_O Handibot ForumTue, 05 Apr 2016 13:08:02 -0400