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Clamping issue?
Did the circle that is in partial view have the same problem?

I cut abalone and mother of pearl all the time. The feeds/speeds depend a lot on what size mill you are using. I will often use a .023" end mill for inlays to get the detail I need, and you have to go quite slow not to break bits (don't ask me how I know that, but I have a cup of "center pointers" t...

Is your goal to make an instrument, or a carving representing a dulcimer that you can display? Do you want it the size of a real dulcimer?

if you hover over the guide line and right click it will display the guide line properties, and gives you the option of adding another parallel guide line in a position of your choice

Try creating a vector profile of the canoe, then split it in half (top, bottom). Create cross section vectors for the ends with only a tiny bit of height, then deeper cross section vectors for the bow and stern apexes and do a two rail sweep. I've attached a quick mock up and although it needs tweek...

Thanks Steven, Dealguy, and Randall. Cuprit was the plunge rate. What threw me was that the cutter was engaged as the slow part of the cut was occurring. But when I set the plunge rate to about 75% of the feed rate, everything looked quite normal. That Gcode viewer is very cool Steven. I really appr...

Steven: Here is the post processor output as a .txt file. Laguna g code saves as an .mmg within Vectric. Martin, I checked the preview, and it looked normal, not slow at the start. I've never noticed this behavior before. My Laguna IQ uses a Rich Auto HHC. I looked through the documentation and didn...

I am running a basic 2D profile toolpath, .0625 end mill, 1.6 mm depth of cut (4 passes). Cutting outside/right with a conventional direction. I haven't added any tabs, and there are no ramps or leads. Still the first 6 or so inches of the toolpath cuts really slow, then speeds up to the 60 inches p...

When you say "engraved" do you mean a shallow line drawing cut into the wood? Or do you want a full relief portrayal of the crosses? If so, then there has to be an area that is pocketed around the part in relief (the crosses). If you want the former, go into the model you bought and see if there are...

I only see a model thickness at the top of the headstock of about .55 inches. So that, combined with what Dealguy said, may account for the difference. Also, what kind of stock are you cutting and how is it clamped? If it is "practice pine" and not firmly clamped, the wood may be moving as it is car...

Chris, have a look at this. Steve Godding posted this years ago on doing a cabriole leg in Aspire. He has a website, maybe you can contact him through that.

https://forum.vectric.com/viewtopic.php?t=10483

You have sort of opened a can of worms. There is a lot to this, but I'll try to give you some guidance. I do a lot of UV polyester finishing, and what I have found is that the scratch marks are usually the result of not sanding/leveling the finish properly with the rougher grits or making errors in ...

Be aware that with a 2 mm thickness, you might not be able to use most .023 end mills, they are able to cut about 1.75 mm max.

If you have some matching headstock wood, I'd do it this way, seems simpler. 1) Create an inlay in a large enough piece to create the circle part. Male inlay toolpath to mill the part for the headstock colored wood, and female toolpath to mill into the darker wood that will become the circle. I tend...

I know that the Laguna IQ Rich Auto system will only work with thumb drives 4 gig or less. I don't know if USB 2 versus 3 is an issue with the Rich Auto system. I have also found that occasionally, if I pull a thumb drive out of the machine while it is on (but not running a program, obviously) and t...