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Thanks Scott, I did make these thicker than 1/2" which may have made a difference, they have certainly stood up well over time. I did do one for a friend with his Granddaughters name on it but I used a different font as I had read up on educational toys by then & used one of the suggested fonts. Sti...

I made these a few years ago now & 2 of my Grandkids have played with them a lot, yes they have been chewed & launched across the room more than I care to think about :lol: :lol: They are beech just over 2" tall but they are just over 3/4" thick (20mm). The bases are Oak. The corners are slightly ro...

I generally use Beech for this sort of thing, I also know that maple is a favoured wood by toy makers but the sawmill where I buy most of my wood doesn't often have maple, I guess it's not that abundant around the area I live :lol: :lol: Is this something that is going to be used as a teaching aid? ...

Looks like your problem has been solved but something else worth remembering is that if vectors are grouped open vectors will not show so before using the tool to find open vectors you need to make sure they are not grouped

How are you drawing your semi-circles within Vcarve? I have tried a number of different ways & I haven't been able to reproduce what you have said when drawing semi-circles within the software :lol: :lol: Can you select bezier within Corel for creating your semi-circles rather than line segments, th...

I normally set it as I create a new sheet but if I need to make changes then I use the sheets tab as Adrian has already mentioned.

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I would check the bit you are using, as adze_cnc has already said that looks to have been cut with a much larger v bit than 90 degree if it were cut with a V bit at all

How are you setting your z zero?

I didn't intend to complicate things. In my experience, if the acrylic is paper covered, it's generally cast. If it is plastic covered, it is generally extruded. Others may have different experinces, though. Certainly different in the UK, all the brands of cast acrylic & polycarbonate I have used o...

Not sure I understand either :oops: :oops: This is where either the file or screenshots come in handy. Can't you simply go back into job set up & change the size of your stock if you have cut your stock material to short? You would then need to recalculate all toolpaths. If you wanted to keep the or...

What screenset are you using with mach3 & does it have a park position? I was thinking if the machine was set up correctly then it would cut the material & then move to the park position, you remove the piece of flooring & insert a new one & then press cycle start again.

As Randall says any tool with a long enough CEL, the other thing to be aware of with an extended length bit is that there is more chance of tool deflection so you need to adjust your speed & feed settings accordingly

If you can't post the file then screenshots would be the next best option but more info would be required, material your cutting, is it a V bit or an engraving bit? Settings for the bit from the tool database more info on the bit you are using, are you using a clearance bit at all. how are you setti...

If it is melting then you are probably running the spindle to fast, feeding to slowly or a combination of the 2, plastics are less forgiving than wood so dialing in your speed & feed setting is more critical :lol: :lol: If you read what adze_cnc posted then those figures worked well for him with his...

What would you use this for? If you have made a Vice that is fitted on your spoilboard & set things up correctly then it seems all you really need to do once the g-code has been uploaded to mach3 is to just hit cycle start everytime you switch out the piece of flooring :lol: :lol: Although this migh...

If you want to be able to cut at the best speed for your machine you are going to have to do some testing. Good thing about the Vectric software is that it now gives you the chip load based on the Bit you are using. If you know the chip load from chip load tables then you can play around with the sp...