stacked text not clean

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stacked text not clean

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clear out pass leaving missed areas when done but not showing on software view. circled problems in red.
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Re: stacked text not clean

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What are your stepover settings?
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Re: stacked text not clean

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step over was .1 using whiteside rd1600 bit

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electrictermite wrote:
Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:12 pm
step over was .1 using whiteside rd1600 bit
If you have a stepover of 0.1, that's about 80%. :shock: That's wayyyy too big. For a nice finish try something like 8%. Large areas is what the clearance tool is for, also at 8%.

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thank you i will adjust and try again.

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If you use a clearance bit and a smaller bit, make sure you set the Z=0 in the EXACT SAME SPOT. The slightest variation will cause witness lines. I usually pick a spot that will not be milled near the clamps.

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Post by adze_cnc »

A 0.1" stepover for a 0.125" bit may produce a rough flat surface and may be excessive for this application but it doesn't really explain why the original poster had those pieces left over.

Both the "Pocket" and "VCarve / Engraving" toolpaths can use a 0.1" (80%) stepover to produce paths that will cut all material as per the OP's statement:
not showing on software view
It's interesting to note that the bits on the arms of the Y seem to have been but with a v-bit.

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