Bowl Engraving Marks

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olf20
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Bowl Engraving Marks

Post by olf20 »

I'm making a bowl for my niece. I had a V3M file and set it up
with Design & Make Machinists.
As you can see in the photo I'm leaving roughing cut marks.
I have adjusted machine allowance, tool size, tool step over,
and ball or square end milling bits to no avail.
Using Vcarve Pro
Any ideas are welcome.
Thanks for any help!
olf20 / Bob
Bowl Marks.jpg
Heat with corn, Mach3, Bridgeport clone, VcarvePo, Photo VCarve, Craftsman Wood Lathe, Arduino Toys

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Adrian
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Re: Bowl Engraving Marks

Post by Adrian »

Why D&M Machinist rather than directly in VCarve?

olf20
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Re: Bowl Engraving Marks

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Just the way I done it way back when.
Not sure why it would make a difference, but????
I'll try just importing original file in VCP
and see what happens.
olf20 / Bob
Heat with corn, Mach3, Bridgeport clone, VcarvePo, Photo VCarve, Craftsman Wood Lathe, Arduino Toys

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Re: Bowl Engraving Marks

Post by ZipperHead55 »

Change your modeling resolution (in Job Setup) to the highest level (X7, at a minimum.... otherwise create a new project while holding down the shift key, and that will "unlock" higher resolution settings (Extremely High and Maximum). Also, change your preview simulation quality (Toolpaths > Preview Simulation Quality) to a higher setting.

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olf20
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Re: Bowl Engraving Marks

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The resolution is high enough that I can see the marks.
I'm trying to get rid of them.
Thanks for the replies
olf20 / Bob
Heat with corn, Mach3, Bridgeport clone, VcarvePo, Photo VCarve, Craftsman Wood Lathe, Arduino Toys

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