This came together really quickly and was done with a machine that’s not quite ready for prime time but I think it turned out pretty good for a first time project.
Final product:
Final depth is 0.12". Material is an edge glued panel from lowes. I want to say it’s Aspen?
2 passes/bits used (the Easel feature):
roughing pass with 1/4" bit: 40 ipm feed, 9 ipm plunge, DOC: 0.06" (I tried with 0.12" DOC and while it worked, it was a bit scary at the feed rate). Around 20 minutes carve time.
Detailed pass: 1/16" bit: 40 ipm feed, 9 ipm plunge, DOC: 0.03". Took just over an hour to cut.
I did it reversed and did the detailed first followed by the roughing cut. Not having the limit/homing switches or the 3 axis prove connected caused the Z to be just a little deeper on the roughing pass but it was cleaned up pretty well with some sandpaper. I also probably won’t do the detailed first again but overall it worked well.
For a first project, turned out much better than I thought it would. I definitely learned a lot and really see the importance of either the homing switches or the 3 axis probe. My Xcontroller is supposed to ship next week and I probably won’t cut anything until it arrives due to other commitments this week.