Does anyone know if there’s a way to use a key hole bit in Easel or Vcarve?
Yes, someone posted some g-code to run this operation not too long ago. Now to find it.
Yay! Found it!
Great, thank you Rusty! Sorry for the double post, I didn’t see that thread. I was on my phone and just posted lol. I used that gcode and it worked great. I modified it a little to accommodate my key hole bit. I increased the plunge depth a little and didn’t make the slot quite as long. I also added the spindle stop code at the end.
T1M6
G17
G20
G0Z1.1000
G0X0.0000Y0.0000S12000M3
G0X0.0000Y0.0000Z0.2000
G1Z-0.2600F5.0
G1Y0.1000F10.0
Y0.0000
Y0.2000
Y0.0000
Y0.3000
Y0.0000
Y0.4000
Y0.0000
Y0.5000
Y0.0000
G0Z0.2000
G0Z1.1000
G0X0.0000Y0.0000
M05
M30
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I also found that Vcarve offers a gadget for Keyhole toolpaths. http://www.vectric.com/support/gadgets.html
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