V bit first timer

I don’t have an X-Carve, so I usually don’t give Feedrate advice, but I’d go faster too. You’re barely removing material there.

Neil would you recommend a higher router speed for cutting 3mm MDF too?

When I do plywood v-carving, after the first run, I clean off all the dust to see what it looks like. If there is fuzz on the carving I will run the program a second time. The second run might not get all the fuzz but will do wonders in how it looks. There is no improvement with running a third time.

Remember leave the piece clamped until you verify how good it looks.

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If your total depth of cut is 1.5, try doing a finishing cut at 1.55 and see how the edges turn out. I have found with the V-bit the finishing cut makes a huge difference.

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