I’m working on a project for a friend of mine making a challenge coin display on an American flag. What is the best bit and toolpath to get the best precision for the amount of detail and the size on the logo in the union? I currently have it setup with a .25mm tappered end mill with a countour toolpath, and the results are a little better than OK but want to see if there’s a better way to get the best resolution. Any other tips/tricks/opinions are welcomed too. The photo is what just finished on the machine as I was typing this.
Looks pretty good as a V-carve with no clearing tool. I might add a vector inside the pistol handle and in front of the hammer to just get outlines instead of full depth cuts.
At a minimum there should be some tool paths, especially the wood grain in the background for example. You can try numerous iterations and run the simulator before the final cut.
