Best way to get most wood with 1/8 bit and then switch to a 1/16

[mhotchin (Michael Hotchin)]

The ‘poor-man’s version’ of REST machining is like this. It works in the FREE version of CC.

Raised letters in pocket toolpath

As noted above, if you have CC PRO, you can use the Rest Machining option. If not, a way to increase your detail would be to pocket using the 1/8" bit (as you have already), then follow that with contour cuts using smaller bits. The trick here though is that you can only go down half the bit width each time. So, you could pocket with a 1/8" and contour with a 1/16", but if you need the detail of 1/32" you can’t go directly from 1/8" pocket to 1/32" contour - you need the 1/16" intermediate. 1…