Help Lower These Crazy Hours

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

I believe the technique described at:

Could use some guidance on creating a carve

I’ve been using a different hobby cnc machine with it’s own software for a number of years. The attached picture is an example of a plaque that I create with this software and machine. I am trying to decide between purchasing a Shapeoko XXL or a X-Carve 1000x1000. I’ve gone through all the pros and cons of each machine. I’ve done a ton of reading on both machines forums. The “usability” of the base software that comes with each machine will play a part in my decision. I’ve used both Carbid…

will work — note that the work-around depicted there is no longer necessary in CC457 or later if one has a BitSetter and instructions for the new version are shown at the end of the thread.