Ahhh, thanks. That make sense. So you’re using a similar method to the one I have in my initial question, I just use a 0.25in steel dowel vs. a tool. I have been extruding cylinders in my model (0.25in ID) and using those as my origins, but the general idea is the same, and then I just need to set the z for each pass.
I’ll try a tighter hole fit and see if that helps me out. Since you use a pretty tight fit, how do you get the part back off the table? I just worry it will have such little play as to not be able to get it started, but maybe I’m over estimating the required force.
On that note… maybe you do something similar to what @Tominator says above, where the dowels are only into the part a shallow distance? I have 1in long x 0.25in and have been doing ~15mm in the table, 10mm in the part. I think shallow would help with the above to get it off the pins, at which point I could use pliers to get the pins out of the table.
Thanks again!