I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. I’ve tried doing this multiple times and I’m at the point where I’m thinking about getting rid of the CNC, a Shapeoko 5 2x4. It’s more frustrating than fun.
I’m using a 20 degree V bit because the others weren’t working. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
How does this compare to the 3D preview in your file?
Post your .c2d file?
The #501 and #502 engraving tools aren’t really intended for V carving — a 60 degree #301 should work well in wood for this.
Switching to a #302 and moving the Eagle inner toolpath up reduces tool changes to one, and using a #201 instead of a #102 reduces the time a bit — preview looks good:
(aside from my not having the font used)
Attached as a v7 file:
MCTP Logo LR Nelson V Carve 06 APR 2024_v7.c2d (588 KB)
One thing which might help on the text aspect is to use Center:
and then to align to the center of the stock:
Please do at least a couple of cuts w/ standard tooling so as to get a feel for things before branching out into custom tooling.
