Should large pockets with details be cut with two bits?

One technique is the “pocket + contour” trick. Pocket using the larger bit, then do a corresponding Contour using the smaller bit.

So long as the smaller bit is at least half the diameter of the larger bit, then the result will be the same as if you had cleared everything using just the smaller bit.

This will do more work than true Rest Machining, but it’s a technique available in the unpaid CC.

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