WillAdams
February 1, 2021, 11:35pm
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One thing in your file which you should look into — outline cutout isn’t the last operation — it’s also a slot just as narrow as the endmill — you should add geometry so as to cut as a pocket:
One technique which is often suggested to avoid slotting is to add geometry around a part which one wishes to cut out and cut as a pocket down to tab depth — here’s one technique for that.
In this case, the project is a bevel gauge which will be cut out of 0.0625" (~1.5mm) thick aluminum:
[bevelgauge]
Due to the narrowness of the angles, an 0.03125" endmill has to be used, so after importing and scaling the file (we will be cutting out one which is 3") we select the perimeter and offset it tw…
Most likely a mechanical issue — list of things to check at: https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/FAQ#Mechanical