Is 1.75 too deep for lowrider?

In general, no. Most people seem to be using upcut bits that pull router into the material if anything.

However, LR3 isn’t locked down to the table, and does rely on weight/gravity, as well as pull/push force caused by the bit. So, the machine pushing up can happen depending on the combination of machine weight, depth of cut, feed-rate, material density and bit rpm and profile, etc… For example, I have to go slower when using downcut instead of upcut.

For LR3 low, slow feed-rate, with deep cuts, seems to be best way to maximize material removal rate.

My bowflex YZ plate mod helped, but wasn’t the correct fix for my situation… I got the combination/balance wrong and was struggling to get symmetrical V-Bit to fully cut into polycarbonate/acrylic. Adding weight to the YZ plate did help, but using offset V carve bit was a better fix for that task. Am still learning…

Vaguely recall someone in similar situation using MDF stacks to raise their Y rail/rollers. Goal being to have the gantry be as low as possible relative to the YZ plates.

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