MPCNC depth of cut and accuracy

[Tokoloshe (Philipp)]

@Baklin

And the only thing I can think of is that I have crappy and mills.

I’ve got a video and several posts about that …

Der Froschkönig - Lowrider 3 in Oldenburg, Germany

Okay, the belts are not the problem, the speed is not the problem, the DOC is not the problem… Nothing is. I produced 9 identical parts, independent of the setting. [IMG_20230403_004344] The machine also jerks after having cut the first “layer”, resulting in those little “nubs”: [IMG_20230403_004511] Funnily enough, when I changed from conventional to climb milling, the parts got a mm smaller, also you can clearly see it can cut the dog bones, so it’s got nothing to do with inertia: [IMG…

The solution lots and lots of posts later:

Der Froschkönig - Lowrider 3 in Oldenburg, Germany

Okay, the testing has concluded for now: From left to right: 1-flute, low RPM, best results in that wood, very clear cut. Old Diamond bit that I used before, full RPM, a lot of tearout, not really great, but not as bad as before either. New Diamond bit, nearly max RPM (but not completely), cleaner cuts, better fit, but not as good as the 1-flute. [IMG_20230411_195938] The aftermath of all the tests and the tears that were shed… [IMG_20230411_200131] What I learned is that I sho…