Something I have done for paint grade work in MDF is to use a spray on automotive filler just before the last pass. The MDF soaks it up and your left with a very nice finish. I would ask if it's compatable with their coating. It's dry in under 15 min. just a thought. Chimo Les

this may sound dumb, but , measure the tool and see if it is undersized. I have some Onsrud .25 down sprials with the cutter&shaft at .24 something { can't remember exactly }. Chimo Les

Adobe PhotoDeluxe home edition came with one of the computors, seems to do a good job of editing/cleaning pics. Sometimes it is faster to import a raster image into a cad programe and trace over it. Rhino & 3DS are a couple I use.

doesn't plunge rate control peck speeds?

B.C. Saw and Tool Is a good place to start. they have alot of cnc tooling {wood}. They can also make it if need be.

greg with a .125 bit nested to center of bit go with .001 or .01 between parts. with a .125 bit nested to dia of bit you can go as small as -.124 between parts its nesting the toolpath wich can overlap by as much as .124 { aprox 95% of dia} and still cut good parts

hi greg, the 10 by 13 worked for me { got 10 } I don't have ftp so my part was 10x by 13y orgin center of part sheet was 48x by 35y tool was .125 upcut sprial part to part was .126 nested toolpaths, fill all sheets min quat 11 step angle 90 my habit is to make part orgin the center insted of a corner {seems to help somehow} hope this helps in some way chimo les router pro v9.1 I got it to fail by nesting to tool dia plus distance between parts .125 = not enough room for vertical top row [ 06-27-2004, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: les ]

things you could try are rotate part 45* try true shape nesting give it a grain direction chimo les

mine work pretty good together. Do you have a degause {sp} button on yours? It may help to press it after they are together.

thanks guys, I'll give wd-40 a try. I can't remember where I read about canola oil. btw. I'll use the alcohoel to work up some spit

hi fellows. what would be a cheap coolant for aluminum? I read once that canola oil was good. this will be a one time deal on a cnc router. there most likely is not a supplier in town for normal stuff. thanks

A-ron's office conditions. gets my vote

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I do the same thing on my z7. I use a ulta-fine permanet marker. drilled a hole in a block of wood to hold it. It floats in the hole, and has thumb screw to hold it up. clamp the wood { or other material } to z axis and away you go.

yup max your rpms, 2 flutes, climb cut, use a peice of plywood under door to keep oil and other stuff off the door. do a test run first. best of luck