I did not put a tray in it. That would be a nice touch though. I may add one later as a surprise.
I used a .25 end mill to rough cut leaving .020 material and then a .062 ball nose bit to finish it. I have used it to make 15 to 20 carvings of this size. The fuzz you see is really about as good as I have ever gotten with my setup. The bit does not appear to be dull.
I am not sure that I understand about the resolution. Is this the resolution set in Aspire? If so, I did not check it because I did not know that its setting impacted the carving. I will check and let you know.
I have not done a mechanical service/pinions/roller check. I am embarrassed to say that I am not sure how to do this. Any tips? I have a friend that is a retired CNC machinist, I'll ask him to drop by to take a look at it and the sharpness of the bit.
Thanks to all of you for the inputs. :-)
Phil
Phil
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