Just a few pointers:
1) The is no need to run a clearing pass for foam.
2) The x,y, and z must be set at the same speed or the you will be cutting at the slowest of them all. So while you think you are cutting at 6ips your are not even close if your z is set at .8ips. Move all 3 to 3ips (maybe higher)
3) Just because you cut a 1/16 of your does not mean that it will take 16 times as long to cut the whole part. (As you stated "Shopbot would lift it up 1.5" and lower it 1.5" at both ends of every pass!") so if you raster the whole thing that is not as many starts and stops as you may think.
4) The fussy you are talking about can only be seen ZOOMED in and I beleive this is going a ceiling.
Kyle Stapleton
River Falls Renaissance Academy
Math/Technology Education Teacher
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