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Shapeoko 3
Dewalt router
Kent CNC dust shoe
Triquetra touch plate
Precise bits 1/8 and 1/4 collets
Several almost new Amana (tools today) Router bits
$800.00

V Carve Desktop 9.5 $175

The following is for sale as a package for pickup in the northwest burbs of Chicago.

Shapeoko 3
Dewalt router
Kent CNC dust shoe
Triquetra touch plate
Several almost new Amana (tools today) Router bits
Vcarve desktop 9.5
$1100

Aspire includes all the features of Vcarve pro. Aspire includes many more functions, that's why Aspire costs 3 X more. The Vectric website has comparison tables for all its products.

As Will stated trying a downcut bit may help. When doing fine work there is a noticeable difference in cut quality depending upon the bit manufacturer. I noticed a difference in cutting hardwoods immediately. Try Amana or Onsurd. They have a big selection of CNC bits just for that material and great...

From my experience atonwa has it right. Depending on the desired results, Sealing, a couple of finish coats, then cutting the vcarve, followed by staining the v carved letters, and then promptly wiping the stain off the finished areas works great. As atonwa pointed out, you can get lots of variation...

I believe this discussion is about Carbide Create. What "program" are you referring to?

It does not work on one of my windows 10 computers, but works fine on another.
I dont use the program, just chiming in for troubleshooting and update purposes.

I cut a lot of .25" -.75" oak, cherry, maple, and poplar. I use .250 2 flute bits flat and ball nose, and .125 ball nose. Insert V bits from Amana (Toolstoday) and a precisebits collets and nuts. I use mostly upcut, though downcut is nice on some woods to minimize fuzzies. I use Vectric software. I ...

Thanks for the information. I loaded the path with UGS and it all worked. I was just cutting a pocket, there was just one curve, but who knows. I have resisted using UGS because when I was first evaluating it, it had some strange issues. It would home fine, but when I tried to return to the origin i...

Is there a list for GRBL error codes? I have been using the same post successfully for weeks without any issues. Suddenly I get "GRBL Error: gcode ID:33" a few seconds into the job. I will look at the gcode and try changing the toolpath to see if my cam program can generate a new error free path. Fi...