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CNC Wood Guide Editorial
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Posts (6)
- troubleshooting
How to Fix Tearout on a CNC Router: Bit, Toolpath, Feed
Tearout on a CNC router is wood splitting ahead of the cutting edge. Fix it with bit helix, a 0.3 to 0.5 mm finishing pass, chip load and fibre support.
- troubleshooting
How to Surface a CNC Spoilboard: Bit, Toolpath, and Settings
A source-based guide to surfacing an MDF CNC spoilboard, covering bit choice, RPM, feed rate, stepover, toolpaths, and flatness checks.
- tooling
Desktop CNC Router Buying Guide for Woodworking
Choose a hobby CNC router for woodworking: compare entry-level CNC machine rigidity, cutting area, spindle options, controllers and dust collection.
- tooling
Upcut vs Downcut vs Compression CNC Router Bits
Compare upcut, downcut and compression CNC router bits by chip evacuation, edge quality, workholding and the wood jobs each geometry suits.
- reference
CNC Chip Load Chart for Wood: Feeds and Speeds
Starting chip load ranges by bit diameter and material, the feed rate formula behind them, and how to correct burning, chatter and fuzzy edges.
- reference
Climb vs Conventional Milling on a CNC Router
Choose climb or conventional milling on a CNC router using cut direction, backlash, workholding and CAM settings to assess wood edge quality.