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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.
- How-To
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.
- Machine Selection
Desktop CNC Router Buying Guide for Woodworking
What actually decides results on a desktop CNC router in wood: rigidity, cutting area, spindle choice, controller firmware, dust control and shop power.
- 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.
- Machining Basics
Climb vs Conventional and Stepover on a CNC Router
Which way to run the cutter, how deep each pass should go, and how far to step over, once chip load is set on a flexing desktop machine.