Here is my first carve with some leftover MDF. I still think that I am cutting a bit too deep.
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Looks good.
Looks good. How deep did you go?
Yeah,
Probably a little too deep, but it still looks great.
Edit.
It might be a good candidate for an epoxy fill project.
Is this a “I’m telling it X but it’s cutting deeper than that” or a “I can’t figure out how deep is ideal for carvings”?
Justin, I am going to go with a little of both. I had set the depth at .125 and I am across the board by a fraction. This is probably too deep for basic engraving.
I have measured the Z axis movement, done the calculations and changed the $102 a few times but I am still off. Any tips for doing this since I have less room to measure than the X and Y?
Mid cut I realized that the upper right portion of the piece was warped up since I only had two clamps when I started cutting. I now have 4. This explains why the lettering is deeper than anything else.
This would be a great time to try out the epoxy.
The epoxy will hide the change of depth. Check out this method
Grab a digital caliper and check the depth at a few spots.