I have only used the v bit. I think you can use the rounded bits for finishing. Not sure how maslow would do with a rollerbearing on the shaft for alignment…I would shy away from that especially if the first tool cut only a 1/8" curf. I read that some folks were using the straight 2 flute 1/4" bit… Not sure how it plunges.
ok thank you for the info, I will shy away then. I will try the v-bit and see how that works for something like cabinet door. Working on the settings now, hopefully can get everything updated before the kids go to bed. If not, I will let you know how it goes tomorrow morning. Thank you for all your help, you have been so helpful by sharing this info, can’t thank you enough!!!
for in/min, you want to start around 30, and go down from there.
for mm/min, 700 is around the max of the machine, try dropping to 500 and go
from there.
David Lang
Thanks David! Appreciate that 
I know the MM are more accurate, but for me working with wood obviously I prefer inches. Part of the issue I think w/ Estlcam is the default to MM, and I tried changing to inches. Going to stay w/ MM now, and stop being lazy, need to do the conversion! lol Thank you David
Totally seeing the issues now, comparing to Orob, my cutting speed is 319m/min, versus 90/m/min. That is a huge difference, and hoping while sled was ripping around so quick compared to what I expected.
Hey Orob and David. I tried the new settings, ran the router at the lowest (10,000). Speed and all seemed great, the test square looked good but it took one pass around the first run, did not cut anything. I had that Z axis set right above the wood a piece of paper thick. Then next pass she cut, and a few more, then got worried as did not see the Zaxis move for the tabs. Then it went through for another pass, square broke off, and I force shut it down. It started to make another pass in the plywood behind, like a full 1/8 inch pass. Also, looks like the square is 3 7/8, and I know I made it 4 inches…same as the last, says 3 7/8 (I know it was 4 inch). Any thoughts what might be going on? Those settings you gave me absolutely dialed it in, but something is wrong still… I will try to research some more myself, but clearly missing something here and I think it’s wrong in estlcam. thanks for anything you can offer.
In estlcam, did you select to cut on the line, inside the line or outside the line? If you selected on the line with a 1/4 in bit, you should get 1/4" less.
That is what I was thinking too based on how much off, but trying to find where that setting is. I mirrored what you had to a tee, I did not see that in there. Let me poke around, that is actually what doing as we speak. I think what is most concerning too, why that router is plunging way past the wood. You have to figure it was trying to keep going, and I had tabs set on that piece which is had not even started to route through yet. means if it could of, I think the router would keep going almost through the second board until the router depth maxed out. no good, lucky I was watching carefully to shut that router down and guide maslow until I could shut her down. The bit was so deep it was trying to move and got caught up on the cut piece
Is your router plunging past the value and returning to the correct point?
Yes and no. That is something I noticed, and maybe this helps you help me. The cut never got to tabs, which were in my code. so the square test piece dropped on top of the spinning bit…I hit stop where the play and pause are after killing the router. I got the square part out…then noticed that it was actually making another pass on the wood behind what I was cutting. Now with the router safely off, I set home back to center. Hit the home button, but the bit either never rose or rose a min amount…it was dragging itself on the wood, so topped it again. I had to reset the Z axis to zero before then moving it to home (center) safely. Does this help? This is like the 3rd time its blows through my wood, and I have it set to .77 in in the properties. So it can maybe do a little blowout on the back board to make sure cut through, but that was to give me some play until I am a pro at setting Z to zero. That bit was like an inch past what would be 0 on the Z while it tried to move to home…that’s how much it did NOT retract
The one thing I did do different from your setup, I left the Length unit Estlcam and Feed unit estlcam as INCH/min, you had MM/min. I carefully calculated to match the same numbers had it been in MM though. Maybe that is an issue, and should all be MM for Maslow, maybe it gets confused?
If you can post a pic of your sled z axis, that might help and the gcode. It sounds like your z axis pitch is incorrect.
absolutely, let me take a pic right now. I got the pitch from the site, and maybe it was wrong. one sec, let me get you a pic…
Maslow converts everything to mm in the firmware. The g20 and g21 tell maslow the unit. If the square is theright size, then it isn’t the units.
check that the router didn’t have the latch pop out.
David Lang
ok so regardless if MM on some pieces of estlcam, and inches on another piece, in the end of the day MM is what it’s converted to as taken face value as. Gotcha, thank you. Taking pic now…
Hi David! Sure let me check that as well. I will send the G code as well for that cut, one sec…
I started over to the left as home when I cut, but only difference. Right above my last square test.
(Project Part 1 test square v6 NEW)
(Created by Estlcam version 11 build 11.224)
(Machining time about 00:04:35 hours)
(Required tools:)
(Downcut 1/4)
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G90
G94
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M05
M30
Nope latch is good, I was able to raise and lower the bit. I set back to zero. I wonder now if this pitch is the problem, as it was -3.17 for the original slow motor it comes with…but never tested with it. I upgraded while I was doing all this other work. I saw someone said on forum, I have the same setup…what I thought was referring to the metal maslow motor…but now I forget if was rigid router. I set to -24. Does that pitch have to do with the motor itself, because its the faster one, OR the screw unit on the Rigid? Maybe that is the problem, and should of left at the default -3.17?
oh and one more thing, before I forget since you 2 are very active on the forum helping people. You see my Z axis motor pic…I used a cam clamp, smaller one that I got at home depot. Allows you to set how tight to make your bungy cord. I put back in the screws that used to be for the handles. It works perfectly! No wondering what size bungy to get, you set it and locks in. If people ask, please point to that pic. The 2mm-5mm ones. They are over at the end of tool coral in a home depot. When I go back, will get the brand for you guys. Wait I found it… CamJam XT, I just used a piece of cut bungy in it, works fantastic! 837 lbs break strength. Says 1/16-3/16 thickness for the bungy/cord. Or 2MM-5MM 280 lbs working load limit. Made by Nite Ize. I saw people posting pics on their setups, now not sure where I saw it on here…you 2 would probably know. Takes all the guessing out and can always be retightened as the bungy gets weaker over time