# First V Carve Attempt - Mom Sign **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [May 5, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/first-v-carve-attempt-mom-sign/20948 "2024-05-05T03:30:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smarcus3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/smarcus3/32/26517_2.png) [@smarcus3](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/smarcus3)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/first-v-carve-attempt-mom-sign/20948/1 "2024-05-05T03:30:54Z")
Started my first v carve and it appears that there is some edge roughness. Not sure if it is due to the inaccuracies in placement or cutting too fast or what exactly. Will do another attempt slower and at less depth. Open to any suggestions. Thanks. ![Screenshot 2024-05-04 233250](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/c/7/c7b3068d1e4d35a5a06b70c3c16d2de2fcc329b0.png) Marked the center on the wood which lined up with the g code home position. This technique worked well. ![20240504_221215](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/f/1/f1e8c28b82f9d6c3edfb504174721eb99c40ab8c.jpeg) Cut Part ![20240504_232504](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/1/7/173f608176c9fdbe92b3be3f6b82e7c803b50c67.jpeg) Zoomed in to show the bumpyness ![20240504_233703](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/4/5/450a5cb3573370d22689573ae2984188c6de6a8a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![smarcus3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/smarcus3/32/26517_2.png) [@smarcus3](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/smarcus3)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/first-v-carve-attempt-mom-sign/20948/2 "2024-05-05T13:46:03Z")
Slowing the speed down to 5ipm as well as 0.025in passes seemed to have helped. Overall depth 0.05 inches. ![20240505_090149](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/0/4/04b8fb27c4122d3617141fa17ea4cf265c409a31.jpeg) ![20240505_091525](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/b/6/b658f927f3c62880d846957cd57781762db6039c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bar/32/10_2.png) [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/first-v-carve-attempt-mom-sign/20948/3 "2024-05-05T15:43:11Z")
I think that this looks pretty great! We still need to tune the PID controller which should help improve that kind of fine movements at higher speeds too ---
**Author:** ![smarcus3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/smarcus3/32/26517_2.png) [@smarcus3](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/smarcus3)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/first-v-carve-attempt-mom-sign/20948/4 "2024-05-08T02:19:07Z")
Another test V Carve attempt. All these cuts are on a 2 x 4 to give everyone some scale. Better for sure. GARDEN text was cut with F-Carve. Back Garden Grill was with F-Carve Pro (trial) ![20240505_153750](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/6/5/65b5d5280bd882889478fab786ed5309dafd2b72.jpeg) ![20240505_153747](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/2/e/2e780477121c3260488b97a9706632543116851e.jpeg) Switched to a 1.5mm end mill to try a different approach. As cut ![20240507_220822](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/2/6/26649240a3f9ea9d2eb4d3407a6b588290774a36.jpeg) After run through the planer. ![20240507_221316](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/5/0/50d7c4dc8c0849e5022fa74e162db658436a5128.jpeg) ![20240507_221319](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/8/7/870cce21190d5468177deaae4c2123324ce60f6d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![md8n](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/md8n/32/28197_2.png) [@md8n](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/md8n)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/first-v-carve-attempt-mom-sign/20948/5 "2024-05-08T02:26:42Z")
I haven’t tried F-Carve yet. But I have done v carving using ESTLCam, I’m pretty sure I got slightly better results than you have. Another option is to do an initial roughing pass with a regular end mill to take out a big chunk of the material before doing a finishing pass with your v-carve bit ---
**Author:** ![smarcus3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/smarcus3/32/26517_2.png) [@smarcus3](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/smarcus3)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/first-v-carve-attempt-mom-sign/20948/6 "2024-05-08T02:28:18Z")
That makes sense. Do you mind sharing some pictures? ---
**Author:** ![md8n](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/md8n/32/28197_2.png) [@md8n](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/md8n)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/first-v-carve-attempt-mom-sign/20948/7 "2024-05-08T02:32:35Z")
I did this a few years back as the front for some kitchen drawers [What did you cut today? - Projects - Maslow CNC Forums](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/what-did-you-cut-today/6186/447). So variable width lines in the SVG, then feed the design through ESTLCam for the correct depth of cut at each point - it has a carve option This was using a round bit instead of a V to get the variable width lines. But after doing this I would recommend a V bit in general ---
**Author:** ![smarcus3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/smarcus3/32/26517_2.png) [@smarcus3](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/smarcus3)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/first-v-carve-attempt-mom-sign/20948/8 "2024-05-08T02:44:50Z")
Looks great. Thanks for sharing ---
**Author:** ![bar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bar/32/10_2.png) [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/first-v-carve-attempt-mom-sign/20948/9 "2024-05-08T15:06:38Z")
This looks fantastic! I haven’t played around much with v carving so it’s really cool to see