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Discussion in 'General Talk' started by jeffmorris, Sep 30, 2019.

  1. jeffmorris

    jeffmorris Journeyman
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    I thought that you're supposed to move the router anti-clockwise on outside of work piece and clockwise on inside holes of work piece. On my CNC router, the router moves clockwise on outside of work piece and anti-clockwise on inside holes of work piece.In VCarve 9.5, the direction is set to climb, not conventional. Should I change direction?
     
  2. Alex Chambers

    Alex Chambers Master
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    You will probably get a cleaner finish on wood with conventional milling. Better on metal with climb milling. For soft plastic like polystyrene I use conventional, haven't tried harder plastic like acrylic.
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