Incredibly useful, bits were definitely confusing before. Made my first design with pine, before this video, used a rounded bit and definitely saw the ripples. So glad it was covered. Ready to learn more!
Thanks so much, I’m a newbie on this and your video was exactly what I needed to expand my understanding. Thanks so much, and you definitely didn’t talk to much.
This is great information with the bits as I'm a newbie to the CNC. I'm homing soon I can purchase the 1000m x-carve to start building my pinball machines, toys and furniture which will be displayed on my channel.
It took me awhile so I could get one . Get the Triquetra Auto Zero Touch Plate , it works with it and makes everything accurate and the supplier is just like us and responds very quickly .
I got into trouble with cut depth on a two-stage carve. The rough bit was a 1/4" and the second bit was a 1/32". I made some 3/8" holes 1/2" diameter, and Easel used the rough bit to *almost* complete the hole, but then tried to use the fine bit to finish them. Problem is the fine bit only has a cut depth limit of 0.200, and the holes were 0.375 deep! Luckily I avoided breaking a bit, but that was unexpected. So, cut depth is another subject that could use some love. Great video!
Nice basic info on milling bits. I highly recommend this as a starting point for those new into cnc routers no natter who made yours including home builts and home brews.
The colored ring that is on some of the bits, do they stay on when inserted into the Dewalt 611 or do I have to remove it. Just finished putting together my 750mm but haven't inserted a bit due to this question. Thank you
Yep, the colored ring stays on! It indicates how deeply the bit should be inserted into the collet. You should only insert the bit into the collet up to the colored ring.
I'm sure someone has done this in the inventables forums. Have you checked it out? Also I believe easel gives you a standard speed and feed for each material and bit used.
I agree Tim. I have searched the forums and TH-cam, no one has put any kind of comprehensive illustrated guide to the bits together. Easel is nice, but it lacks robust documentation on the end results. I was thinking maybe I should do this... show every bit on every material and publish the videos, but that's allot of money and work to do... I wonder if Inventables would sponsor someone to do that........
This is an awesome video thanks for taking the time to make it. Still have a question though. I deal with MDF most of the time what kind of bits are used for that type of wood?
Hi. I am from Spain, and here in Europe we use metric system. Do you think I can use the bits from inventable on a 6 mm or 8 mm in my router/home made CNC machine ?
It's just converting metric to imperial and since routers have epanding/collapsing collets, its just a matter of tightening the collet to keep the bit snug. 6mm = .24 inches/8mm = .31 inches. www.inventables.com/technologies/dewalt-611-precision-grade-collet
Great lesson! Thanks for making this so simple. What about softwoods? Up, Down, Straight? And you mentioned 3D carving a couple of times, but my understanding is Easel does only 2.5D and not 3D. Am I missing something?
mo thanks for your great lessons on you tube would please work on doing more and Technics on x carve with the right bits for some of the carvings was beginners to easel and x carve also how to set up the wast-board and level it . thanks
Your description of chipload around the 8 minute mark was kind of backwards. Higher chip load means a bigger chip. You seem to be bringing RPM or number of flutes into your description.
What grinds me the most about Inventables is that they won't tell you the most important part of the ⅛" End Mills they sell... The Manufacturers recommended *Chip Load* for a given material. With the ¼" we at least know they're supposedly Onsrud ones though I'm having a hard time finding an official Onsrud datasheet on some of the ones being sold by them but with the ⅛" ones they apparently just out refuse to name the vendor when asked so you won't even know where to start.
It's good that you did this video, but I prefer to think it would be a better final product without the "apologetic's". Here is the Video I suspect every xCarve owner wants to see, including me: Show a Bit, NAME it, show it CUT, explain it, show the RESULT. Repeat for EVERY bit. (I can see the whole inventables catalog website on my own), what I really want to see BITS cutting materials and the RESULTS please! That would keep someone busy for an entire year, and triple your subscriptions in TH-cam. Make it a daily special, once a day do 1 carve with 1 bit on several materials. There is a whole universe of documentation that can be done here...
This was by far the best informational video I have found on bits. Thank you very much
I don’t normally listen to videos this long, but you kept me interested. Awesome job. Very confident speaker and knowledgeable.
It would be nice if you had a chart that can be printed to help with deciding what bit is needed for each type of material.
Great Video Moe. Thanks for taking the time to guide this newbie. I'm onto the next video.
Thanks!
Just saw this video and it answered 90% of my questions. Thank you so much!
Happy to hear it, Rafael!
Absolutely excellent video, thank you
Glad you liked it!
Incredibly useful, bits were definitely confusing before. Made my first design with pine, before this video, used a rounded bit and definitely saw the ripples. So glad it was covered. Ready to learn more!
I agree with Mike Shelton. a chart we could purchase would be super great.
Thanks so much, I’m a newbie on this and your video was exactly what I needed to expand my understanding. Thanks so much, and you definitely didn’t talk to much.
Great information Mo. You are an amazing presenter so thank you for such really useful information...
Thanks for the feedback, Trevor!
thanks this was what I needed, Haven't worked on a CNC in about 15 years this is helping it all come back :o)
This video was incredibly helpful! Thank you so much for helping me to understand the different bits and their application.
This is great information with the bits as I'm a newbie to the CNC. I'm homing soon I can purchase the 1000m x-carve to start building my pinball machines, toys and furniture which will be displayed on my channel.
It took me awhile so I could get one . Get the Triquetra Auto Zero Touch Plate , it works with it and makes everything accurate and the supplier is just like us and responds very quickly .
Great video, well done. Informative and accurate. I learned so much. Thank you for going to the effort of making this video.
Super useful information Mo, thanks for sharing it with us!
I'm glad you found this helpful!
I got into trouble with cut depth on a two-stage carve. The rough bit was a 1/4" and the second bit was a 1/32". I made some 3/8" holes 1/2" diameter, and Easel used the rough bit to *almost* complete the hole, but then tried to use the fine bit to finish them. Problem is the fine bit only has a cut depth limit of 0.200, and the holes were 0.375 deep! Luckily I avoided breaking a bit, but that was unexpected. So, cut depth is another subject that could use some love. Great video!
This is an awesome video!
Thank you!
I learned a lot in this video. I took lots of notes. I think the stepover was the only thing I may need more info on. But this was great.
Some great information thanks Mo
Nice basic info on milling bits. I highly recommend this as a starting point for those new into cnc routers no natter who made yours including home builts and home brews.
that was great! Exactly the explanation I was in need of :)
Great job, "Mo". Thx.
2 Times watching the video now. so much information. Nice one.
Great info . Thanks for the lesson.
Thank you Mo; great info!!!!
Really great overview - thanks!
A lot of great information. Thanks. Just need to work out speed settings etc. Off to find that video now ;-)
Awesome! Thanks for the info!
What bits for cutting floorcovering material such as lvt or vct
So helpful. Thank you!
great video... very useful.. thanks!
do you have cheat sheet for the bits with the material ?
Check out this inventables.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021943493-Color-Coded-Bit-Chart-Choosing-the-Right-Bit
Can I use pen or pencil with easel to try my machine? and what's the set required to this choice if it posple?.....
Very informative, thank you.
A guitar pick guard will need which bit?
Awesome, thank you much!
Is there a list of which bits are for what material or just this 40 min video?
The colored ring that is on some of the bits, do they stay on when inserted into the Dewalt 611 or do I have to remove it. Just finished putting together my 750mm but haven't inserted a bit due to this question. Thank you
Yep, the colored ring stays on! It indicates how deeply the bit should be inserted into the collet. You should only insert the bit into the collet up to the colored ring.
speeds and feeds is always a big question, I wish their was a chart for x-carve and the bits for it with the most common woods and materials
I'm sure someone has done this in the inventables forums. Have you checked it out? Also I believe easel gives you a standard speed and feed for each material and bit used.
Yes, feeds and speeds are important. We hope to cover them in a future episode!
I agree Tim. I have searched the forums and TH-cam, no one has put any kind of comprehensive illustrated guide to the bits together. Easel is nice, but it lacks robust documentation on the end results. I was thinking maybe I should do this... show every bit on every material and publish the videos, but that's allot of money and work to do... I wonder if Inventables would sponsor someone to do that........
This is an awesome video thanks for taking the time to make it. Still have a question though. I deal with MDF most of the time what kind of bits are used for that type of wood?
Ebook download of thwe pics in this video please😁
Hi. I am from Spain, and here in Europe we use metric system. Do you think I can use the bits from inventable on a 6 mm or 8 mm in my router/home made CNC machine ?
It's just converting metric to imperial and since routers have epanding/collapsing collets, its just a matter of tightening the collet to keep the bit snug. 6mm = .24 inches/8mm = .31 inches.
www.inventables.com/technologies/dewalt-611-precision-grade-collet
Great lesson! Thanks for making this so simple. What about softwoods? Up, Down, Straight? And you mentioned 3D carving a couple of times, but my understanding is Easel does only 2.5D and not 3D. Am I missing something?
You are correct, when we say 3D you are really talking about 2.5D unless you were to do a 2 sided cut.
mo thanks for your great lessons on you tube would please work on doing more and Technics on x carve with the right bits for some of the carvings was beginners to easel and x carve also how to set up the wast-board and level it . thanks
Is Carvey discontinued? They don't sell it anymore, and no one is making anymore videos :(
Hi Stefan! Yes, we stopped selling Carvey in 2019.
Your description of chipload around the 8 minute mark was kind of backwards. Higher chip load means a bigger chip. You seem to be bringing RPM or number of flutes into your description.
What grinds me the most about Inventables is that they won't tell you the most important part of the ⅛" End Mills they sell... The Manufacturers recommended *Chip Load* for a given material. With the ¼" we at least know they're supposedly Onsrud ones though I'm having a hard time finding an official Onsrud datasheet on some of the ones being sold by them but with the ⅛" ones they apparently just out refuse to name the vendor when asked so you won't even know where to start.
Did you use a potato for the first 30 seconds of recording?
Start at 3:05. Playback Speed 1.5x.
It's good that you did this video, but I prefer to think it would be a better final product without the "apologetic's".
Here is the Video I suspect every xCarve owner wants to see, including me: Show a Bit, NAME it, show it CUT, explain it, show the RESULT.
Repeat for EVERY bit. (I can see the whole inventables catalog website on my own), what I really want to see BITS cutting materials and the RESULTS please!
That would keep someone busy for an entire year, and triple your subscriptions in TH-cam. Make it a daily special, once a day do 1 carve with 1 bit on several materials. There is a whole universe of documentation that can be done here...
All of these bits seem too expensive.
Loved this video!!!! It was SOOOO helpful. thank you!!!