Type in the diameter of the cutter you are using. I will explain how to do these in my example later in this article. Use this to create tabs to hold your part to the stock if you are milling an outside profile. This is another option you have to test, it can produce some odd results depending on the profile. It will create a vee groove to the width of your selected line or profile. This option will only work if you have specified a vee shaped or angled cutter. This is something you have to test and try different options to get the result you want. Depending on the width of the profile ‘stroke’ and the type and size of cutter, it can trace along the center or on both the outside and inside of the stroke. Such as climb or conventional milling directions.
There are further options with the drop down menu. This will machine your chosen profile offsetting the tool to the outside. This will machine your chosen profile offsetting the tool to the inside. I will show this in my demonstration later in this article. This can be combined with other profile selections inside a larger area. The pocket option will machine an area inside your selected profile. The create operation option is for choosing your machining strategy.
If you use different software you may need to change this to get accurate sizes for your G Code. It should load as 96 by default as this is what Inkscape uses. This option box allows you to set your pixels per inch. metric3mm.jscut, which could represent metric units and a 3mm endmill. Just change the word ‘settings’ to your new name, e.g. A box will appear with the file name ‘settings.jscut’. To save each setting just make your changes and click ‘save settings’. This means you can quickly change all the settings to match the feeds and depths of cut etc, for all the different tools you own. So it makes sense to save multiple setting files for all the different sizes of tools you own. One of JSCut’s shortcomings is that only one tool can be used for your loaded SVG file. JSCut will allow you to change these settings and to save your changes so you can load them when needed.
When you open JSCut in your browser, it loads with its default settings. Testing and trying different operations until you are satisfied with the result is a typical process you will have to follow. With this in mind, you sometimes have to ‘trick’ the software to do what you want.
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