# Beginner questions

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/beginner-questions/62833>\
**Category:** X-Carve\
**Created:** [October 28, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/beginner-questions/62833 "2018-10-28T20:33:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnEveritt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8dc957/32.png) [@JohnEveritt](https://community.inventables.com/u/JohnEveritt)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/beginner-questions/62833/1 "2018-10-28T20:33:13Z")

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How do I make a curved side cut? Do I simply use a curved router bit?

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**Author:** ![WillAdams](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/willadams/32/67263_2.png) [@WillAdams](https://community.inventables.com/u/WillAdams)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/beginner-questions/62833/2 "2018-10-28T20:49:15Z")

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If you don’t use a 3D modeling program, then the most expedient way to get a radius along Z is to use a suitably shaped router bit or endmill.