# How to get clean cuts on small fonts

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-get-clean-cuts-on-small-fonts/55434>\
**Category:** X-Carve\
**Created:** [May 14, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-get-clean-cuts-on-small-fonts/55434 "2018-05-14T03:54:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![PhillipPowell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19b73/32.png) [@PhillipPowell](https://community.inventables.com/u/PhillipPowell)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-get-clean-cuts-on-small-fonts/55434/1 "2018-05-14T03:54:42Z")

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I’m trying to cut a plaque and I’m having an issue with things like the inside of the letters chipping off. Letters like A and E. Tried using a 30 degree v bit and a 1/32 bit. Any ideas.

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**Author:** ![AnthonyWalker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/anthonywalker/32/77329_2.png) [@AnthonyWalker](https://community.inventables.com/u/AnthonyWalker)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 7:17am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-get-clean-cuts-on-small-fonts/55434/2 "2018-05-14T07:17:58Z")

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Spindle is spinning to fast is one of the issues i had, and moving to quick as well and reduce you step over from the standard 40 to 20 on small letters

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**Author:** ![SamGironda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@SamGironda](https://community.inventables.com/u/SamGironda)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 8:07am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-get-clean-cuts-on-small-fonts/55434/3 "2018-05-14T08:07:44Z")

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Maybe try a 20 degree bit, and reduce the depth of cut ?

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**Author:** ![HaldorLonningdal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/haldorlonningdal/32/72377_2.png) [@HaldorLonningdal](https://community.inventables.com/u/HaldorLonningdal)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 8:42am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-get-clean-cuts-on-small-fonts/55434/4 "2018-05-14T08:42:47Z")

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Wood quality / grain also affect greatly the level of detail / resistance against tearing.