# New to Carvey... Help please

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/new-to-carvey-help-please/69940>\
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**Created:** [March 6, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/new-to-carvey-help-please/69940 "2019-03-06T20:49:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![HugoGuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@HugoGuzman](https://community.inventables.com/u/HugoGuzman)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/new-to-carvey-help-please/69940/1 "2019-03-06T20:49:58Z")

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Hi I want to cut/carve one inch walnut wood, but I see the bits are too small. I can’t find any bit long enough on inventables, What bit do I use??? this even possible? Should I just get an x-carve?

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**Author:** ![HarryC.Ragland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/fbc32d/32.png) [@HarryC.Ragland](https://community.inventables.com/u/HarryC.Ragland)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/new-to-carvey-help-please/69940/2 "2019-03-07T20:47:33Z")

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You can get collets for 1/4 inch bits and the Carvey has nearly 3 inches of vertical travel so it should be possible to order 3rd party bits and do the cutting you want. That said, the spindle in a Carvey is 300 watts which is less than half a horsepower. You may be asking a lot from your Carvey if you expect to cut through one inch of walnut. It might be possible if you take it slow and make shallow passes. The X-carve might be a better solution for your needs.

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**Author:** ![NeilFerreri1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/neilferreri1/32/84403_2.png) [@NeilFerreri1](https://community.inventables.com/u/NeilFerreri1)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/new-to-carvey-help-please/69940/3 "2019-03-08T01:34:41Z")

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If I had to cut through 1" material on a Carvey, I’d probably come at it from both sides. Cut halfway through, flip, cut the other half.

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**Author:** ![HugoGuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@HugoGuzman](https://community.inventables.com/u/HugoGuzman)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/new-to-carvey-help-please/69940/4 "2019-03-08T01:51:52Z")

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> [@HarryC.Ragland](#):
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> e Carvey has nearly 3 inches of vertical travel so it s

Thank you so much I will get some 3rd party bits on Amazon… then also buy those collect for the 1/4 for sure!!! your a life saver!!!

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**Author:** ![HugoGuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@HugoGuzman](https://community.inventables.com/u/HugoGuzman)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/new-to-carvey-help-please/69940/5 "2019-03-08T01:53:40Z")

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Thanks for your help, the thing is I can’t flip it because I want a deep bowl shape basically.

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**Author:** ![NeilFerreri1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/neilferreri1/32/84403_2.png) [@NeilFerreri1](https://community.inventables.com/u/NeilFerreri1)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/new-to-carvey-help-please/69940/6 "2019-03-08T01:56:30Z")

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If you’re not cutting through, are you sure you need the longer bit then?  
How are you generating your gcode?

Careful running a 1/4" bit in the Carvey. It’s a relatively weak spindle, so you can’t take passes like the X-Carve.