# Recessed text

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/recessed-text/49747>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 27, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/recessed-text/49747 "2018-01-27T01:12:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![TrevorBroadbent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@TrevorBroadbent](https://community.inventables.com/u/TrevorBroadbent)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/recessed-text/49747/1 "2018-01-27T01:12:09Z")

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I have 12mm msg that I have carved a 4mm circle how do I Place text in the base of the circle

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**Author:** ![TrevorBroadbent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@TrevorBroadbent](https://community.inventables.com/u/TrevorBroadbent)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/recessed-text/49747/2 "2018-01-27T01:20:26Z")

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Re my message it should read 12 MDF (dam spell check)

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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:** [January 27, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/recessed-text/49747/3 "2018-01-27T01:28:46Z")

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Put some text in your circle and carve to a depth greater than that of the circle.

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**Author:** ![TrevorBroadbent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@TrevorBroadbent](https://community.inventables.com/u/TrevorBroadbent)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/recessed-text/49747/4 "2018-01-27T04:33:22Z")

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Thanks I tried that, the circle was 4mm deep so I put in 8mm deep for the text but it just carved in air above the circle

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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:** [January 27, 2018, 5:57am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/recessed-text/49747/5 "2018-01-27T05:57:19Z")

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Can you share the project?

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**Author:** ![TrevorBroadbent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@TrevorBroadbent](https://community.inventables.com/u/TrevorBroadbent)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/recessed-text/49747/6 "2018-01-27T07:39:58Z")

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I didn’t keep going to try agin tomorrow, this was my first carve after the build, still on a learning curve