# V Carved Letters too close together

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/v-carved-letters-too-close-together/59901>\
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**Created:** [August 29, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/v-carved-letters-too-close-together/59901 "2018-08-29T22:55:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![LloydMorris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc8723/32.png) [@LloydMorris](https://community.inventables.com/u/LloydMorris)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/v-carved-letters-too-close-together/59901/1 "2018-08-29T22:55:28Z")

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I laid out some text “Chesapeake Bay” using the Cinzel font in the preview the v carving is carving the letters too closely so that they all sort of blend together. How can I fix that?

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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:** [August 29, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/v-carved-letters-too-close-together/59901/2 "2018-08-29T23:04:10Z")

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Is it because the depth of cut is too deep? Have you tried a shallower cut to see if it changes the layout?

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**Author:** ![ErikJenkins](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/erikjenkins/32/84368_2.png) [@ErikJenkins](https://community.inventables.com/u/ErikJenkins)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/v-carved-letters-too-close-together/59901/3 "2018-08-29T23:24:43Z")

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What software are you using?

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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:** [August 30, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/v-carved-letters-too-close-together/59901/4 "2018-08-30T06:19:37Z")

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> [@LloydMorris](#):
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> How can I fix that?

Depends on what the reason is.  
The V-bit you used, does it have a slight flat spot? Whats the angle/degree of the bit used?

Symptoms like you describe indicate either a flat spot or incorrect (lower) distance between bit and material.  
This could also be due to Z losing steps.