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Can anyone point me in right direction for lead in offset. My lead in always cuts a little in to finish product. How can i adjust lead ins further away from Material i am Cutting? I use the outside offset but i always get a tiny half circle in my finish product.
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Are you running SheetCam? Are you using the ARC lead in?

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Perhaps you could change the angle of the lead in to attempt to mitigate the marking of your edge. This may also depend on the geometry of your lead in - straight line, arc, etc. Maybe show us an example of the part and the program your are using.
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i am using the arc lead in.the legth i set to .015 as per the video on arclights video. dont see were yo can change angle of lead in. I am using a brand new candcnc system the g5. In the programs it came with it seams there are way more settings on the screens then all the videos i have been watching for help.
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A lead in that is .015" is very short, less than the kerf width and you will likely not even notice you had a lead in. Are you sure it's not supposed to be .150"? That would be the minimum length I would use.
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That might help i will try that . Thanks i was thinking to mkae that longer just didnt know.
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