Hey Guys,

Im receiving my cnc this week and wanted to get some help on cutting 1/4" Baltic Birch. The machine is a laguna Smartshop with ATC, want to see what bits i should test first. Im looking to get as close to a end product as possible, Clean edges, clean top and bottom with no splinters. We make parts for displays so we are trying to cut down on post production finishing.
I was thinking a 1/4" compression bit might be a good starting point and work from there. I also had the thought of using two passes - The first would be a down spiral and then finish with a up spiral so the plywood surface doesn't get damaged. We are currently using laser cutters to create the part but its slow (100 watt lasers dont cut this stuff fast) and it leaves the black edges (Pain to paint over).

Any suggestions would be helpful