# What bit for waves textures

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**Category:** Original/PRO Series (Buildbotics) (Gen 1)\
**Created:** [March 26, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/what-bit-for-waves-textures/4600 "2021-03-26T03:26:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Texasrpbrock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/texasrpbrock/32/3723_2.png) [@Texasrpbrock](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Texasrpbrock)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/what-bit-for-waves-textures/4600/1 "2021-03-26T03:26:01Z")

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Would you use a common round nose bit for a wave texture? Or would you use a ball nosed bit? Or either would work as long as VCarve knows which bit you’re using to cut a wavy texture?

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**Author:** ![Bear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/bear/32/30015_2.png) [@Bear](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Bear)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/what-bit-for-waves-textures/4600/2 "2021-03-26T03:30:35Z")

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You can program Vcarve to do whatever you like… then you can put another/ different bit in the spindle… the spindle doesn’t know…  
For example, I program a 60 degree bit in Vcarve, and use a 30 degree bit in the spindle… the result is different but exactly what I want…  
Best to do a test run before you do the real thing…

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**Author:** ![Texasrpbrock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/texasrpbrock/32/3723_2.png) [@Texasrpbrock](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Texasrpbrock)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/what-bit-for-waves-textures/4600/3 "2021-03-26T04:09:51Z")

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Lots of test runs on their computer and then the scrap MDF. I’m new but am learning that pretty quickly. Thanks Bear.

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**Author:** ![Bear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/bear/32/30015_2.png) [@Bear](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Bear)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/what-bit-for-waves-textures/4600/4 "2021-03-26T04:54:53Z")

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Texasrpbrock  
I did these test runs the other day to get the jobs… did it with pine and a 60 degree V bit… Pine breaks up, but it will be fine on hardwood…

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**Author:** ![Texasrpbrock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/texasrpbrock/32/3723_2.png) [@Texasrpbrock](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Texasrpbrock)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/what-bit-for-waves-textures/4600/5 "2021-03-26T05:34:05Z")

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Cool half-tone type stuff! Yeah, I like! I’m hoping to do some screen print/mezzo print stuff after I understand how to make my half-time maps. Being a graphic design guy in print, I actually kind of remember how cool that type of stuff is… Looking good Bear!