# Cnc bits and collets

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**Category:** Snapmaker2.0 Troubleshooting guides\
**Created:** [May 20, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-bits-and-collets/18817 "2021-05-20T18:04:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-bits-and-collets/18817/23 "2023-10-10T07:53:46Z")

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I successfully used a 60mm long bit with 32mm cutting length (6mm diameter) with spruce and oak. Details see here:

> [@Garage remote control case](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/garage-remote-control-case/30245):
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> For our garage door motor we have a remote control, but when changing the battery, the plastic case broke. First impulse: Let’s 3D-print a replacement. Thinketh me: Wouldn’t it be much cooler if it was made from wood? So I turned it into a milling job, using a piece of oak board as a basis. And what can I say? The result is the coolest garage remote I can imagine wink - but judge yourself: I created the case using Windows 3D Builder (I’d say it is about the limit in complexity this…

> [@Better milling bits - better results!](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/better-milling-bits-better-results/29332):
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> Hi folks, until recently, I did a few CNC milling projects, using the stock Snapmaker CNC milling bits. I always needed to go shallow and slow, the toolhead flexing and struggeling a lot if I did not. Now I have a project running, where I need to cut 3 cm deep, and that’s just too much for the short Snapmaker bits. So I got myself a set of bits of mid-range pricing, among those a 6mm bit with 32 mm cutting depth capability. Fusion 360 calculated a feedrate of 2550 mm/min - so roughly 40 mm/s. T…

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