Slotting with a V-bit in MDF?

@Julien wrote:

Hi,

I am cutting simple shapes from MDF, and I need a 60° bevel on all sides. I have a 60° V-bit, so I figured I could just use that, select the shape outline in Carbide Create and create a no-offset toolpath, with a depth equal to my stock thickness (1/4").

• does it make sense at all to use a V-bit or should I first cut the shape outline with a straight endmill, and then use a 60° chamfer mill around the outline in a second pass ?
• if using a V-bit does make sense, what depth per pass and feeds & speed would you typically use for MDF ? It seems to me that they may not be the same values as one would use for a typical V-carving (where the V-bit tends to not go as deep as that)

Thanks,
Julien

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