Attached is my 2nd carving (just got my machine yesterday). I wanted to test out lettering details, so I made a plaque with one of my favorite quotes. Turned out GREAT - but I do have a lot of fraying on there. I know the letters are very deep, and in the future I know I don't need to go that far - lesson learned. That said, I have a couple quick questions I hope you folks may be able to assist with:

1) To help with the roughness, especially around the lettering - I understand that a mop is one option. Is it the BEST option though, and what other options short of hand-sanding would I have? I looked in the store here and on amazon - the mops on amazon look to be very different, and the ones here seem to be a bit pricey. Any advice would be very helpful!

2) So I created a light pattern as a background to the lettering. If you look you can see around the "frame" that there are lines digging down which lead to the diamond pattern corners. How can I avoid that in the future?

Thank you so much in advance for any help you're willing to give this new guy.

-Don

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