diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 3370ca4..d1b1378 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ All cutting parameters are at the top of `paste_stencil.tcl`:
 | `CUT_Z` | `-0.2` | Cutting depth in mm (negative). Set slightly past material thickness |
 | `TRAVEL_Z` | `2.0` | Safe travel height in mm |
 | `FEEDRATE` | `120` | XY feed rate in mm/min |
-| `SPINDLE` | `15000` | Spindle speed in RPM |
+| `SPINDLE` | `24000` | Spindle speed in RPM |
 | `OVERLAP` | `60` | Tool overlap in % — higher = cleaner clearing, more paths |
 | `MARGIN` | `0.0` | Inset from aperture edge in mm. 0 = cut to exact pad size |
 
diff --git a/paste_stencil.tcl b/paste_stencil.tcl
index e4ce551..6969b67 100644
--- a/paste_stencil.tcl
+++ b/paste_stencil.tcl
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ set GERBER   "gerbers/myboard-B_Paste.gbp"   ;# path to your B.Paste Gerber
 set OUTPUT   "gcode/stencil.nc"              ;# output G-code file
 
 # Tool
-set TOOL_DIA   0.5       ;# mm — 0.5mm corn bit
+set TOOL_DIA   0.39       ;# mm — 0.5mm corn bit
 
 # Stencil material depth
 # Brass shim 0.15mm → use -0.18, polyimide 0.1mm → use -0.13
-set CUT_Z      -0.2      ;# mm — cutting depth (negative)
+set CUT_Z      -0.3      ;# mm — cutting depth (negative)
 set TRAVEL_Z    2.0      ;# mm — safe travel height
 
 # Feeds & speeds
diff --git a/run_stencil.sh b/run_stencil.sh
index f895fd3..d99892e 100755
--- a/run_stencil.sh
+++ b/run_stencil.sh
@@ -31,32 +31,47 @@ sed \
     "$TCL_SCRIPT" > "$TMP_TCL"
 
 echo "→ Running FlatCAM headless..."
-echo "  Gerber : $GERBER_ABS"
-echo "  Output : $OUTPUT_ABS"
+echo "  Gerber : $GERBER"
+echo "  Output : $OUTPUT"
 echo ""
 
 source "$FLATCAM_ENV/bin/activate"
 
-# Run FlatCAM, watch for the WriteGCode confirmation line, then kill it
-# FlatCAM hangs on quit due to Qt GUI cleanup — we kill it cleanly once done
+# Run FlatCAM, watch for the Quit confirmation line, then kill it
+# FlatCAM hangs on quit due to Qt GUI cleanup — we kill it cleanly once done.
+# Disable pipefail here: we intentionally kill the process, so its nonzero
+# exit status should not abort the rest of this script.
+set +e
+set +o pipefail
 python "$FLATCAM_PY" --shellfile="$TMP_TCL" --headless=1 2>&1 | \
 while IFS= read -r line; do
-    echo "$line"
+    # Show WARNING, ERROR, and script puts output; suppress DEBUG and INFO noise
+    if [[ "$line" == *"[WARNING]"* || "$line" == *"[ERROR]"* || "$line" != *"["* ]]; then
+        [[ "$line" == *"RUNNING HEADLESS"* ]] && continue
+        [[ "$line" == *"QWidget::setMaximumSize"* ]] && continue
+        [[ "$line" == *"Image Import plugin"* ]] && continue
+        [[ "$line" == *"Joining"*"polygons"* ]] && continue
+        [[ "$line" == *"Union(buffer)"* ]] && continue
+        [[ "$line" == *"Total number of polygons"* ]] && continue
+        [[ "$line" == *"Number of paths for which"* ]] && continue
+        echo "$line"
+    fi
     if [[ "$line" == *"TclCommandQuit"* ]]; then
-        # Give it a moment to finish flushing the file
         sleep 3
-        # Kill the FlatCAM process
-        pkill -f "flatcam.py.*headless" 2>/dev/null || true
+        pkill -f "flatcam.py.*headless" 2>/dev/null &
+        disown
     fi
 done
+set -e
+set -o pipefail
 
 rm -f "$TMP_TCL"
 
 # Verify output was created
 if [ -f "$OUTPUT_ABS" ]; then
-    SIZE=$(wc -l < "$OUTPUT_ABS")
+    SIZE=$(wc -l < "$OUTPUT")
     echo ""
-    echo "✓ Done: $OUTPUT_ABS ($SIZE lines)"
+    echo "✓ Done: $OUTPUT ($SIZE lines)"
 else
     echo ""
     echo "✗ ERROR: output file not created — check log above"