My Waste board

X-Carve Upgrades
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Here are some pictures of the waste board my wife and I made for our x-carve that we built over the last 2 years.

20180525_144635
20180525_1446354032×1960 2.21 MB
0326171726~2
0326171726~23270×2984 1.75 MB
20180505_153552
20180505_1535524032×1960 2.82 MB
20180525_144647
20180525_1446471960×4032 2.26 MB
20180505_153545
20180505_1535454032×1960 2.83 MB
0326171727a
0326171727a2655×1493 1.68 MB
20180525_145137
20180525_1451371960×4032 2 MB
20180505_153538
20180505_1535384032×1960 2.48 MB
20180525_144701
20180525_1447014032×1960 2.13 MB
20180530_211034
20180530_2110344032×1960 2.16 MB
0326171821a
0326171821a2655×1493 1.65 MB
20180525_145142
20180525_1451424032×1960 2.52 MB
20180530_211023
20180530_2110234032×1960 2.69 MB
20180530_211109
20180530_2111094032×1960 2.55 MB
20180414_111709
20180414_1117094032×1960 2.54 MB
20180505_153559
20180505_1535594032×1960 2.29 MB
20180505_153606
20180505_1536064032×1960 2.31 MB
20180420_155553
20180420_1555534032×1960 2.22 MB
0326171821
03261718213756×2112 2.85 MB
0326171727
03261717273756×2112 2.81 MB
0326171822
03261718223756×2112 2.9 MB

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20180606_212340
20180606_2123402138×2851 2.03 MB

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Simply stated … Impressive.

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To be honest we put a lot of time and money into it, if we are going to do anything that requires a cut thru we plan on placing a 1/4 piece of plywood underneath the piece we are cutting, this way the waste board doesn’t get all chewed up and needing replaced

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20180528_190447
20180528_1904473024×3024 2.24 MB
20180521_163841
20180521_1638413024×3024 2.58 MB
20180528_190546
20180528_1905463024×3024 2.67 MB

hello the idea of ​​the angle is to give strength to the axis and when a cnc x carve for 1000 mm Y axis has a lot of flexibility the best way for me was this idea and my cuts are super nice and accurate

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Yes perfect this is very good

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thanks any help or document or programs that I need, I have everything to cut in cnc I do not use easel use vectric aspire and candle cnc configured to 100x100 all automatic let me know and we share idea.

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Its bolted down with over 150 screws that I grilled and tapped into 1/4 aluminum plate its flat

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Phil’s point is that MDF will swell with environmental changes (primarily humidity).

With it swelling, it creates an unlevel surface and can cause uneven cuts.

Most people will regularly skim the surface of the wasteboard to make the wasteboard parallel/square to the spindle and have even cuts.

Your waste board looks great but over time, it may cause uneven cuts. Just something to be aware of.

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That mtmwood guy over on Youtube always simply screws everything in place. I assume every now and then he needs to swap out a hole-ridden wasteboard, but i have to say his method is slowly convincing me.

I can’t tell you how much I got bad or failed cuts bc of poor workholding on my part. Currently I use threaded inserts and clamps (similar to a T-slot based system I guess) but they can be a hassle too imho…

Next upgrade I’ll just screw a sacrificial board in place and call it a day

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I use drywall screws for darn near everything.

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I use screws whenever I can. It is rock solid and my MDF wasteboard is fast to replace when it is too chewed up to use.

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milling the wasteboard is essential to any cnc machine.