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  1. #1
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    Surfacing the spoil board

    What is the best way to pocket the spoil board to get it in the same plane as the router?

    I tried using the pocket wizard in Mach3 but could not get it to work.

    I have V-Carve Pro.

    Should I just create the spoil board as a peice of material and just set it to pocket the entire surface?

    Any suggestions what to seal the MDF with?

    Thanks,
    Rick

  2. #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rickv100 View Post
    What is the best way to pocket the spoil board to get it in the same plane as the router?

    I tried using the pocket wizard in Mach3 but could not get it to work.

    I have V-Carve Pro.

    Should I just create the spoil board as a peice of material and just set it to pocket the entire surface?

    Any suggestions what to seal the MDF with?

    Thanks,
    Rick
    Best thing I have found to seal MDF with is shellac. I use bulls eye brand..Ron BB

  3. #3
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    Surfacing the spoil board

    I Just Draw a rectangle 48.25" x 96.25" using Turbocad, and load the DXF file to DeskCNC and Pocket the rectangle. I overlap the bit by about 15%. You can adjust the size for your machine.

  4. #4
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    There is an App someone wrote to automatically generate the gcode to surface your spoil board. It takes the table size, bit size, stepover and Z depth as varables. I will look the URL tonight.

  5. #5
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    Gerry

    UCCNC 2017 Screenset
    http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html

    Mach3 2010 Screenset
    http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html

    JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
    http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html

    (Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)

  6. #6
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    ya that is the one, thanks Gerry for finding it.
    Now I can spend an extra 5 minutes making a PCB on my router

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