I'm fairly new to CNC, so I apologize if this issue has a simple solution, but I want to consider all my options before proceeding.
The piece I designed has a thickness of 10mm. If I use a piece of 4/4 stock (thickness approx 25mm), I will be cutting (and wasting) over half of my stock. I have set the piece to be at the bottom of my stock so that it can be "cut out" at the end. Here are a few of my half-baked ideas:
1) Just take the loss of stock
2) Cut the stock thickness in half (what machine could do this? I'm fairly sure I don't have it)
3) I'm making multiple identical pieces, so I could design the CNC to "stack" the designs, with a pause for me to get the top piece out before it starts on the bottom piece (but then how would I "cut out" the top piece?)
4) Is there a such thing as buying stock that is 1/2" (approx 12.5mm) thick? That would be perfect, because I would only be wasting 2.5mm of stock
What is my best course of action here? One of these options or something completely different? Thanks in advance