KOHR
February 16, 2022, 7:29am
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Anybody program a small stairstep series of offset bevel cuts?
It might be impossible. Also how about cutting 1/8 channels in wood?
Better to do on a table saw?
Cory3
eflyguy
February 16, 2022, 9:56am
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Not sure if this is what you mean, but I experimented with 45º cuts. I made a small box just for fun, don’t see where I shared that, but here is my post showing how it could be done.
I’ve cut 45º bevels on 8" material on the crumb tray. Just takes a little planning. That’s why I love the jig above. Perfect way to get repeatable dimensions.
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(Single pass with focal height set to 1/2-way thru the material. I’ve found I get much cleaner cuts in wood that way. Of course, calculating “1/2-way” in elevated, angled material takes a bit of maths!)
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As follow-up posts stated, it’s easier on a saw (table or mitre) but the laser does produce a nice clean result. Just takes a little more time.
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I have done that on occasion.
and even here
So a table saw is not always a viable alternative. Even cutting into the side of the wood I think a router table is more useful than a table saw.
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Here’s a post from @cynd11 with some work she did on mitered corners:
Some of you may remember the teaser I posted a few days ago about miter cuts on the Glowforge. I finally scraped together enough “me” time to finish the project. I’ve been working on it a long time! (@marmak3261 saw parts of it when he visited last week). First, the finished project, then I’ll show the progress photos in case anybody is interested in trying something similar.
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Total height is 4.25" and the “stained glass” panels are 2" each side including the walnut corners…
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