Double sided cutting update?

[evansd2]

@andrewroth

This process won’t work for what I’m doing.

Well then the software route won’t either. The best case software-based alignment scenario is accuracy to about half a kerf ^[1] which would be disaster for what you’re doing. Even with kerf-corrected jigs you’re not likely to get perfect alignment, not to mention that your GF is almost certainly very slightly out of square which would cause you no end of difficulty.

If it were me, I’d be looking at stacking and gluing layers of 1/8" material^[2] with registration pins, you can get pretty accurate that way.

Something like this:

Lined layered box for D&D

I wanted to make my take on a hero vault, something to hold dice, pencil/pen and miniature. Requirements: Pen and miniature shouldn’t shift around when it’s closed, they need to be gently held in place. Must be able to accomodate oversized miniatures. Must be able to accomodate at least 2 sets of dice. Must be made of 1/8" mahogany (more on this in a minute) and have a wolf motif to match the dice tower. [It’s a complementary gift for the same person who has the dice tower] The c…

Among many other layered projects on the forum.

Sometimes you have to adjust your design to be more achievable with the laser. This may be one of those times?

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1. as in with passthrough, which isn’t really a fair comparison here ↩︎

2. or 1/4" if you’re desperate, 1/8" cuts more reliably and cleanly ↩︎