Kerf and Corner Compensation

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The best kerf adjustment comes from testing. Each material is different and even the humidity and temperature make it change on wood products.

This topic has been extensively discussed in this forum. Please seatch for @evansd2 excellent post on this and other valuable topics.

Common problems/questions

Just added #4a, links to the Glowforge safety pages for each model.

And this

HOWTO: Kerf Measurement and Jig

Understanding the interaction between your tools and materials is critical to making parts that fit well. A key metric to understand is kerf: the amount of material removed by a cut. Compensating for kerf is the difference between joints that are sloppy or that fit with just the right amount of force. Even though a laser cutter removes only a fine amount of material, that slight difference in dimension between your plans and the physical material adds up. It’s worth noting that your kerf can…