Maybe I’m not being clear about what I’m trying to do. I am trying to engrave an image on a piece of wood. The size of the image I’m trying to engrave is 11.5". OK. The piece of wood is 14"x18". Also OK.
BUT, if I were to simply put the 14"x18" piece in there, I can’t CENTER the image on the wood, because that would require the margin of the 14"x18" piece to stick out the front.
So, I’m not worried about working blind. I can place the piece and leave it for the duration of the cut.
But maybe this is a test: if I can’t figure out how to trick it, I’m not advanced enough to deal with the consequences. Time to level up with magnets!