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How can I flatten a spoilboard (and when there's a need to do so)?

Discussion in 'CNC Mills/Routers' started by bigbridge, Jan 18, 2020.

  1. bigbridge

    bigbridge New
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    A very newbie question: after built my (GREAT) Workbee 1010, mounted its MDF spoilboard and purchased a flying cutter I'm stuck here! I'm studying Fusion 360 so I'd like to use it to make the right path for the flying cutter but I can't find how. I saw a youtube video telling how to flatten with Vectric but I'd like to learn Fusion because it seems more complete to me (and it's free, too).
    Anyone knows of Fusion tutorials for flattening and drilling the holes matrix?
    Thanks for every hint!
     
  2. Peter Van Der Walt

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    OpenBuildsCONTROL > Wizards and Tools > Surfacing Wizard

    As for when: a flat spoilboard ensures your stock is parallel with your gantry. If its not your cuts have incorrect z depths (doesnt cut through all the way in the low spots, or ruins the spoilboard more in the high spots) but you can also use the wizard to surface stock! With a nice flat parallel piece of stock engravings looks better, or other tasks referencing off a level surface is just more precise
     
  3. bigbridge

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    Thanks Peter, I didn't check that.
    Any Fusion 360 video for holes matrix in the spoilboard? Just to start making something without waiting for studying all the Autodesk tutorial videos :)
     
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    Learn to use the mirror function. It helps make large amounts of objects quickly such as a grid of holes.
     
  5. Alex Chambers

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    As @Giarc said, or you can move/copy multiple objects (click on "make copy" before you move them) - you can type in the precise distance you want to move them.
    Alex.
     
  6. bigbridge

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    Thank to everybody: I'll study mirror function!
     

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