Cutting and engraving wellLesson 5 of 19
Measure the beam width
Find out how wide your beam cuts, so parts come out the size you asked for.
1
Cut the pattern on the material you are about to use.
2
Measure across the cut lines to see how much material the beam took away.
3
The width you measure is the number the cut gap and the joint tools need.
Every setting
5What each number in the dialog means, and where it starts.
Lines
More lines give a better average and take longer to cut.
Gap between lines
Gap between lines (mm)
Line length
Length of each line (mm)
Start x
Left edge (mm)
Start y
Top edge (mm)
What it is
Cuts a comb of lines. Measure across it with callipers, take off the drawn width, and divide by the number of lines to get your beam width.
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