Making things that fit togetherLesson 1 of 16
Kerf test strip
Measure how much material your beam takes away.
1
Cut the strip: each slot is a hair wider than the one before it.
2
Slide a scrap of the same material into the slots until one just grips.
3
That slot's number is the beam width to use for joints and cut gaps.
Every setting
4What each number in the dialog means, and where it starts.
Thickness
Material thickness in millimetres
Labels
Engrave the kerf number under each slot
X
Strip left edge (mm)
Y
Strip top edge (mm)
What it is
A strip of numbered slots to measure the beam width. Cut it, slide a scrap of the same material into each slot, and the snug one's number is the kerf.
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