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A spoil board is a disposable work surface mounted on top of the Y Bench and is clamped between the rollers of the upper and lower X beams beneath your work piece.
The spoil board has three main functions:
Many different materials can be used as spoil boards, typically we use a 6mm (1/4’’) or 9mm (3/8’’) MDF board.
When choosing yours, be mindful of the following factors, all of which depend on the job you’re processing:
As a general rule of thumb any CAM strategy always involves cutting into the spoil board by about 0.5mm
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