Stopping cut-out pieces from falling

[BenBurnett]

I’m all ready to cut out my sled, and now I face a question I’ve had in my head the whole time with the Maslow system.

When you cut out a shape from your sheet of plywood, how do you stop it moving/falling out and interfering with the router?

Am I missing something obvious here?

Do you need to always program cuts to finish at the top of the shape, so the weight of the wood doesn’t drop down onto the router bit?

Do you have to leave little sections of wood attached so its like a big stencil, and then do the finishing my hand?

Thanks!

[KingOfScolboa]

How To: Tabs in Makercam

One of the most common problems that people run into when first entering into the CNC world is related to the creation of tabs. Since the Maslow is vertical, once you fully cut out a piece from your material, gravity takes over and it will fall or worse, get hung up in your sled. So, it’s common to add “tabs” to your project to prevent the piece from falling. These tabs are just small segments of uncut areas that hold the piece in place. After all cutting is done, you manually cut these tabs…