# Wasteboard **URL:** https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/c/accessories/wasteboard/35.md [Latest](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Wasteboard category](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/about-the-wasteboard-category/1390)
**Author:** [@OnefinityCNC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/OnefinityCNC)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [QCW Endblock thread diameter for the leveling feet](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-endblock-thread-diameter-for-the-leveling-feet/37923)
**Author:** [@Andlit](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Andlit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-endblock-thread-diameter-for-the-leveling-feet/37923 "2026-03-22T03:26:11Z")
Does anyone know what size the threads on the QCW end blocks are? The threads for the leveling feet. They appear to be imperial. I want to mount the QCW frame to my own base plate What kind of screws do I need for this? … --- ## [Does the vibration in the video look normal? Wondering if I'm better fixing the QCW frame to a solid surface table than using the Fixed Stand Legs](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/does-the-vibration-in-the-video-look-normal-wondering-if-im-better-fixing-the-qcw-frame-to-a-solid-surface-table-than-using-the-fixed-stand-legs/35486)
**Author:** [@jpmarenco](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/jpmarenco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/does-the-vibration-in-the-video-look-normal-wondering-if-im-better-fixing-the-qcw-frame-to-a-solid-surface-table-than-using-the-fixed-stand-legs/35486 "2025-09-22T23:35:56Z")
--- ## [Microjig Matchfit Waste board for Woodworker on QCW](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/microjig-matchfit-waste-board-for-woodworker-on-qcw/35365)
**Author:** [@rhsmgunn](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/rhsmgunn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/microjig-matchfit-waste-board-for-woodworker-on-qcw/35365 "2025-09-10T03:16:48Z")
Hi all, I have set up a waste board using the Microjig Matchfit system for our Elite wood workers. Have attached the .f3d file. Could be of use, but use with caution and double check everything will work with your setup… --- ## [Z-20 Offsets from original for fixture 'recalibration'](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-20-offsets-from-original-for-fixture-recalibration/22881)
**Author:** [@unfinishedDesigns](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/unfinishedDesigns)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-20-offsets-from-original-for-fixture-recalibration/22881 "2025-03-20T19:53:49Z")
Not sure this is the right category, but it has to do with my ‘wasteboards’ I have two jigs / fixtures that use reference pins for alignment on my table base. I use this so I can quickly swap between the jigs / fixture… --- ## [Allowance For Vertical Milling](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/allowance-for-vertical-milling/2746)
**Author:** [@jnordyke](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/jnordyke)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/allowance-for-vertical-milling/2746 "2024-10-15T06:55:02Z")
It will be several weeks before my OF/W arrives and it might be a mistake to build my support table until I have it in hand, but I can’t resist at least playing with designs. I think I’ll want the ability to do some ver… --- ## [Max Size Waste Board](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/max-size-waste-board/4617)
**Author:** [@DanMichSr](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/DanMichSr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/max-size-waste-board/4617 "2024-02-06T20:58:26Z")
On the Woodworker the specs say (B) is 37 3/4"… I’d like to cut my board to the inside of the footer. Or where it flairs out on the bottom from side to side. Anyone have that measurement? Still have two months to wait… --- ## [Hold Down Ideas](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/hold-down-ideas/24196)
**Author:** [@poppyscott](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/poppyscott)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/hold-down-ideas/24196 "2023-12-24T01:46:02Z")
I built my OneFinity Elite Foreman on a torsion box. On top of that, I put two layers of 3/4 MDF (glued together). I used 3/8-16 Riv nuts press fit under the spoil board. The larger holes let the little bit of sawdus… --- ## [How to fix and optimal size of wasteboard](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-fix-and-optimal-size-of-wasteboard/24001)
**Author:** [@Mathias](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Mathias)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-fix-and-optimal-size-of-wasteboard/24001 "2023-12-15T13:43:45Z")
Hi folks, first: this is our first CNC router, so we haven´t any experience with cnc milling yet. We built a table for our new foreman (that we couldn´t test yet). The Frame we welded from steel profiles in 60x60xmm (fe… --- ## [Waste Board for the Journeyman with the QCW frame](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/waste-board-for-the-journeyman-with-the-qcw-frame/8771)
**Author:** [@FrankP](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/FrankP)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/waste-board-for-the-journeyman-with-the-qcw-frame/8771 "2023-12-06T20:33:12Z")
I have created a file for surfacing and laying out the grid with numbers. Each board has two tool paths(one for grid and numbers) allowing you to redo a board when it has become unusable and not have to do all the board… --- ## [Wasteboard too short?](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/wasteboard-too-short/22863)
**Author:** [@Voltronollie](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Voltronollie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/wasteboard-too-short/22863 "2023-10-26T05:44:48Z")
New to the world of CNN so bare with me. I built my enclosure, got my dust collection on point, flattened my wasteboard and when I went to carve the grid pattern the bit was too short to reach. So the question I have is… --- ## [Need help with RedDogWoodCrafts Onefinity (Journeyman) Spoilboard](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/need-help-with-reddogwoodcrafts-onefinity-journeyman-spoilboard/18125)
**Author:** [@SixtyoneWoodworks](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/SixtyoneWoodworks)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/need-help-with-reddogwoodcrafts-onefinity-journeyman-spoilboard/18125 "2023-10-19T14:13:08Z")
First I have already reached out to ReddogWoodcrafts however he is away for the weekend. My question is has anyone setup toolpaths for this using Carvco? I am trying to make this and ran into a issue with the toolpaths.… --- ## [Vacuum Hold Down](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/vacuum-hold-down/21828)
**Author:** [@Martin](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Martin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/vacuum-hold-down/21828 "2023-09-23T22:15:35Z")
I have the X35 Woodworker with the QCW waste-board and I am working on a vacuum hold down system. In looking at what I have done in the past, a lot of what I do tends to be smaller items and are toward the front of the … --- ## ["Cartridge based" machining area](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/cartridge-based-machining-area/22264)
**Author:** [@CandL](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/CandL)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/cartridge-based-machining-area/22264 "2023-09-06T15:42:53Z")
Still mulling this over, I am looking towards machine flexibilty. This is my third machine, and Elite Foreman. I have had the Journeyman with a QCW frame, and while it was nice, the idea of doing metal on it… well left … --- ## [Extra layer under spoilboard](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/extra-layer-under-spoilboard/21919)
**Author:** [@Pscag](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Pscag)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/extra-layer-under-spoilboard/21919 "2023-08-20T11:32:25Z")
So under the assembly instructions for the Elite (pg 43), they recommended at least 3/4” board, no issue. They also then add Note: For maximum stiffness it is recommended that you build up your wasteboard to a thickness… --- ## [Do I need a Torsion box for the 1F Elite Foreman?](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/do-i-need-a-torsion-box-for-the-1f-elite-foreman/21839)
**Author:** [@30362](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/30362)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/do-i-need-a-torsion-box-for-the-1f-elite-foreman/21839 "2023-08-11T00:45:28Z")
Not sure if wasteboard is the right category, but hoping to get some input. I have had an XCarve 1000 since 2015 and just recently decided to upgrade to the 1F Elite Foreman. For my XC I built a 48"x48"x5" torsion box… --- ## [Can I cut my max wasteboard out of a larger MDF?](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/can-i-cut-my-max-wasteboard-out-of-a-larger-mdf/21770)
**Author:** [@Kenneth91619](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Kenneth91619)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/can-i-cut-my-max-wasteboard-out-of-a-larger-mdf/21770 "2023-08-05T23:36:52Z")
Hello, I’m new to CNC and I don’t have a lot of precision tools. I had a slab of MDF cut out at Home Depot to 36x42. Can I in theory cut out my 32x32 waste board out of this slab? How do I go about securing the large sl… --- ## [QCW Foreman CAD drawing](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-foreman-cad-drawing/21727)
**Author:** [@ddelucas](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/ddelucas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-foreman-cad-drawing/21727 "2023-08-03T15:52:05Z")
Hello All! I’m looking for a CAD file for the Foreman QCW. I’d like to get more creative with the spoil board and integrated T-Tracks. I know there is some simple drawings of for the spoil board dimensions, but I’m lo… --- ## [Waste Board flattening - gone wrong. But why? (Solved, needs trammed)](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/waste-board-flattening-gone-wrong-but-why-solved-needs-trammed/21579)
**Author:** [@pasge](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/pasge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/waste-board-flattening-gone-wrong-but-why-solved-needs-trammed/21579 "2023-07-26T01:24:30Z")
Hi everyone, after assembling my Journeyman 3 month ago i finally had the time to get back at it again. I screwed on a waste board and designed a flattening toolpath in Fusion360. After some trouble there (surfacing t… --- ## [Anyone have a wasteboard file for the Journeyman QCW?](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/anyone-have-a-wasteboard-file-for-the-journeyman-qcw/8568)
**Author:** [@kodiak31](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/kodiak31)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/anyone-have-a-wasteboard-file-for-the-journeyman-qcw/8568 "2023-04-02T18:17:13Z")
anyone have a wasteboard file for the Journeyman QCW? --- ## [Marking spoil board size](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/marking-spoil-board-size/18478)
**Author:** [@bkwoood](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/bkwoood)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/marking-spoil-board-size/18478 "2023-01-30T12:45:54Z")
ok so I finally have the machine (x50) mounted and squared . I have my monitor and keyboard all set up. Fired it up, homed the machine got the yellow z over. I’m going to get latest firmware update 1.9, I believe and ins… --- ## [Double sided tape pulls up chunks of the wasteboard](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/double-sided-tape-pulls-up-chunks-of-the-wasteboard/19021)
**Author:** [@ChrisM](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/ChrisM)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/double-sided-tape-pulls-up-chunks-of-the-wasteboard/19021 "2023-02-25T17:38:12Z")
I have an MDF wasteboard about a year old, resurfaced twice. When I use double sided tape it often pulls up chunks of the MDF. The MDF didn’t do this when it was new. I have had parts fail because the MDF is pulling loos… --- ## [QCW for Foreman 4x4](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-for-foreman-4x4/18329)
**Author:** [@Hayriver](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Hayriver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-for-foreman-4x4/18329 "2023-01-23T14:18:32Z")
If I purchase the stand and leg assembly for the Foreman, can I not use the legs and just use the QCW? I wanted to buy the whole set in case I do want to move it, but want to just be able to use the QCW on an existing ta… --- ## [Swelling issues, Table](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/swelling-issues-table/17642)
**Author:** [@DailyLunatic](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/DailyLunatic)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/swelling-issues-table/17642 "2023-01-01T19:00:56Z")
I live in Thailand, and heat/humidity is a real issue in a non-climate controlled shop. If I had my druthers, I’d get some combination of the QCW, Stand, Hang on Wall, etc. Unfortunately, the import Duty of 45%, combin… --- ## [Wasteboard screw-up, sigh](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/wasteboard-screw-up-sigh/17489)
**Author:** [@m3fan](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/m3fan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/wasteboard-screw-up-sigh/17489 "2022-12-19T17:02:37Z")
After building my enclosure and table over the past 3 solid weekends (in the freezing cold) I finally got to wasteboard surfacing. In Easel, I simply created a 32.25" square workpiece with a square centered on top of tha… --- ## [QCW waste board options](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-waste-board-options/11470)
**Author:** [@Thoax](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Thoax)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-waste-board-options/11470 "2022-12-11T18:20:37Z")
Hey everyone new to the forums and still learning alot so sorry if this sound stupid. I have a woodworker and a QCW frame and i am looking for a wasteboard design that will work with the QCW frame that can use Ex. bench… --- ## [T Nut Despair - Irritating Failures](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/t-nut-despair-irritating-failures/16425)
**Author:** [@jnordyke](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/jnordyke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/t-nut-despair-irritating-failures/16425 "2022-11-12T15:51:04Z")
This evening, for the third time in a year, I’ve had a T nut failure - My wasteboard consists of two 3/4 mdf panels. The lower panel has t nuts recessed and well-seated on the bottom, on two inch centers. The upper pan… --- ## [Flattening Wasteboard \> Dust collection arm hitting front rail](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/flattening-wasteboard-dust-collection-arm-hitting-front-rail/16243)
**Author:** [@matt](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/matt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/flattening-wasteboard-dust-collection-arm-hitting-front-rail/16243 "2022-11-02T22:52:38Z")
I just recently tried to flatten my wasteboard again and noticed with the dust collection installed, it collides with the front rail mounting feet. Is this unique to my setup or can you not use the suck it dust boot arm… --- ## [Minimum table size journeyman](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/minimum-table-size-journeyman/11872)
**Author:** [@earplay](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/earplay)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/minimum-table-size-journeyman/11872 "2022-10-22T22:22:40Z")
I have a journeyman on route and am curious as to the smallest table I can get away with, assuming control box mounted on the side? I have a fairly small space so every bit counts. Apologies if this isn’t the correct sp… --- ## [20MM Dog Hole question](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/20mm-dog-hole-question/15409)
**Author:** [@CygnusA](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/CygnusA)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/20mm-dog-hole-question/15409 "2022-09-21T12:56:43Z")
I am making a spoil board to use with my existing 20mm dogs. I have a spoil board file I paid for that is made for 3/4in dogs, but the hole is oversized by about .020in. I am adjusting the holes in my software to use the… [Next page](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/c/accessories/wasteboard/35.md?page=1)