# I did not cut out far enough solution **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [January 3, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/i-did-not-cut-out-far-enough-solution/17847 "2023-01-03T22:33:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HardtailSr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/hardtailsr/32/35326_2.png) [@HardtailSr](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/HardtailSr)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/i-did-not-cut-out-far-enough-solution/17847/1 "2023-01-03T22:33:34Z")
A newbie mistake of course I had everything set up on the previous carve but then i grabbed another piece of wood and ooops it was thicker. I have done it before with more or less square objects and used my bandsaw to cut it free and then sand it out, but this was a heart shaped carve and I did not want to screw this one up as well (previous carve forgot to z zero.) so I thought for a bit and ended up running it upside down through the planer that has a spiral cutterhead. I ran it a few thou at a time and bingo I was able to get it paper thin so I could break it out and easily sand off the tiny bit it hung on by. It is not something i recommend doing all the time, but it did save my carve. ---
**Author:** ![AndyP](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/andyp/32/1106_2.png) [@AndyP](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/AndyP)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/i-did-not-cut-out-far-enough-solution/17847/2 "2023-01-04T03:12:56Z")
…in a similar bind, but without the planner option, I flipped the piece and surfaced the backside until thin enought to break free. ---
**Author:** ![HardtailSr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/hardtailsr/32/35326_2.png) [@HardtailSr](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/HardtailSr)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/i-did-not-cut-out-far-enough-solution/17847/3 "2023-01-04T11:07:29Z")
that was not an option on a heart shaped object there would have been nowhere to use clamps and I did not want to make the front surface all sticky with double sided tape. ---
**Author:** ![Tanukizilla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/tanukizilla/32/2083_2.png) [@Tanukizilla](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Tanukizilla)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/i-did-not-cut-out-far-enough-solution/17847/4 "2023-01-04T12:29:58Z")
A jigsaw and a flush-trim bit come in handy during times like these. ---
**Author:** ![Bern](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/bern/32/7185_2.png) [@Bern](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Bern)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/i-did-not-cut-out-far-enough-solution/17847/5 "2023-01-04T15:14:10Z")
These are great solutions! I too shared similar experiences in the beginnig. A lesson I learned early on was to delete my gcode after each use. This forces me to reset the job parameters for each carve, which forces me to grab my calipers. ---
**Author:** ![Homer57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ce73a5/32.png) [@Homer57](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Homer57)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/i-did-not-cut-out-far-enough-solution/17847/6 "2023-01-04T18:04:42Z")
This how I do many of my projects Cut down from top surface and leave approximately 1/16 inch holding at bottom Band saw and clean up with flush cut on router table Homer 57