Hey all, I wanted to post something here in case I’m missing something super obvious. I have the Foreman Pro with the mount-from-bellow QCW table and a Mikita router. I screwed in 3/4" MDF strips and have a 1" surfacing bit installed. The owners manual suggested a minimum of 3/4" MDF, saying: “Th…

Hey mikes, this comes up from time to time, see here: Wasteboard too short?

Hey, thanks for the reply! I saw that post and did confirm my Z assembly is in the lowest possible position. Also, I wasn’t sure if that applied to my setup since that’s the Elite with the Z-20, which I do not have. Is it not possible to surface a 3/4" wasteboard with my current setup? I feel like…

Hey Mikes, adding a second layer of wasteboard is what Onefinity will tell you, they tell this in the setup manual. But it is a design problem, this is what I tried to express with my post with the comparison to other Z assemblies on other CNC machines . My solution will be to replace the Z assembly…

Does it say that in the manual? If so, that’s the part I’m missing. In relation to wasteboard creation and surfacing, this is the only thing I see in the manuals for both the Foreman and QCW products: Note: The minimum recommended wasteboard thickness is 3/4”. This allows you to achieve maximum Z-…

This post might be helpful [image] Surfacing question Machines (Elite Series) There are also longer mortising bits like this one. Smaller diameter so it will take longer. Just another possible option besides a thicker waste board. [Screenshot_20240302-204142_Amazon Shop…

[image] Surfacing question Machines (Elite Series) You’re issue is covered in the manual. You have a Foreman and the makita router, which uses the taller x50 rails on the Y rails versus the shorter x-35 rails on the journeyman and woodworker. Therefore, you must install …

Yeah, thanks. I figured I was missing something obvious. Are you able to provide a link to the manual you are referring to by chance? I’d like to see if there are other details I’m missing that may be helpful to me during the setup process. I’d really appreciate it! This is the manual specific to t…

Nice, thanks! I didn’t see that one. I’ll check it out as well. I appreciate it!

Surfacing bit can't reach 3/4" wasteboard

Original/PRO Series (Buildbotics) (Gen 1)

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Surfacing bit can't reach 3/4" wasteboard

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