Tiling a full 4'x8' sheet

I’ve studied some videos and thought about this. I think I know the answer, but I just want to double check. I got a journeyman so 48"x32" + 0.25". How can I cut the whole 4’x8’ with only 3 tile moves? I’m not sure I can do it with using indexing holes/dowels. If I didn’t index and just measured, I believe I could do it, but otherwise I don’t have enough room to cut the 32" with the offset hole. So, I would need to move my sheet goods a minimum of 4 times. Correct?
Thanks! I’m new at this and it’s taking a minute understand it all.

I just did 31.75 on my journeyman. It’s super tight on 32" on my machine. make sure to really dial in zero on the workpiece relative to the table.

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In my opinion, you will be successful using the information from this link: https://youtu.be/lTXcAo9_Gnc?si=CKZCFXJFet24Oxlv. I am on a smaller machine but the fundamentals should be the same.

One difference that worked for me was to use 4 dowels and align the material at the very edge of what the machine can machine. See the attached project story:




Best of luck!

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