cutting out the back of board

[henry1]

When you cut out the back of a board for a picture frame , instead of using the 1/16 carving to cut it out like going down .250 , how would you set up the 1/8 cutting bit to cut it out or a 1/2 cutting bit , don't have the 2 or 3d or the 3 I only have the 2.07
any help appreciated, first time for me to try this teck neat I don't have the path offset like Steve nelson has

[cnsranch]

Henry - take a look at the attached MPC of a clock I did.......maybe the back cut-out for the clock works will give you an idea.

[SteveNelson46]

When you cut out the back of a board for a picture frame , instead of using the 1/16 carving to cut it out like going down .250 , how would you set up the 1/8 cutting bit to cut it out or a 1/2 cutting bit , don't have the 2 or 3d or the 3 I only have the 2.07
any help appreciated, first time for me to try this teck neat I don't have the path offset like Steve nelson has

Henry

Even though you don't have the Path Offset tool you can still make successively smaller rectangles or circles. I usually use a 1/8" bit and set each rectangle or circle to be .1" smaller. If you have trouble aligning them do it on a new board and use the "Center Both" function and then copy and paste to your project. If you need the pocket to be an exact size don't forget to inset the bit by .063" on the outermost shape.

[SteveNelson46]

Also, for a picture frame, if you have a pocket on the back and a cutout on the front you will have to deal with the tabs issue. The cutout on the front will not have any wood left for the tabs because of the pocket on the back. I'm not sure if this issue has been dealt with in version 2 for two-sided projects.

[henry1]

Thank you guys I got the drift of it well appreciated wont forget about it

[bergerud]

Also, for a picture frame, if you have a pocket on the back and a cutout on the front you will have to deal with the tabs issue. The cutout on the front will not have any wood left for the tabs because of the pocket on the back. I'm not sure if this issue has been dealt with in version 2 for two-sided projects.

I think I would put the pattern on the back of the board and do the cutout and ledge from the front. You know, do it upside down.

[SteveNelson46]

I think I would put the pattern on the back of the board and do the cutout and ledge from the front. You know, do it upside down.

That's probably the best approach but, a little tricky to get the cutout path on the front to align with the pattern on the back.