How do I do this?

[Shacky]

I am making a sign that will sit on a countertop. The file attached is the the base for the sign to sit in.

I would like the cutout in the base to be slanted or graduated to allow the sign to sit in the base and lean back a bit.

As always, your help is appreciated!

[lynnfrwd]

Not sure exactly what you are trying to do, but is it the Surface Tool that you are needing?

[AskBud]

I am making a sign that will sit on a countertop. The file attached is the the base for the sign to sit in.

I would like the cutout in the base to be slanted or graduated to allow the sign to sit in the base and lean back a bit.

As always, your help is appreciated!

Shacky,
What you are trying to do would be best accomplished with a table saw or router. However, I have a solution you may like. Let's make 2 feet instead. The MPC is attached. It only uses the 1/8" cutting bit and a max-pass-depth of .250 for the cut-out.
AskBud

[Kenm810]

I did it a couple times a year or so ago with a 1/4" straightbit on a Sled with the project board well secured to the sled,
with rail high enough for the pressure Rollers to ride on.
--- Most of the time I do it on a table saw like Bud suggested or my Dewalt compound rail power miter saw.
The Photo shows how a shim block lifted one edge in the sled at the angle I wanted.

[CarverJerry]

Bud, now that is exactly what I had in mind before I viewed your file. Nice job on that. Think I'll even keep that one and put a design on the sides.

[Shacky]

The plaque feet are definitely a possibility. Nice design.

But what if you placed a black rectangle that has a graduated fill to gray on a design. I tried it on the attached pattern. Do you think something like this would work?

[Metalhead781]

I have to agree with others, you can get what your looking for with a table saw or even a miter saw. Other then that. Here's my two cents worth of contribution. Basically set it up like plate stands for the decorative plates they sell on qvc.

MH

P.S. you could throw some nice details on the brackets to dress it up along with use the drill feature to put some holes for dowel rods to connect the two.

[AskBud]

The plaque feet are definitely a possibility. Nice design.

But what if you placed a black rectangle that has a graduated fill to gray on a design. Would that create a sloped cutout?

If you are speaking of your original design concept, you must remember that the machine can not cut your slot wider on the botton than it is on the top. ie: (undercut) like a dovetail bit would do.

Second idea:
If you attacked the board, from the bottom, you could do a Pierced -Featherd through cut with the Raster bit, that would have the slope you may work with.
AskBud

[Icutone2]

These are what I was trying to make, with a hinge to hold them together. could you please post the MPC for this? If you still have it.
Thank you for any help!

[myshop1044]

This is any interesting project, I used extrude software in the 3d tools, attached is a picture the top shows your slot and my try. the bottom show a cross section
view with a 10deg angle. the bit would travel left to right within the top region, going down about 1/8" down, the red line, then travel down to the green line with a slope of 10 degs. This would allow the plaque to slant back 10 degs. I did know all the dem.s so I layed something out there. just give you an idea.
The bottom of the board would be coming out of the machine first.
Hope this helps.