desktop with long boards

[shaun]

I have been trying to find a thread that gives creative ideas on how to make a piece longer than my 18x24 working space on my dektop unit by indexing the material through. Seems like I should be able to make something 20 inches wide by infinite length. I was thinking dowels in my waste board and holes but am looking for alternative ideas.

[scottp55]

We should be able to ask shopbot how they were set up at the shows. I think these were TJ's chairs.

[gpinard]

As a desktop owner also this is a question I have thought about, with no particular bright ideas some kind of index hole for a pin or notch, machined from the top to mate with a pin or notch in the table. From Scotts picture, it has been figured out, and I also would like it if someone from Shopbot would be willing to share I have watched the Vectric instructional videos on tiling, the software supports it.

[scottp55]

Don't know if your spoilboard is oversized or 24x18 like factory board like mine(soon to change) but something like this might work.Dowel Y guide, profile outside,. Place board and clamp,pocket centered dowel holes, insert dowel in 1.5,0 hole,cut file, unclamp slide board down. Next first cut is pocket hole 1.5,17 . sure there's a better way but my desktop backs against a wall and I can't experiment.Can't attach .crv?This might help us too .http://www.shopbotblog.com/index.php...e-calibration/

[scottp55]

maybe better image to have shown.

[shaun]

Thanks so much for the feedback. Sorry I have not been responding. I only get to visit my shopbot on the weekend and was working on a magnetic dust shoe in the mean time.