# Cutting out large Opendesk files **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [August 13, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-out-large-opendesk-files/40757 "2017-08-13T22:59:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zach\_Kaplan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/zach_kaplan/32/84268_2.png) [@Zach\_Kaplan](https://community.inventables.com/u/Zach_Kaplan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-out-large-opendesk-files/40757/28 "2017-08-25T12:53:52Z")
Anyone tried these 1/4 sheets from [Home Depot](http://www.homedepot.com/p/Columbia-Forest-Products-1-4-in-x-2-ft-x-4-ft-PureBond-Walnut-Plywood-Project-Panel-Free-Custom-Cut-Available-1727/203552966) or [Lowes](https://www.lowes.com/pd/Plytanium-1-4-T-x-4-L-x-2-W-Plywood/3043809)? It would be interesting to find a common size available at the store so everyone could grab the same one. ---
**Author:** ![MidnightMaker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/midnightmaker/32/85297_2.png) [@MidnightMaker](https://community.inventables.com/u/MidnightMaker)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-out-large-opendesk-files/40757/30 "2017-08-25T14:16:27Z")
Yeah, they’re 24" x 48" with minimal to no voids. Make sure to use a downcut spiral bit to protect the veneer. Good for skateboards and the like. Part of me thinks we should go for a chair. In the woodworking world, chairs are considered more difficult than tables and are a way to show you’ve taken your craftsmanship up a notch. The same goes for carving one. There are more planes, hence more connections to fit together. On the other hand, making a flat-pack table will possibly be more simple and accessible to people just getting into flat-pack style stuff. My biggest personal challenge is that although I really like the flat-pack concept, the Ikea-like aesthetic that most of these designs create doesn’t work at all with the solid oak Arts & Crafts style furniture I’ve made over the last twelve years. I’ve already filled my house with just about all the stuff we need, so carving new furniture would be a “just for fun” prospect. ---
**Author:** ![MidnightMaker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/midnightmaker/32/85297_2.png) [@MidnightMaker](https://community.inventables.com/u/MidnightMaker)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-out-large-opendesk-files/40757/31 "2017-08-25T14:20:26Z")
> [@Zach\_Kaplan](#): > > Do you have the links to the pieces that fit on the X-Carve? Most of the OpenDesk chairs and small tables fit within the carving area of an XC1000 for a single-stage carve. And most of the larger table tops can be cut with a two-stage cut with proper zeroing and registration. ---
**Author:** ![MidnightMaker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/midnightmaker/32/85297_2.png) [@MidnightMaker](https://community.inventables.com/u/MidnightMaker)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-out-large-opendesk-files/40757/32 "2017-08-25T14:27:07Z")
One thing that needs to be mentioned is that right out of the carve, the parts will all have a 90° edge which will not be resilient enough for assembly/disassembly. You will need to either break or ease the edge with at the very least some 220 grit sandpaper or possibly a 1/8" round-over bit in a router. I’ve always wanted to experiment with chucking up the round-over bit in the XC and using the proper offset and Easel to perform that function, then mirror the image and do the other side. This is a perfect example of doing it by hand is much easier, but the process, accuracy and repeat-ability of having the machine do it is important. ---
**Author:** ![JohnChamplain](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/johnchamplain/32/75884_2.png) [@JohnChamplain](https://community.inventables.com/u/JohnChamplain)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-out-large-opendesk-files/40757/34 "2017-08-25T14:42:22Z")
> [@MidnightMaker](#): > > possibly a 1/8" round-over bit in a router. Dremel has a bit that will work perfectly in a cnc router. I have used them on several small projects. No need to worry about an offset; just measure the dia. of the bit’s bottom guide, ease down on the depth until you like the ‘cut’, and just do an outside ‘cut’. [Previous page](https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-out-large-opendesk-files/40757.md?page=1)