# Large American Flag (tiling) **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [January 25, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/large-american-flag-tiling/111157 "2021-01-25T01:29:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GregWard1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@GregWard1](https://community.inventables.com/u/GregWard1)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/large-american-flag-tiling/111157/1 "2021-01-25T01:29:40Z")
I want to make an American flag with Marine Corps logo on it for a friend. The cutting area on my machine is 24" x 24" but I want to do one that is 19.5" x 37". I dont know how to set up Easel Pro to divide the design or split it. Also, how do I set it up on the machine to make sure everything is lined up? I am new and would appreciate any help you can give me ---
**Author:** ![DaveManning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@DaveManning](https://community.inventables.com/u/DaveManning)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/large-american-flag-tiling/111157/2 "2021-01-25T01:42:20Z")
Do your Union as a separate piece. Should be 10 1/2 by 14 13/16. There are plenty of flag projects here: > **[Paw Paw’s WorkShop](https://www.youtube.com/c/PawPaw%E2%80%99sWorkShop/videos)** > > I have a lifelong passion for woodworking. I have been around construction and woodworking since I was five years old when I was on the construction sites with my Dad. I grew up building and remodeling homes, building custom cabinets and furniture. ... ---
**Author:** ![GregWard1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@GregWard1](https://community.inventables.com/u/GregWard1)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/large-american-flag-tiling/111157/3 "2021-01-25T01:59:49Z")
I have thought about that but won’t the flag still be too long? The stripes under the union would still be more than 24" ---
**Author:** ![HaldorLonningdal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/haldorlonningdal/32/72377_2.png) [@HaldorLonningdal](https://community.inventables.com/u/HaldorLonningdal)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/large-american-flag-tiling/111157/4 "2021-01-25T07:24:55Z")
Here are some forum resources you can browse through 🙂 : > [@Tiling of a pattern](https://community.inventables.com/t/tiling-of-a-pattern/101462): > > I saw that wit the brand new Xcarve 4x4 or 4x2 the Easel should be able to carve longer patterns than the working area itself. Since the design of the “old” xcarve is genious enough to have open front and rear that should be possible also with the recent xcarve. Is that so? And if yes, how may that be done? (would be really great since several furniture patterns need parts longer than the working area itself) [https://community.inventables.com/search?q=tiling](https://community.inventables.com/search?q=tiling) ---
**Author:** ![SteveMoloney](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/stevemoloney/32/84542_2.png) [@SteveMoloney](https://community.inventables.com/u/SteveMoloney)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/large-american-flag-tiling/111157/5 "2021-01-26T08:50:39Z")
Watch PawPaws video on tiling. You will have to define a straight edge on your machine. I set two guide blocks for this project. I moved the router to both locations and butted the guides up against the router bit to create my straight edge. I also ran the router and pulled it along the straight edge and let it kiss the blocks so I new I had a straight line. Basically with the X carve off I turned the router on and manually (slowly) pulled the router along the axis to be sure I was in line, the router kissed and cleaned up the edge. I circled the hold and the guides in the one duplicate picture. After that its building two separate files and doing some critical math and clamping. ![InkedIMG_8203 - Copy_LI](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/5/f/5f74d6a574f0ec8c600286f14210db6c253886ea.jpeg) ![IMG_8203](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/a/7/a7f3d93ec2989c05f2e7958a6768a5cc46164378.jpeg) ![IMG_8204](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/7/3/73d682d193e4c9aa8c44d4fe4fc9ce7226eaf05c.jpeg) ![IMG_8209](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/0/a/0a1455a9cfad9344e73d212cbf5d23d8dd49ace3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![HaldorLonningdal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/haldorlonningdal/32/72377_2.png) [@HaldorLonningdal](https://community.inventables.com/u/HaldorLonningdal)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/large-american-flag-tiling/111157/6 "2021-01-26T12:55:40Z")
> [@SteveMoloney](#): > > I also ran the router and pulled it along the straight edge and let it kiss the blocks so I new I had a straight line. Even more precise, clamp down two bump stops and skim cut their edge = 100% parallell along the axis 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DaveManning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@DaveManning](https://community.inventables.com/u/DaveManning)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/large-american-flag-tiling/111157/7 "2021-01-27T22:09:52Z")
All of my flags have been done in this fashion: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/S6E9AP5xlzc/hqdefault.jpg "Rustic Flag Production Run") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6E9AP5xlzc) You can make your Union any size you want (depending on size of your machine obviously. ---
**Author:** ![SteveMoloney](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/stevemoloney/32/84542_2.png) [@SteveMoloney](https://community.inventables.com/u/SteveMoloney)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 9:47am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/large-american-flag-tiling/111157/8 "2021-01-28T09:47:23Z")
90% of mine as well! I even built a jig very similar to Phil’s. ---
**Author:** ![DaveManning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@DaveManning](https://community.inventables.com/u/DaveManning)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/large-american-flag-tiling/111157/9 "2021-01-28T14:47:16Z")
I did too.