# Levelling my board on the X carve **URL:** \ **Category:** X-Carve\ **Created:** [September 3, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/levelling-my-board-on-the-x-carve/60070 "2018-09-03T13:16:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Avril](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/avril/32/57602_2.png) [@Avril](https://community.inventables.com/u/Avril)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/levelling-my-board-on-the-x-carve/60070/1 "2018-09-03T13:16:49Z")
Hi, complete rookie here. I need to level my waste board as I am unable to cut anything out the depth i’ve set. I’ve scrolled through to try and find a step by step process but cant find one. Please share with me how to do this including depth/ plunge rate etc Also I noticed on Easel the colette trimmer that I have to level the board doesnt show up as a selection I can choose? Thanks for your help guys ---
**Author:** ![PhillipLunsford](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/philliplunsford/32/33614_2.png) [@PhillipLunsford](https://community.inventables.com/u/PhillipLunsford)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/levelling-my-board-on-the-x-carve/60070/2 "2018-09-03T13:22:39Z")
How far out of level is your wasteboard? ---
**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:** [September 3, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/levelling-my-board-on-the-x-carve/60070/3 "2018-09-03T13:31:22Z")
- Check that your original board relative to Z, adjust for large discrepancy. - Mount a sacrifisical board to your Xcarve waste board - Use a large flat end mill (3/4" are commonly available) - Use the Dewalt at its lowest speed - Draw a rectangle in Easel as large as possible that exceed the size of added board - Set to Fill and under Machine set stepover =80% (default is 40%) - Jog the end mill to the lower left corner, so it is about 1/32" above it. - Run the carve at 50 IPM and total depth = 1/16" This is called a **skim cut / skimming your waste board** If the entire surface have been touched you now have a X/Y plane that is level relative to the Z-axis. If only partial surface have been touched run it again, now 1/32" lower than last time. Continue untill the entire surface have been carved 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Avril](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/avril/32/57602_2.png) [@Avril](https://community.inventables.com/u/Avril)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/levelling-my-board-on-the-x-carve/60070/4 "2018-09-03T13:37:09Z")
Thank you!!! So I do have my sacrifcial board on top of my wasteboard which has been heavily drilled into in some areas but hopefully will be able to now even it all out. ---
**Author:** ![Avril](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/avril/32/57602_2.png) [@Avril](https://community.inventables.com/u/Avril)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/levelling-my-board-on-the-x-carve/60070/5 "2018-09-03T13:37:50Z")
No idea, cuts in some areas, doesn’t in others ---
**Author:** ![PhillipLunsford](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/philliplunsford/32/33614_2.png) [@PhillipLunsford](https://community.inventables.com/u/PhillipLunsford)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/levelling-my-board-on-the-x-carve/60070/6 "2018-09-03T14:37:44Z")
Excellent advice shown above. Try to correct any major flaws first before skimming