# Outline cutting **URL:** \ **Category:** X-Carve\ **Created:** [March 29, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/outline-cutting/71081 "2019-03-29T23:06:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RyanC.Sweesy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/ryanc.sweesy/32/61658_2.png) [@RyanC.Sweesy](https://community.inventables.com/u/RyanC.Sweesy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/outline-cutting/71081/1 "2019-03-29T23:06:33Z")
Is it recommended that you slightly raise your piece off of the work area to plunge-cut shapes and designs? Will this assist in cutting all the way through? Thanks gang! -Chief ---
**Author:** ![NeilFerreri1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/neilferreri1/32/84403_2.png) [@NeilFerreri1](https://community.inventables.com/u/NeilFerreri1)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/outline-cutting/71081/2 "2019-03-29T23:25:20Z")
If you can keep it flat, that will work. Or just cut a little deeper. ---
**Author:** ![DrewKasel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/drewkasel/32/54741_2.png) [@DrewKasel](https://community.inventables.com/u/DrewKasel)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/outline-cutting/71081/3 "2019-03-30T00:16:48Z")
If your worry is about the wasteboard, recall the first half of the word. I kept obsessing over the so nice one from Inventables, too, and finally used brass screws to fasten a thin piece of mdf to it that I don’t mind if I cut into a bit. Don’t miss the gridlines at all. ---
**Author:** ![MarkA.Bachman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MarkA.Bachman](https://community.inventables.com/u/MarkA.Bachman)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/outline-cutting/71081/4 "2019-03-30T00:34:53Z")
I bought my X Carve without the waste board and made my own. The shipping was more than it was worth. ---
**Author:** ![JustinBusby](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/justinbusby/32/30906_2.png) [@JustinBusby](https://community.inventables.com/u/JustinBusby)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 2:12am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/outline-cutting/71081/5 "2019-03-30T02:12:56Z")
In my opinion, it is not recommended unless you can adequately support the underside. Having your shape start to fall down can cause it to grab the bit and cause a lot of problems…ask me how I know…