# Uneven cut

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/uneven-cut/136339>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 30, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/uneven-cut/136339 "2022-10-30T19:52:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![ErikaRobbins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@ErikaRobbins](https://community.inventables.com/u/ErikaRobbins)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/uneven-cut/136339/1 "2022-10-30T19:52:10Z")

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I’ve been having some uneven cuts where they start out to the correct depth but end up shallow or nonexistent. I thought the problem was my waste board so I resurfaced it and the problem persists.

What could be going wrong?

I’m fairly certain my piece thickness is exact all the way across. I used a template provided on easel.

Would it matter if my machine wasn’t level after the resurfacing?

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/2/d/2d3ec90b2c72f0d5ed8b6cc1f44d4a1e04627708.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![SethCNC](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/sethcnc/32/87515_2.png) [@SethCNC](https://community.inventables.com/u/SethCNC)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 3:45am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/uneven-cut/136339/2 "2022-10-31T03:45:07Z")

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For the very best reaults when it comes to consistent depths is to surfwce the workpiece itself on the cnc prior to the carve or try out this shimming technique when sirfacinf isnt plausible…

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oGIwETZzIsc/maxresdefault.jpg "Use this trick to FIX uneven carve depths on your CNC router") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGIwETZzIsc)

But also if you havent reaurfaced the wasteboard recently. Seasonal changes to humidity in the air can cause it to change shape and need resurfacing. You can inpliment the shimming trick to see where any high or low spots are on the wasteboard itself as well.

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**Author:** ![ErikaRobbins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@ErikaRobbins](https://community.inventables.com/u/ErikaRobbins)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/uneven-cut/136339/3 "2022-10-31T16:07:05Z")

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Appreciate the help, thank you!

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/system/32/67217_2.png) [@system](https://community.inventables.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/uneven-cut/136339/4 "2023-01-29T16:07:39Z")

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