Hello, I am going to have my first tabbed box cut. It will be made of 6mm birch plywood. I don't know which kerf value to encode in the box designer (Tabbed Box Maker for Inkscape). I suppose it's better to choose a value which would be a bit too small rather than too big? Currently I have set it 0.22mm according to some website whereas the shop where I plan to have the cutting done tell me to set it to 0.3mm. What's the more conservative choice to be sure that the parts can be interlocked? Should I even set it to a lower figure? Thank you for helping. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?133,848976,848976#msg-848976 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:36:21 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?133,848976,848986#msg-848986 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?133,848976,848986#msg-848986 VDX Laser Cutter Working Group Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:47:10 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?133,848976,848976#msg-848976 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?133,848976,848976#msg-848976
I am going to have my first tabbed box cut. It will be made of 6mm birch plywood.

I don't know which kerf value to encode in the box designer (Tabbed Box Maker for Inkscape). I suppose it's better to choose a value which would be a bit too small rather than too big?

Currently I have set it 0.22mm according to some website whereas the shop where I plan to have the cutting done tell me to set it to 0.3mm. What's the more conservative choice to be sure that the parts can be interlocked? Should I even set it to a lower figure?

Thank you for helping.]]> amundsen Laser Cutter Working Group Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:13:49 -0400