HI, looking to do a type of reverse tiling. Scenario: I have an 18 x 18 inch design that I've tiled into 9 tiles of 6x6 each. Would like to use the handibot to cut those as individual tiles with each placed at 0,0 for cutting Practical application: It is a type of labyrinth that has easily been done on a regular shopbot, but want to extend the creativity of it by using diffferent types of material for each tile and reassemble them into a completed piece I've tried resetting the axis in the shopbot setup and that does not seem to work Any suggestions are appeciated. thanks Dennishttps://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,422#msg-422Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:57:17 -0400 Phorum 5.2.22 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,437#msg-437 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,437#msg-437 Eric Schimelpfenig Handibot ForumTue, 18 Mar 2014 09:11:01 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,434#msg-434 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,434#msg-434 Dennis Handibot ForumTue, 18 Mar 2014 07:46:07 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,430#msg-430 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,430#msg-430Pretty much 0,0 said, vetric thinks of it the way you are doing but matters not, move the machine or move /replace materials, T2 will cut what you see in the T2 tile when you have the tile tool up.
6*6 works great for cutting stuff out but you might want to experiment with 5*5 and some overlap then bandsaw to size depending on the complexity of the design. This would also make jigging easier.
This is all new to me but let me tell you, things make sense quickly when you get out and cut and make mistakes.]]> Mark Evans Handibot ForumMon, 17 Mar 2014 20:02:37 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,429#msg-429 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,429#msg-429
That's not quite right. The machine isn't expecting to be offset.

The machine always has an origin of 0,0. And so do the tiled files. Unless I am missing something you can think of tiling as either a way to makes workpieces bigger than the machine area or else make tiles to be assembled into a larger work piece. Which sounds like what you are doing. You can either move the machine during routing or move the tiles after routing but the results are equivalent.]]> 0,0 Handibot ForumMon, 17 Mar 2014 18:40:36 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,427#msg-427 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,427#msg-427
I want to cut each tile by setting the 6x6 tile individually at the 0,0 position and cut it using the tiled cut file. So T1' cut using the T1 file, etc through all the individual tiled files, replacing the material each time with a new 6x6 block placed at 0,0. Because I'm using tiled files, the machine thinks T2 is to start at 6,0 as an origin.

After I cut each piece, usually out of different wood types and grains to add artistic interest, I can assemble the 9 pieces in a frame and have the completed design cut

Hope that helps and thank you for your suggestions

Dennis]]> Dennis Handibot ForumMon, 17 Mar 2014 07:48:34 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,426#msg-426 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,426#msg-426maybe I need pictures, I get you have a file that forms a 3x3 grid of tiles but then you lose me. what are you trying to do and what is not happening?]]> Mark Evans Handibot ForumSun, 16 Mar 2014 22:06:37 -0400 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,422#msg-422 https://handibot.com/forum/read.php?2,422,422#msg-422
Scenario: I have an 18 x 18 inch design that I've tiled into 9 tiles of 6x6 each.
Would like to use the handibot to cut those as individual tiles with each placed at 0,0 for cutting

Practical application: It is a type of labyrinth that has easily been done on a regular shopbot, but want to extend the creativity of it by using diffferent types of material for each tile and reassemble them into a completed piece

I've tried resetting the axis in the shopbot setup and that does not seem to work

Any suggestions are appeciated.

thanks

Dennis]]> Dennis Handibot ForumSun, 16 Mar 2014 12:38:48 -0400