XFrame Part Milling

Before Cutting

• Ensure structural plywood is used for all wall framing members. Avoid plywood with thin faces being used for framing parts.

• Check all sheets are within +/- 0.3mm (nominal) thickness for optimal fitment results.

• Minimise the use of tabs to reduce part-clean up time.

• Use chip-breaker cutting tools for optimal machined edge finish and speed. Programme to cut in a single pass where possible.

• Avoid Onion Skins – instead use tabs / bridges and screw fix / pin parts to the CNC bed.

• Avoid adding tabs/bridges in the recesses of edges of parts tolerance critical areas.

• If rearranging parts on a sheet, ensure part orientation for structural components are parallel to the longitudinal orientation of external plywood faces.

In general tooling follows a set structure. The first word indicates the type of CNC routing, i.e INSIDE, OUTSIDE, DRILL, VEE. The second part indicates the maximum diameter of the tool to use in millimetres. The third part indicates the depth, i.e. FULL indicates a complete pass of the stock material.

• Observe exact drill hole size requirements.

• If there is a discrepancy between the cut files provided and the MWI document please contact XFrame, do not proceed with cutting. 

After Cutting

• Check critical tolerances on the inside and outside of curves. Maintain a part tolerance of <0.1mm from drawings where possible for best fitment.

• Check for internal plywood delamination (part separation). Defect parts with any sign of internal delamination.

• Internal voids less than 20mm long, and veneer surface openings less than 15mm wide and 70mm long are tolerable on parts.

• Use flush-trim router milling tools to clean tabs/bridges off parts. No sanding is required to the edges of structural components.

• All potential defective parts should be reviewed by XFrame prior to any use in a panel.