Recommended part spacing vs thickness?

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When nesting parts - Is there a rule of thumb with regard to part spacing and the thickness of material or amps used?

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1/4" has always worked for me.
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2.5x kerf is a good rule of thumb, IMO.
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I have this file that you can burn and find out what your minimum spacing is.
https://robinhillmachine.com/epages/100 ... s/nodetest
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Re: Recommended part spacing vs thickness?

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Sorry for the late reply - thanks for the suggestions!
I'm learning 8-10mm part spacing seems to work well on material thickness upto 15mm, and anything thicker than that - 15mm part spacing.
I could probably get things nested closer messing around with lead ins/outs, but I'm not that advanced yet!
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