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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) by james_hsiao on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @08:37AM (#49257328)
Just tried it. This looks amazing! Quick question: how does it handle realistic material waste or blade kerf when generating the cut plan?
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) by taylorfinley on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @02:23PM (#49262403)
This is actually the source of the project's name, "know your project, down to the sawdust" -- Blade kerf is fully accounted for, the dimension itself is a property of each tool that can make a cut, so you can configure your own custom blade widths as needed. Off-cuts are always kept, unless explicitly discarded in the burn barrel. Project yield is also calculated, so you can spot an issue right away if you're doing something inefficient.