# First waste board surface

**URL:** <https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-waste-board-surface/26620>\
**Category:** 📄 General\
**Created:** [June 24, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-waste-board-surface/26620 "2026-06-24T15:37:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![beerbarrel](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/beerbarrel/32/10354_2.png) [@beerbarrel](https://forum.sienci.com/u/beerbarrel)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-waste-board-surface/26620/1 "2026-06-24T15:37:03Z")

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Curious question…Im fixing to do the first surface with the Sienci ATC. I know how to do a new wasteboard but was wondering something. I can find no instructions doing it after the atc install. Is it as easy as just removing the tool rack and proceeding as advertised? If the tool rack is removed will the spindle still try to avoid the keepout area? Is there something I need to turn off in software to proceed with the operation?

thx again, Tracy

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**Author:** ![beerbarrel](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/beerbarrel/32/10354_2.png) [@beerbarrel](https://forum.sienci.com/u/beerbarrel)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-waste-board-surface/26620/2 "2026-06-25T18:06:23Z")

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Sienci answered my question…thx support.

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**Author:** ![mick\_s](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/mick_s/32/9655_2.png) [@mick\_s](https://forum.sienci.com/u/mick_s)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-waste-board-surface/26620/3 "2026-06-25T18:49:20Z")

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And what did they say? Might be helpful to others.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![beerbarrel](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/beerbarrel/32/10354_2.png) [@beerbarrel](https://forum.sienci.com/u/beerbarrel)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-waste-board-surface/26620/4 "2026-06-25T19:11:22Z")

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Good point…They told me to just remove the tool rack and the software would automatically sense the removal and remove the forbidden zone. Then just use the waste board procedure as normal.

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**Author:** ![gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/gwilki/32/366_2.png) [@gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/u/gwilki)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-waste-board-surface/26620/5 "2026-06-25T20:11:13Z")

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@beerbarrel tks for reporting back with the solution. I’ll close the topic.

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**Author:** ![gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/gwilki/32/366_2.png) [@gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/u/gwilki)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-waste-board-surface/26620/6 "2026-06-25T20:11:17Z")

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Closed on June 25, 2026, 8:11pm UTC