Simple thing, big time saver. A corner jig is two strips cut and glued at exactly 90°, positioned so its inner corner sits at a known coordinate on your bed.
Then your workflow becomes: set the origin once, drop the part into the corner, run. No camera, no measuring, no test alignment burn.
Making one:
- Cut two strips 200 × 20mm from 6mm ply.
- Glue at 90°, check with a square while it dries, not after.
- Place on the bed, engrave a tiny registration cross at the inner corner so you can put it back in the same place tomorrow.
- In your software, set the job origin to that corner.
Works for coasters, tags, cards, phone cases — anything with a square-ish edge. For round items you want a V-cradle instead.
Free file in the shop if you'd rather not draw it.
