Z-Axis Stops Short; Too high to Cut Anything

[LiamN (Liam Newcombe)]

If you have the Z plus on that machine then this thread may be helpful;

Erm I can't reach the waste board!

So for the first time I installed a bit and ran my first project (embarrassingly, it wasn’t anything special, just a small USB faceplate) but I noticed the bit doesn’t get anywhere near to the waste board. I mounted the piece on a separate board (11mm OSB) and the piece is 2mm thick, but it didn’t quite cut through it, so the gap between the waste board and the bit, at it’s lowest, is at least 12mm. The spindle (a Makita) is seated as far down as it will go. Looking at some waste boar…