# Tab Placement in a Small Letter

**URL:** <https://community.wazer.com/t/tab-placement-in-a-small-letter/1834>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 18, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/tab-placement-in-a-small-letter/1834 "2024-11-18T15:04:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![angelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@angelo](https://community.wazer.com/u/angelo)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/tab-placement-in-a-small-letter/1834/1 "2024-11-18T15:04:10Z")

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I have a project that I am working on and would appreciate advice on tab placement or not. The material that I am cutting is 3 mm glass. Attached is a picture of one of the letters in my design and I have placed tabs at the bottom of the “A”. They are .125 in size. My issue is the triangle in the center. Because I will cut several of these at a time, I would like to place a tab, however, the triangle is small. The overall size of the letter is about 1.25 inches so the triangle is relatively small and I want a nice edge in the opening. Would you put a tab(s) on the triangle and, if so, how large of a tab? If you suggest multiple tabs, how large? If you don’t suggest tabs, would pausing the cut each time an “A” is cut and remove the triangle work? Thanks for your advice!

 ![A](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wazer/original/1X/bc2504d9ef0bf52220fc2441d52c83b5c6adcfa5.png)

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**Author:** ![agk8624](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@agk8624](https://community.wazer.com/u/agk8624)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/tab-placement-in-a-small-letter/1834/2 "2024-12-05T19:10:36Z")

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What I normally do in this situation is closely monitor the cut - once the small triangle cut is finished, pause the cut, remove the triangle, and then resume it. I can only recommend it for one-offs or parts/lettering that don’t have that many pieces like this.

You could try running the job without pausing or a tab on the triangle and let it blown away and into the bottom of the tank. I’d maybe raise the cut head a smidge so you’re less likely to get the triangle stuck between the material and the cut head.