Hello-
First post- please be patient.
After using our PRS Alpha for 4+ years, I'd like to make workpiece alignment simpler. I may be missing some simple solution. I am also likely adding a vacuum table in the near future.

I'd like load my sheetgoods against a positive stop for X and Y and know that I am in the right spot every time. We rarely change our zero for X and Y. We use a lot of 4x8 sheets of varying thicknesses and frequently cut all the way to the edge.
I have been toying with using 'bench dogs' of some sort that drop into holes on the X and Y zero lines. The other thought I had was guides on hinges that can be flipped out of the way when cutting along the zero lines.
In the past, I have set my spoilboard outside my zero lines for x and Y and cut a slot (1/4" wide by 1/8" deep) and aligned to the inside edge. It works ok but can be painful when I resurface.

I feel like someone else has to have a solution. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!