![]() ![]() The distance across the T is 2.04" at the top of the Vee cut. In my picture the left most plug is started at 0.1" and max depth of. When I used 0 on top the actual size of the male plug was the same size as the female plug so it would not go down into the female pocket. When you start with the 0.1" depth the actual size of my T in the example is smaller so it fits down inside the female pocket. That worked but the reason it works is why I was having such a hard time understanding. As Neil Ferreri replied to set the male plug to start depth of 0.1" and max depth to 2.1". That created a male plug that the T in my example was too big to fit into the female pocket. I kept setting the top of the male plug as 0 and max depth as 2.1. I should have made 3 projects but wound up with only one. I would post the project but I only have the male part and did not save the female part and then wrote over that with the surfacing. ![]() After surfacing the excess part of the male plug there is almost a perfect fit with no gaps but the inlay is very thin and did not seem to go to plan.Īny suggestions. Wondering why the male part did not fit down into the female part further. The inlay fits well but there is a bigger void under the male part and in a few places I can push down on the male inlay and get a little flex. When I inserted the male piece in it sat pretty high with a gap between the surface of the female side and the wood left on the male side but I went ahead and glued it together. 25" thick stock so I would have a 0.02" void under the male socket for glue squeeze out. I cut the Male socket with 0.18 depth on a piece of. Ok I got the carving done and the male plug fit into the female socket well with an exception. Makes a nice leg with the factory turned part. The legs were cut to size and top of leg was square so I turned them to 1.5 inch round 2 inches long and bottom was square so I turned them round as well. I am making a small table to use some oak ballisters someone gave me. ![]() I have been wanting to try inlay for a while. I went to Rockler Tuesday and got some Mas epoxy as a backup if male part fails. 25 inch cherry laying around planned and ready to use from a previous project. The female part is oak and male is cherry. I had read to use same bits for both male and female but wanted to rough with 201. Put in 1/8 102 and cutting air but around text it is starting to cut. I ran the 201 until the 302 was called for and stopped job. One with 201 and 302 and one with 102 and 302. I created the female part with adv vcarve with 1/8 end mill and 60 degree vee. I have carved the female part in some oak. ![]()
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