I am new to all this, it is my first cnc machine. I am currently trying to understand the inlay process and for the life of me I can not figure out how to come about the max depth for the inlay socket, then convert that to the plug depth and top gap. Any help will be much appreciated.
Basically it’s cut the pocket to the desired depth, set the inlay socket to a bit less than that, but not more than your chosen glue will fill, and the top gap to the thickness you want the material to project above the surface (some folks will size this to a saw blade being used to cut the backing off the inlay).
Here is a post by @Tod1d which has an excellent explanation and accompanying illustration:
Thank you, so much for your help sometimes I try to take on things before I fully understand things then, well my add kicks in and i fight all logic for days, before I will ask for help.
The best approach for CNC (like most things) is to start with a basic concept/technique — test it/try it out — if it works, build on that success, if it doesn’t, analyze the failure, adjust and try again.
Usually, for a complex project, I’ll allocate time/stock for at least three takes:
- first in scrap or MDF or cheap plywood — this tests out proportion and toolpath concept
- second in a second-grade of the actual material, so for hardwood, poplar, for Baltic Birch, cheap plywood, &c. so that feeds and speeds and toolpath specifics can be tested out — sometimes I’ll use not quite nice enough stock which was rejected for the actual project
- third is the actual project in the selected stock — sometimes I’ll make two if it’s a complex project, figuring that worst case, I’ll swap parts and be more likely to get at least one finished example
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