Inlay using Carbide Create results

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Attempt at creating an inlay with some testing. Parts not fitting up. Included some images of the results and the Carbide Create files for the 2 parts. Used the same process with the 30 and 60 degree bits.

Using pine for testing
Shapeoko 4
Carbide Create
30 degree bit - Amana Engraving 0.005 Tip Width
60 degree bit - Whiteside 1550 1/4"SH, 1/2"CD, 7/16"PL

Went through posts on the topic and videos, primarily basing effort off these 2 videos for some testing to get this process working

Used some of the standard depths from the videos

  • female part 0.15" on the Vbit depth
  • insert part a pass from 0 to 0.1 then another pass from 0.1 to 0.2 on the artwork

I have included an image of the results from both a 30 degree vbit and a 60 degree vbit

  • 30 degree - female part much deeper than the 60 degree bit (makes sense) but male insert part is too thick in most places
  • 60 degree - male insert part seems much sharper, but there are still some areas that are not curved/formed to artwork. Female part is too shallow for an insert even if the insert part was formed correctly

Label A in image - sharp edges, not smooth curves and much too thick (depth issue? but still not smooth curves)
Label B in image - from 60 degree bit, also sharp edges instead of smooth curves

Most examples out there use VCarve, is this something carbide create should be able to do ?

thanks for any insight !

inlay reference
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Inlay - pine insert test 60.c2d (136 KB)
Inlay - pine board test 60.c2d (72 KB)

I went and tried a trial version of Vectric Desktop and compared the generated simulated from Vectric to CC v7. The actual carve shown in the picture above has the same features shown in the CC v7 simulation (these straight angled ridge lines marked with red lines in the image instead of curves in the male insert piece). The actual carve using CC reflects these features from the simulation) The Vectric simulation shows curved ridges as I would expect). image below for this comparison. is this an issue with CC or some settings ?

Vectric vs CC
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My recipe for vcarve inlay is the female pocket is at .20". The male plug is also cut at .20 but the key to the male plug is the starting depth is .1". With the cutting on the male plug starting at .1" the male plug will be physically smaller than the female pocket. If you start both the female and male parts at the top of the material the parts will not fit together because the male plug will only fit in a few thousands because they both are the same size.

The vee bit angle is not important so long as you use the same vee bit both both halves of the inlay. A 60 degree vee gives you more glue area over the 30 degree. The glue area is along the sides of the vee groove. Also if your inlay is very complicated a 30 degree might give you more detail. Sometimes you have to run a test with both the 60 and 30 degree bits to see which one looks the best along the edges.

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My first cutting board inlay project with my Shapeoko 4…a wedding present for my nephew and fiance.

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That is a good looking cutting board. Of course the flavor of the month is a charcuterie board. I guess the charcuterie sounds more exotic but a rose by any other name is still a rose.

Good work. I guess they live in West Virginia?

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Chartreuse? Or did you mean to say, charcuterie?

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Oh the power of auto correct!. Yes charcuterie although I have never spelled that before I have seen it printed. Dooooh! I will correct my post, thanks.

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At least it wasn’t “Shark Cooties”.

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