Settings for inlay plug

[david5 (David Mattice)]

I’m having difficulty with inlay plug tool path. Im using carbide create build 778. I use inch increments. Advanced V carve. What are the recommended settings for “ plug depth D” and “ top gap S” . I am doing simple inlay monogram using capital letter U. Suggestions please
Thanks, David

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

How thick is your stock?

What angle tool are you using? How is it defined?

Did you try the settings from:

Inlay Update in Carbide Create

We just posted an update to Carbide Create with a rework of the inlay mode. This is a fundamentally different take on how to make inlays, so inlay toolpaths created with the old code will be reset back to a basic Advanced V-carve in this build. You’ll need to reenable the inlay mode and set the new parameters. You can grab 777 here: Download Carbide Create V7 Here are a few of the test pieces we’ve done with bamboo and walnut (with zero special effort spent in setup or machining): [before…

[david5 (David Mattice)]

Using 3/4” stock, 60 degree V bit

[ScottsdaleSteve (Steve)]

The recommendation in the link @WillAdams provided is to make the plug depth .5mm (.02") less than the pocket depth. So if you have, for example, a pocket depth of .25", make your plug depth .25" - .02" = .23".

For the Top Gap, the recommendation is to use 1mm (.04")

I tested these setting and they worked great - see New inlay feature works great