I'm trying to cut a star shaped plug for a Zank style inlay and having trouble with the toolpath.
The inside corners of the top of the plug (or bottom of the plug when glued in) are getting rounded.
Details: 60 degree vbit
0.25" plug depth
1/16" (0.0625) air gap between plug and pocket surfaces
Glue gap is in the pocket toolpath
What am I missing?
Zank inlay - Trouble with the plug toolpath
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Re: Zank inlay - Trouble with the plug toolpath
The rounded part will be in the air gap and doesn't matter. Try different flat depths and watch how it changes.
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Re: Zank inlay - Trouble with the plug toolpath
It wasn't the rounded part in the air gap that was bothering me, but the rounded edges at the bottom of the plug -- I thought the pocket was prismatic, with all flat, non-curved sides.
I just took a closer look at the pocket, and it's got the same curved sides, and matches the plug.
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I just took a closer look at the pocket, and it's got the same curved sides, and matches the plug.
Color me