Following on from Phil's question about door repair, I thought it might
be interesting to try DIYing a jig to do accurate inlay work with a
router - either for the original purpose of repair to a surface, or for
decorative work using contrasting materials.

Here is how it went:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Router_inlay_jig


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Cheers,

John.

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On Thu, 21 May 2020 22:53:45 +0100, in uk.d-i-y John Rumm wrote:

Following on from Phil's question about door repair, I thought it might
be interesting to try DIYing a jig to do accurate inlay work with a
router - either for the original purpose of repair to a surface, or for
decorative work using contrasting materials.

Here is how it went:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Router_inlay_jig

Amazing dedication John, above and beyond the call or duty. I think you might put Trend out of business (at least for their 50 quid template kit)!

I'll have to read it a couple more times tomorrow!

Thanks,

Phil

On Fri, 22 May 2020 00:28:57 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

(Still not going to match what you can do with a CNC setup though)

You know about the "Shaper Origin Handheld CNC router"?

https://www.shapertools.com/en-us/

One sticks a coded tape on the workpiece, a camera uses this to locate the
cutter head in space. One moves the router frame, by hand, along the path given
on the screen. All the inaccuracies and squiggles are adjusted for, as the
cutter head is moved within the frame by servos. Get too far away from the
programmed path and the cutter goes up...

There's also some sort of speedometer to show the feed rate (which you
programmed along with the shape).

It conceived for things which can't be put in fixed CNC machines, like floors.

Horrendously expensive ($2500), but they offer them to maker labs at cost to get
the feedback, and to profit by what the geeks think of as they play.

Alternatively: a sharp chisel, cut out a diamond shape with a mild taper, fit
plane-tapered plug by hand. (I know people that can pull that off and make it
look easy. One trick is to compress the plug lightly with hammer taps, so it
swells into place at the surface, once the glue moistens the wood...)


Thomas Prufer

On 22/05/2020 08:22, Thomas Prufer wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2020 00:28:57 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

(Still not going to match what you can do with a CNC setup though)

You know about the "Shaper Origin Handheld CNC router"?

https://www.shapertools.com/en-us/

Yup I have seen them... I can see the attraction for some jobs, but not
sure if I would go for one over a fixed CNC table style setup.

(although the reduced space to setup and use would be a big win in many
smaller workshops)

One sticks a coded tape on the workpiece, a camera uses this to locate the
cutter head in space. One moves the router frame, by hand, along the path given
on the screen. All the inaccuracies and squiggles are adjusted for, as the
cutter head is moved within the frame by servos. Get too far away from the
programmed path and the cutter goes up...

There's also some sort of speedometer to show the feed rate (which you
programmed along with the shape).

It conceived for things which can't be put in fixed CNC machines, like floors.

Indeed - and inlay work on existing fitted woodwork would be a good use
case.

Horrendously expensive ($2500), but they offer them to maker labs at cost to get
the feedback, and to profit by what the geeks think of as they play.

Alternatively: a sharp chisel, cut out a diamond shape with a mild taper, fit
plane-tapered plug by hand. (I know people that can pull that off and make it
look easy. One trick is to compress the plug lightly with hammer taps, so it
swells into place at the surface, once the glue moistens the wood...)

Yup, hand work will do things (corners basically!) that are hard to
replicate with a CNC setup... for fine furniture making that's fine. The
router inlay kind of level is more applicable for "building" level work
perhaps.

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Cheers,

John.

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On 21/05/2020 23:44, Phil Addison wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2020 22:53:45 +0100, in uk.d-i-y John Rumm wrote:

Following on from Phil's question about door repair, I thought it might
be interesting to try DIYing a jig to do accurate inlay work with a
router - either for the original purpose of repair to a surface, or for
decorative work using contrasting materials.

Here is how it went:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Router_inlay_jig

Amazing dedication John, above and beyond the call or duty. I think you might put Trend out of business (at least for their 50 quid template kit)!

I'll have to read it a couple more times tomorrow!

Thanks,

Phil

Does anyone else often feel inadequate after reading the wiki!

On 22/05/2020 14:12, newshound wrote:
On 21/05/2020 23:44, Phil Addison wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2020 22:53:45 +0100, in uk.d-i-y John Rumm
wrote:

Following on from Phil's question about door repair, I thought it might
be interesting to try DIYing a jig to do accurate inlay work with a
router - either for the original purpose of repair to a surface, or for
decorative work using contrasting materials.

Here is how it went:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Router_inlay_jig

Amazing dedication John, above and beyond the call or duty. I think
you might put Trend out of business (at least for their 50 quid
template kit)!

I'll have to read it a couple more times tomorrow!

Thanks,

Phil

Does anyone else often feel inadequate after reading the wiki!

Headline:

"Essex Man in shed makes small ring out of cheap laminate flooring..."

Hardly the stuff of legend is it?

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Cheers,

John.

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