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What is the best way to cut a 4-1/16" diameter inlay?

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Hi,
Curious to know how to make an inlay about 3/16" deep and 4-1/16" in diameter.
Thanks
 
#4 ·
Actually both are right. Start with the flycutter to define the circumference. Then use the router to clear the center. The circumference cut makes it easy to freehand the center because you don't have to be precise following the line.

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#10 ·
Uh oh…..I just went back and re-read the thread, and my post….I forgot to include using a guide bushing…..or inlay bushing….A template would make it so much easier if you had several, or a big run to do….I need to slow down…..!!!
 
#12 ·
Honestly, never seen, owned or found a fly cutter that I liked or was comfortable with.
Hard to make absolutely sure that both cutters are exactly the same penetration distance.
As Candy correctly said, they can
"fly" apart and the cutters can come loose when they hit a harder bit of the wood.
When they dull, they cut poorly.
Make sure your wood is securely tagged down, and you drill table locked tight. Lots of torque.
Not a fan…

I like the router idea much better, possibly just hand cutting in the final edges with small, very sharp chisels. That is how I inlay my guitar pickguards into my bodies. Of course, they are not round.
 
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