Hi Corey
Yes I have all the MilesCraft templates and all their tools ,they all work great with a small tweak of the TurnLock Insert, that's to say remove a small piece of plastic at the start point of the insert, that holds the insert from starting quick and easy, but that's why I made the jig/tool to put them in and take them out quick and easy
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You don't want the insert to come out of place when you are using it.
When they make the stamped part out it leaves a small part in place, you know what I mean about plastic parts.
Yes ,I used the brass guide and the offset in the MilesCraft templates and they work great, some have a hole in the center of the template to hold them in place if you don't use the MilesCraft jig frame but most of the time I just use double sided carpet tape to hold them in place.
I do pickup veener stock at Rockler for most of the insert plugs, most of it's about 1/32" or 1/16" thick or less...but they also sale 1/8" thick stock that works great also.
Bj