Hi Gary
This maybe why the guide snapped off,,, the guides that should be used when doing inlay work is the 11.11mm and the 17mm and a 1/8" router bit, it looks like you are using a 1/4" bit in a 5/16" guide, thiat's a bit tight..
see inlay instruction below
http://www.milescraft.com/instruction/1208.pdf
But you can get a 5/16" replacement guide from Milescraft or Amazon...
Taking a hard look look at your inlay part ,it looks it will not fit the pocket hole,almost but not on the button...and it must be to fit in but then it could be just the picture, but the ears and the sides of the head are off just a bit..
But let me know if my old eyes are out of wack...
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Originally Posted by garyo1954 So I cut my first stencil and started to do the inlay with the ski.
Picture 1 shows the depression cut using the ski and awaiting the inlay. Everything went smooth to this point. I was impressed with how easy the ski flowed and how well it cleaned the bottom of the indentation.
Picture 2 and 3 are, sad to say, the broken stencil which occurred as a result of my failure to watch my depth adjustment.
Picture 4 shows why it is necessary to watch the depth adjustment. I plunged my bit deep enough to grind the bushing off.
Learning has its price and I paid today. I also learned it does not take a lot of carpet tape to hold the pattern in place and if you use a lot, you will have a devil of a time removing the pattern.
My hand drawn Texas Longhorn pattern, symbolic of the University of Texas, was skewed. This, I learned from the 13 year old who doesn't have a home, or car, and only lives here because he likes to eat. (I do admit he provided wonderful help in making this mess.)
Tomorrow he and I have a new project to attend.
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