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NJRob

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Hello everybody, this is my 1st post. Around the begining of this year I had purchased all of Joe B dvd"s and all of Chris Hightowers dvd's and I think they are well worth the money. Thank you joe and Chris. The question I have is there a formula you guys use to determine how big the inlays should be, for example lets say I want 24 diamonds to go around the bottom of the butt sleeve, but I dont want them to over lap, but I almost want them to touch, how will I go about to figure how big to make the diamonds/circles/ or any other shape? I appreciate any help
 
Thank you very much. I saw the inlay chart from prather and that website and their parts catalog has a lot of great info on cue building. The only thing that I didnt see was from the chart was the question i had asked earlier.
 
NJRob said:
Thank you very much. I saw the inlay chart from prather and that website and their parts catalog has a lot of great info on cue building. The only thing that I didnt see was from the chart was the question i had asked earlier.
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NJRob

It's pretty much right there when you open the link. I copied it below:

"Inlay Chart for Size, Spacing, and Number of Inlays"

Finish Size (of Cue at Inlay Area) = A
(Multiply) A (by) 3.1416 = B
(Multiply) Inlay Width (by) # of Inlays = C
(Subtract) C (from) B = D
(Divide) D (by) # of Inlays = Distance between Inlays

All you really do is determine the circumference of the cue which is diameter time pi. Then total the width of all your inlays added together and subtract the two. What you're left with is the amount of circumference the inlays won't take up. Just divide that by the number of inlays and you will have the spacing between them. If you want your inlays to touch, then they have to take up the entire circumference, or just a little bit more. Also, you will need to only inlay every other one first, then go back and pocket and the inlay the rest. The reason for this is that, if they are touching, the inlays will have to run into each other below the surface.

Hope that helps
 
Inlay

I understand the mathematical way but insist on being lazy.
I have mounted a cheap laser to align with my spindle so I can just move
the spindle to the farthest cutting point on one side to the farthest on the
other marking with pencil. Index to next point and repeat to see what the outcome will look like. You will have to account for how oversized the
cue is knowing that when making cuts the inlay will come a little closer.
This setup also helps to verify that spindle starts on center since my cnc
controller is older and cant be set up for homing. Probably a little cheesy for some but seems to work ok for me.
Mike
 
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