How to do inlay with a router?

I have been trying a little inlaying and I'm making my own templates. The problem I'm seeing is that my inlay recess has slightly rounded corners and the inlay piece has sharp corners. I'm guessing I made my inlay template corner radius smaller than my inlay kit guide bushing. I'm using one of those inlay bushing kits that has a snap on bushing so one size template makes both the recess and the insert. I guess I'm asking for an inlay tutorial or a link to one - I googled...I did, really!

Second, my PC 690 router base is not perfectly centered so my inlay bit is not centered in my inlay guide bushing.

Thanks for any advice.

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David P
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A router won't make sharp corners. It will produce rounded corners that you'll chisel out.

Brian.

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Brian

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corner radius on your template must be the same or greater than the radius of the large bush.

You need to center the bush>I have been trying a little inlaying and I'm making my own templates. The

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Sprog

on my PC 690 there's some room to adjust the guide bushing around before you tighten the big knurled nut that holds it in place to the sub-base. not a lot, but enough to get it centered. my bushing set is the freud brass one not the steel Porter Cable one, though. Bridger

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nospam

Woodcraft sells a router inlay kit that includes a 1/8" diameter upcut carbide bit and also a centering device. I got around the off center guide bushings by using my 690 on a table and buying a DW610. The 610 doesn't have that problem.

A Pat Warner base will help too.

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Lowell Holmes

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