The Pantorouter

I call this machine the "pantorouter" because it's essentially a big pantograph mechanism with a router in it. It's used to route shapes from templates. I originally made it as a tenoning machine, but the machine is very versatile and can be used for all kinds of wood joints.

	Using the pantorouter to make joints			How it works
	Cutting through dovetail joints			Coming up with the design
	How to align templates mortise and tenon joints, Cutting a large joint.			Making louver shutters
	Making a finger joint			Building a large mirror stand with the pantorouter
Also check out my 3D router pantograph
Construction of the machine:
	Building the pantorouter			Building a router mount for a palm router
	Linear glides from drawer slides			Making the holddown clamp
	Specifications			Buy plans for the pantorouter

Reader built Pantorouter machines:

You can also buy a Pre-built all-metal pantorouter

Watch all the videos about my pantorouter by clicking play below:

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