The PantoRouter™ Woodworking Machine uses a guide bearing to follow a template which moves the router bit to cut a pattern identical in shape but 1/2 the size.
Template Holder
Pantograph Assembly
Tilting Table
Hold-Down Clamp
Linear Bearings
Plunge Lever
Centering Scale Fence
Dust Collection Hood
Using our patented templates and a combination of guide bearing and router bits the PantoRouter™ Woodworking Machine can cut both the mortise and tenon for a perfect fit.
In addition to precision mortise and tenons, the PantoRouter™ Woodworking Machine will make box joints, dovetails, sliding dovetails and any number of unusual shapes or multiple mortise and tenon combinations on a single work piece.
The practical cutting size limit for the workpiece is 4" high X 8" long. You can index the piece when cutting dovetails and box joints and make much longer pieces in multiple passes. Much larger workpieces can be mounted to the table and supported like you would on a drill press or miter saw.
If you have an unusual need or question, please contact us at info@PantoRouter.com.
Both pins and tails are cut with a single setup. This is the fastest method we've seen for creating repeatable and precise dovetails. The steel template shown is no longer available and was replaced in 2018 with the red engineered plastic, variably-spaced dovetail templates offered today.
This custom template was made on a customer's CNC machine. Use the Guide Bearing/Bit/Template sizing tool in the support section to determine the exact measurements for the slot and template.
This triple mortise and tenon is cut using our stock template. It makes extremely strong mortise and tenon joints where two pieces meet perpendicularly. The triple is so strong because it leaves side-grain on both M&T. The alternative is to cut a large mortise across the grain, which would destroy the integrity of the mortised piece, and the whole mortise piece in contact with the tenon would be end-grain, which is notoriously weak.
Integral dowels, or round tenons, are also easy to make on the PantoRouter. Single or multiple dowels can be cut from the wood species of your choice to make dowel joints, decorative plugs or many other uses.