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Pantorouter Build
First post so hopefully it works
I had a wooden screen to build for my brother-in-law that required a lot of mortises and tenons.
As a very amateur woodworker I decided to build the pantorouter from Matthias Wendel’s plans that I purchased (Woodgears.com). Parts in light and dark blue are items that were printed on a 3D printer which was also used to make the jigs.
While there was some “tweaking” required to get it making the mortises and tenons reasonably accurately the overall result was that the time for a newbie to complete the job for my BIL was reduced to one week and I now have added flexibility to my woodworking capabilities (which are at the low end of expertise)
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looks fantastic - well done!
A few more pics from different angles would be nice.
How long did the build take? And estimated cost?
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The build took a few months as I had to wait for parts.
Cost - difficult to estimate accurately - but overall I would say between $400 and $500 as I modified Matthias’ plans to add linear rails and Kreg Mini track (but a lot less than $2899 for a hybrid pantorouter). I also bought the 3D printer (not considered as part of the cost) to make the jigs but ended up using it for other items in the build (handle, stops, slides, holders (on the side for the bearings and the calibration items) and the vacuum system that uses flexible brush (based on the hybrid pantorouter).
The calibration items and brass bushes for the pantorouter were machined by my brother-in-law (a qualified fitter and turner) and as I needed the machine to build a wooden screen for his hot water service he had a vested interest in helping to get it finished.
I have also have excluded the cost of the trolley ($129 from Autobarn) that it is mounted on as much of my machinery has to be moved into the carport area if I need to do anything.