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Tool Tutorial

https://www.pantorouter.com/video-library-overview-and-how-to

 

Makes repeatable, accurate, and even non-orthogonal joints in wood.

Joinery can also be used ot make box joints 

Controls

  • Table - holds the part you're cutting. Can be angled. Has a lockable miter gauge for repeated operations 
  • 2 axes of motion - plunge and XY
  • XY has a 2:1 reduction - a movement of 1 inch on the template makes 1/2" movement of the router
  • Template holder is fixed to the Z slide, but has a vertical height adjustment. Templtaes are available in the rolling cart.
    • Templates have a hole through the center - can use the stylus/pin to center the template on the template holder, then tighten the fasteners int othe t-track.
    • Steps on the inside of the template allow for extremely small changes by varying the depth of the stylus. The outside of the template is also tapered to allow for varying final widths of the tenon.
  •   Miter gauge has two different unit scales - full and half size. To center a board on its end for a tenon, measure the width of hte board using the full scale and then move the miter gauge so that the zero mark is on the measured dimension.,

Operations

  • Mortises first, then tenons
  • Push to the front fence to zero the part to a particular depth
  • Apply hold-down clamp to lock in place 
  • Put board in the vertical height adjust section to position the template holder
  • DO NOT touch the fine adjust on the vertical axis unless you know what you're doing
  • Make several passes as you go into the wood - don't push all the way in and carve
  • When making the tenon - use the largest setting (closest to the template holder) then slowly adjust and cut finer while checking with a precut mortise.
  • ALWAYS use two clamps at minimum when holding your part
  • Can use the end mill and the "rectracted" plunge depth stop to set the starting height of your tenon. Move the piece of wood against the machine while the router is at the extent.
  • Open the dust cover (hinges at the top) to access the back of the spindle. Two wrenches allow loosening/tightening the collet
  • Note: opposite side of each gauge is a different unit (see e.g. under the miter gauge)_
  • Dust boot fits onto the OUTSIDE of the plastic guard, behind the lip
  • Bring shop vac over and collect to the 


Tool anatomy

Tool safety

Tool care

Allowed materials

Basic operation

Special operation

  • Designing your own templates - TODO

Extra things to do

  •  add laminated chart of p13 of the walkthrough guide for the pantorouter to the tool somewhere, also all of p14 (helps decide the guide bearing and bit to use for a particular tenon size)
  • 3D print a holder for the guide bearings that arrays them in order and shows the size (there's no size printed on them)
  • Is the pantorouter guide online?
  • Future: setup and tuning
  •  Potentially fab a cover for the fine adjiust on the vertical part of the template holder
  • Label on the side of the slide locks that show the "mortising" region where the bit is likely to be into the table
  • Apply bright color to the collet wrenches
  • Pantorouter dust collector hose needs an adapter to the shop vacs we have.
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