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Mortise & Tenon, Box Joints

Dovetails, and Much More!

Imported and Distributed in North and South America,

New Zealand and Australia by

WoodCraft Solutions LLC

www.PantoRouter.com

[email protected]

+1-877-333-7150

How-To Guide

Summary of Contents for PantoRouter

Page 1: ...and Much More Imported and Distributed in North and South America New Zealand and Australia by WoodCraft Solutions LLC www PantoRouter com info PantoRouter com 1 877 333 7150 Copyright December 2020 W...

Page 2: ...d as a known human carcinogen by the U S government The risk from exposure to these chemicals and to dust varies depending on how often you do this type of work To reduce your exposure work in a well...

Page 3: ...Up 12 Cutting and Box Joints 13 VARIABLY SPACED DOVETAILS 15 Set Up 15 Tails 17 Pins 18 Asymmetrical Dovetails 20 LIMITED EDITION TEMPLATES AND ACCESSORIES 22 Diamond 22 Bowtie 22 Monster 22 Dowels 2...

Page 4: ...hickness of your mortise is determined by the size of the router bit used to cut them By changing the bit and guide bearing you can make the corresponding tenon so all that matters here is length the...

Page 5: ...it on the stock Lock the template holder in that position Measure the tenon piece to set the fence Even though you ll be mortising first use the tenon piece here if your M T joint will be on the end o...

Page 6: ...r tises Simply touch the bit to the workpiece and slide the depth stop just past the length of the tenon you ll cut next We want a little room for excess glue at the bot tom of the mortise About an 1...

Page 7: ...ece is clamped in place the front stops can easily be slid out of the way Magic in the mortise slot In the ends of the mortise slots there are three steps to make the mortise a little longer than the...

Page 8: ...est to use the largest bit and bearing com bination listed on the chart for the desired tenon thick ness The 1 2 bit works for every tenon size and since it make good clean cuts it s our recommendatio...

Page 9: ...ial in the fit you can crank out piles of cleanly cut deadly accurate tenons in minutes Once you ve identified the best fit for your bit and guide bearing note the position of the guide bearing relati...

Page 10: ...and put it into the other Make a test run To be sure the mortises and ten ons will fall in the right place cut mortises in some scrap Two tenons in one minute Like before use climb cuts to make a ser...

Page 11: ...g against the fence accordingly Cut the mortise first then adjust the fit of the tenon Move the guide bearing down the tapered template away from the template holder to make the tenon smaller Notice i...

Page 12: ...thick You can add a space in your box joint array by sliding the segments apart For instance if you want to make a box and glue up all 6 sides then cut the top off at the table saw you can add 2X you...

Page 13: ...ate seg ments will be possible Cut the first side You can cut a stack of parts at this point Note how the bearing goes over the top of the templates for 1 2 box joints For 1 4 box joints you ll cut up...

Page 14: ...exact same width The spacer goes between the workpiece and the fence offsetting this half of the joint so the edges of the workpieces will line up The aluminum fence shown to the left is an older mod...

Page 15: ...cut through dovetails in boards up to 11 4 inch thick Setup is straightforward You can simply place the guide bearing against the template and the bit against your actual workpiece to plan the perfect...

Page 16: ...ack face the templates lock onto the template holder straight and square Also set the template holder height so the bit will be engauged in the template slots before it hits the wood The bit needs to...

Page 17: ...ze and material thickness as well as the overall dimen sions of your piece Fixed space dovetails are easily cut by pushing the template segments together The secret to Dovetail Success Cut a sample bo...

Page 18: ...the PantoRouterTM table as shown and use the supplied clamps to attach pins test board vertically aligned with the board above Then scribe part or all of the tails layout onto the pins board test pie...

Page 19: ...et the depth stop so the straight bit ends up right at your scribed base line or just past it for pins that are slightly proud Cut pins with confidence Nothing changes For perfect fitting pins the tem...

Page 20: ...the template holder Then cut pins and tails as usual Variably Spaced Dovetail Tip This box was fully assembled then the lid cut off on the table saw Since the templates were spaced to accomodate for t...

Page 21: ...same array in reverse just unfold the paper and extend your marks a little Now you can fold and flip your paper ruler and use the marks to re center the array on the tem plate holder and reset all of...

Page 22: ...tise and tenon templates These are best suited to construction lumber or larger projects The set includes the two large bits for the mortises and the two large guide bearings for the tenons Tenons are...

Page 23: ...s traditional method or as integral dowels or round tenons The dowel templates use the 10mm guide bearing on the inside to make the dowel mortise hole or pocket and the same sizes as our mortise and t...

Page 24: ...ination of end pieces and segments The two end pieces marked with the circle make a 1 M T at 3 8 thick The two end pieces marked with the triangle make a 1 1 4 M T at 3 8 thick Symbols highlighted for...

Page 25: ...rcle end piece and one triangle end piece Center the combination of segments using this mea suring method since the centering holes will be off by 1 8 The three steps in the mortise slot allow three w...

Page 26: ...e mark for bit diameter engraved on both left and right sliding stops with the desired mortise width 1 on both sides of the centerline on the template holder marked by the triangle Metric sizes like t...

Page 27: ...s for each side This setup is for the 1 mortise shown above Using floating tenons To use factory made floating tenons simply measure the thickness and width of the tenon They can be made super tight s...

Page 28: ...se bit was used to make the groove exactly 5 long 1 Center the bit to the workpiece thickness using the thickness guage 2 Center horizontally on the table using the centering scale fence 3 Cut the mor...

Page 29: ...prefer the tail pin or box joint to be a bit proud The idea is to set the mark ing gauge to the thickness of the piece then transfer that depth to the workpiece There s another way to do this more qui...

Page 30: ...e and about 6 long Cut all of your tails exactly the same Remember that routing is a subtractive operation so if you go back over a cut it will take at least a tiny bit more off the piece Whatever you...

Page 31: ...UHMW low friction tape on either side of both slide rails Assemble the holder keeping all screws loose They ll be tightened after the assembly is aligned to the support frame Place the smoother side o...

Page 32: ...Distributed in North and South America New Zealand and Australia by WoodCraft Solutions LLC www PantoRouter com info PantoRouter com 1 877 333 7150 Copyright December 2020 WoodCraft Solutions LLC...

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