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How many projects have you done that required embedding a bolt head or nut into the wood. One solution of course is the use of t-nuts. Another, is drilling a round hole big enough to accommodate the nut or bolt then epoxying it in. Or, using a chisel to fit the the nut or bolt head into the hole.
Using my 3D pantograph a 1/4” hardboard pattern, a 1/8” upward spiral bit, and a 1/4” follower to trace the inside of the pattern I came up with yet another solution to this problem. I saw Matthais Wandel of woodgears do this but he used his pantorouter. Since I have built both the pantorouter and the 3D pantograph I have doubled my options and I can use the same template :).
OK, I can see the wheels turning and smell the smoke of Lumberjocks thinking about other applications of this neat little machine.
Oh, did I mention that I love building and using unique tools and jigs? They are a hoot!!
-- Lee~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green
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TRYPHON974
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#1 posted 379 days ago
Nice jig! A great addition to the shop.
JarodMorris
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#2 posted 379 days ago
That is a great idea and very useful! Matthias Wandel’s stuff is great. I’m about to build his box joint jig. If you’ve built one already, do you have any pictures to share?
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#3 posted 379 days ago
Super!
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ChrisK
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#4 posted 379 days ago
Great idea!
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nomercadies
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#5 posted 379 days ago
Makes me want to go back to the days of the square nut and bolt.
Good stuff Mr. Learn. Thank you.
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kuldeep singh
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#6 posted 379 days ago
brilliant!!
keep it up
Mauricio
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#7 posted 378 days ago
Great idea for using the pantorouter. Pretty cool.
-- Mauricio - Woodstock, GA - "Confusion is the Womb of Learning, with utter conviction being it's Tomb" Prof. T.O. Nitsch
Bob817
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#8 posted 378 days ago
We love new jig ideas anymore?
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GabeS
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#9 posted 378 days ago
So the pantorouter is worth building? I’ve been considering that and the 3d pantograph too. Very cool idea BTW! Matthias is the kind of guy you can’t tell he can’t make something if you don’t want that very thing on your doorstep the following week. I love his attitude and ideas. keep yours coming as well!!
eddie
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#10 posted 378 days ago
thats very cleaver ,good job on the pantorouter, its on my list:)
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luv2learn
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#11 posted 378 days ago
Thanks everybody for your kind comments they are encouraging to receive.
GabeS, I like both of these tools because they are limited only be your imagination. I like the pantorouter for box joints because you can lay your pieces down flat, especially long pieces, rather than standing them up like in a box joint jig. I also like it for making mortise and tenon joints. I must admit though that the template setup was a little tricky for me. I need to work on that.
-- Lee~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green
Martyroc
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#12 posted 378 days ago
Now thats thinking outside the box, very nice and very smart
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#13 posted 378 days ago
Very, very cool!
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#14 posted 378 days ago
This looks like a wonderful jig with a lot of different uses.
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#15 posted 378 days ago
Hmmmmm, very intersting… Great job.
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