Pantographs are usually devices for copying or scaling drawings, but in this case Vermont American’s pantograph allows you to carve drawings into wood with your router. The router simply follows the path you trace, assuming you can accurately trace with a 2hp, 10lb machine fighting back.
The pantograph’s universal mount works with most 6″ base routers. Besides copying a drawing with a 1:1 ratio, the pantograph also has three other reduction ratios. It comes with templates for both Old English and modern lettering.
Google Products lists Vermont American’s pantograph for as low as $20, but chances are you’ll pay at least $30 before shipping.
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Is it me or does this seem a bit unweildy? I mean couldn’t you get just as good if not ten times better results just by tracing out the shape and free handing it?
No, trying to freehand a router is unwieldy. Using a device that holds the router and lets you do nothing more complicated than trace an outline while everything is clamped down is far easier. Also, the reduction modes mean you can trace a larger outline, and it will scale it down. This means that any errors you make are also scaled down.
For FredP, a quick search for VIDEO found these from people I have never met:
Water freezing in air
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtbH68tobwc
Coffee Freezing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfMBXVsjJYY
For Bodesnki,
I’m confused, I’m very confused
Matt: You’re not the only one; I think s/he wanted the heated-hose thread.
So, it seems pretty obvious … what happens if you throw a router and a pantograph into the air at -42ºC in Alaska?