Using a CNC to Make Your Own Pantorouter
with John Knight
May 19-23, 2025
$1,435.00
$995 tuition + $440 material fee
material fee does not include the router, clamps or dust collection
About This Workshop
Ever wonder if a CNC router is right for you? Why not learn about CNCs through a project? Using a CNC, students will make parts for a DIY Pantorouter. A Pantorouter is a type of mortising machine designed specifically for creating mortis and tenon joints. Many styles of mortise and tenon joints are possible with this machine. Proper templates are all it takes. With the Pantorouter project, students will learn some of the advantages of using a CNC by making many of the required parts on a CNC. John will also demonstrate and explain CAD versus CAM, establishing workpiece coordinates on the machine, multiple workpiece coordinates and set ups, different styles of part clamping/work holding, fixturing, and more. There will also be demonstrations on at least four different CAD/CAM systems to help students in decide what type of CAD/CAM system is right for them.
Key Points
- CAD and CAM systems, which one might be right for you?
- Work holding and clamping
- Establishing work offsets and using multiple work offsets
- CNC machine maintenance
- CNC buying decisions
- What is G-code programming and what you really need to know?
- Cutting 2D and 3D geometry–when to use which one
- Making and using drill guides to drill holes in parts too large for the machine
John Knight
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$1,435.00