Milescraft PantographPRO (Imperial) 1221
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Product information
The Milescraft PantographPRO™ lets you expand your router’s design and sign-making capabilities with fingertip control, copying shapes, letters, images and more. Replicate projects at a 50% reduction by following the design with your stylus, letting the router do the work! The TurnLock™ BasePlate allows for quick connection to your router with minimal assembly required and opens up a world of routing opportunities. Features Easily controlled fingertip stylus options Clear polycarbonate base plate for visibility of work area 7″ TurnLock™ BasePlate fits most popular routers Centring pin included for fast and accurate base plate installation Fast, tool-free guide bushing and router attachment exchanges with included Milescraft universal TurnLock™ base Thumb-activated lock/release mechanism for speedy and safe base changing Working range between 305 and 610mm Includes 1 x Pantograph 1 x 7" TurnLock™ BasePlate 2 x Font Stencil Sets and Line Drawings 3 x Router Bits: 1/4” V-Groove, 1/4” Straight and 3/8" Long Reach Core Box 3 x Stylus Tips 1 x Mounting Hardware 1 x 5/8" Metal Nose Bushing 1 x 1/4" and 1/2" Centring Pin
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Specifications
Brand | Milescraft |
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Length (mm) | 235mm |
Pack quantity | 1 |
Thickness (mm) | 75mm |
Width (mm) | 715mm |
Product code | 0737888122103 |
Reviews
4.71 / 5(7 reviews)Melinda D. - 5 / 5 - 13/01/2020
Ordered this for my husband for his birthday. He loves it! Took a but of time to make the jig for it. It works with his standard router but he's planning to buy a trim router for it. Love it!
Stan W. - 5 / 5 - 31/03/2019
Jessica Randlall was most helpful, a few test and I was on my way to my first sign. Thanks, I wish other transactions could be as smooth as this was!
Theodore E - 5 / 5 - 16/03/2019
Appears to work as advertised.
Glen B. - 5 / 5 - 20/02/2019
Great product use it all the time
Radek - 4 / 5 - 25/10/2017
PantographPRO - 4 Stars out of 5 This kit contains everything one need to make signs using router, except for the router and wood. In the box one will find a PantographPRO with all the necessary accessories to mount a router to it, three router bits with 1/4" shank and templates with 2 types of font stencils. There is also a manual in the box and if that is not enough, one can watch a video about the assembly and use of this kit. The video is available on YouTube and the Milescraft website. There is not a DVD provided with this product. Assembly is quite easy and takes only few minutes. The whole jig needs to be mounted on a flat stiff surface, standard 3/4" thick piece of plywood would be sufficient. The idea is simple: you move a stylus over a stencil of a letter or a drawing and the PantographPRO transfers that movement to the router, which makes exact copy in scale 1:2 (half the size of the stencil) in the wood (or some other material). The stencil is held in place by a transparent plastic sleeve and thumb tacks. Stylus is supposed to move just a little bit above the plastic without touching it. It was easier for me to be able to push the stylus on the stencil therefore I had to use many thumb tacks to hold it firmly in place, otherwise the sleeve would warp. Perhaps thin acrylic sheet would work better. It takes a bit of practice to produce nice signs. It is recommended to try the jig first on a scrap material to get a feel of it. One cannot make a whole word in one go. Letters have to be made one by one. That slows down the whole project. It is also a bit tricky to get the spacing between letters right, therefore there are spacing marks made on the templates. Following lines with a stylus is not that easy and takes some experience. However this jig is capable of producing very nice signs once you get the hang of it. Milescraft used adequate materials for this kit ensuring it's long life, metal screws and good quality tough plastic. Good news for owners of other Milescraft's jigs for routers, the included base plate features Milescraft's TurnLock Technology. This base plate can be used with other Milescraft router accessories, such as the CircleGuideKit, SignPro or Design/InlayKit). PantographPRO is more versatile than a SignPro, as there are no limits to the fonts one wants to use. Anything can be printed or drawn on paper and copied on wood with this jig, whereas SignPro allows only the use of font provided. However, this jig is a little bit more difficult to use in my opinion. Also, one has to have in mind that template will be copied in half the size, therefore there may be a need to enlarge the stencils.
Jesse M. - 5 / 5 - 18/10/2017
I love my PantographPro. I was looking through different CNC Machines but the prices were way out of my budget. The PantographPro was the perfect solution. I am able to route out logos, words and various different signs. It was pretty easy to set up and it's very enjoyable to do. I'm definitely recommend it.
Eduardo J. - 4 / 5 - 22/07/2016
This is a very nice addition to my woodworking tools. I really enjoy the freedom to create the artwork.