Router pantograph recommendations?

[Jim Mackell]

I need to make some simple signboards with letters of various sizes. I have access to block letters in sizes from 2 inch to 6 inch. I'd like to find a good pantograph so I could trace the individual letters for my signboards. Any recommendations? I'm not interested in the various plastic lettering sets from Rockler, etc. Tried them and was less than thrilled. Thanks!

[Andrew Schlosser]

If you're up for making your own tool, how about Mathias Wandel's http://woodgears.ca/pantograph/index.html

http://woodgears.ca/pantograph/pantograph.jpg

[bobby milam]

Seen a few articles lately on making one. It's the way to go. I saw one for sale commercially not long ago and couldn't believe the price. For not much more I got a cnc router.

[Rick Potter]

if this is for simple letters, and won't be used heavily, MilesCraft has one that is pretty reasonable. Saw it demo'd at a show, and it worked pretty good.

Rick Potter

[Joe Scharle]

if this is for simple letters, and won't be used heavily, MilesCraft has one that is pretty reasonable. Saw it demo'd at a show, and it worked pretty good.

Rick Potter

I've had a Milescraft on a piece of plywood since the '80s. Hang it on the wall when not needed. I think it works well enough for what I use it for and it didn't cost much. I used it recently to carve the pineapples on some shutters.

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