DIY: How to build a pantograph yourself - guaranteed successful! You decide which scale your individual pantograph should have! As a bonus you will also find instructions on how to derive an "one-scale pantograph" from your sketch, i.e. pantographs with only scale (e.g. 1:3).

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00:00 The content of this video
00:44 From the accurate sketch to the template
08:29 pantograph shank: drillings
10:29 Assembling the pantograph
11:23 Making the anchor – variant 1 (non-static attachment)
12:10 Installation on the ground and pantograph in action
13:30 Anchoring - variants 2 (attachment to the table) and 3 (static attachment)
14:38 The “One Scale pantograph”
15:14 Calculations for scales (e.g. 4 : 1 and 4½ : 1 etc.)
17:21 Reference to further videos

Materials:
Strips or MDF board (to cut out the strips)
Cork plate (1cm thickness) or similar to attach the pantograph
4 thumbtacks
painter's tape
For the joints: 3 machine screws (2.5-3 cm long) + associated nuts + washers
For C (drawing tool when enlarged): 1 pencil
For B/D (scanner at magnification): 1 machine screw with nut and washer (= blunt), or a pencil/empty ballpoint pen (= sharp)
For A: Anchoring: wooden plate + 4 nails or screws + sleeve

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