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circle-cutting-jig-for-band-saw-tab STEP 1: To create the jig, cut a piece of sheet stock to the width of your band saw’s table. For circles up to 16″ in diameter, a jig 10″ to 12″ long is fine. I prefer laminated material such as melamine, as it allows your workpiece to slide easily while cutting, but regular plywood or other sheet stock with a smooth surface will work fine. Center the jig on your band saw’s table — the edges of the jig should be flush with the edges of the table — and slide it till it just touches the blade. Make a mark on the front edge of the jig even with the tips of the blade teeth, as in Photo 1. Photo 1. Using a circle cutting jig makes round table tops so easy. Making table tops can be tricky if you’re making them different each time or even if it’s your first one. Then you add in the round option. Now, it gets even more tricky because you have to figure out how to cut a perfect circle or figure out how big to make it. I’ll give you a step by step look into how I went about making a round table top with a router circle cutting jig. First, I will literally list all the tools I used below. Tools I used to cut the round table top. Circle Jig on the Bandsaw. Duration: Description. Discussion. George Vondriska shows his shop-made circle jig solution for cutting a perfect circle on a band saw. A WoodWorkers Guild of America original video. Discussion. Click here to cancel reply. Name (required). Mail (required) (will not be published). Website. 27 Responses to “Circle Jig on the Bandsaw”. This will ensure that the dovetail has room to freely slide in and out. Searched many circle cutting jigs on the web and although I wont be building this one, you made one very excellent point that all the others missed. Hi George. As a fellow geek and woodworker - you now have another YouTube subscriber. You're inspiring me to make a long overdue circle cutting jig for my bandsaw. A while ago, I made a circle cutting jig for my band saw. Remember me.

I anticipate only a few changes. This would keep it more balanced such that magnets are not needed. However, I will cutout a semi-circle above the left side of throat plate, so that dust collection can happen.

Along with a slot behind for the blade, of course. For smaller circles, mostly. Anyway, your details on the dovetail slider were very helpful, and it's a great project! I glad you found it useful.

I really like your suggestions for improvements. If I made it over again I'd probably extend it past the blade as well.

Very nice! I'm going to make one of these, using your plan. You have a channel at the front of your bandsaw, you could slide-in something that locks it, rather than futz with the magnets. Btw, I love your push block. Very nice work! Love the attention to detail. Exact same principle as the one I built for my ghastly relic of a bandsaw Ryobi BSB but you spent more time making yours than I did.

A while ago, I made a circle cutting jig for my band saw. Yours is MUCH better. Question, unless I'm cutting very thin wood, when I try to cut the wood tries to push the blade sideways and bind up.

Any ideas? I just wanted to add I went to a Woodworking Show a couple years ago and sat in on a session of Alex Snodgrass' bandsaw clinic. That class was a gamer changer for me and there's a video of it up on YouTube here: I highly recommend you check it out.

Hopefully you can get your bandsaw tuned up well. GoofyDave, I had a similar problem with my cheap-o Ryobi "hobby" band saw. Once I made the same adjustments to my saw, it cuts perfectly every time. It's actually a useful tool for me, when it wasn't in the past.

Thanks for the response. Funny thing about that video is that the saw he is demonstrating is very similar to my craftsman saw. For an old, hobbiest saw, it works pretty well. Thanks again. This is a common problem. Make sure you are using a sharp blade with the correct number of teeth. Also make sure your blade is properly tensioned and is tracking well. Finally, go slow and use a steady feed rate.

Let the blade do its job. Hope this helps! Thanks for the tips. I'm pretty sure the blade is ok, but I will check the tension. Slow and steady wins the race As Max pointed out, slow and steady cutting wins the race.

But it's also possible that you have the jig a hair too far forward or back in relation to the point on the wood that the blade cuts. The nature of circle cutting jigs is that the cutting of the wood must happen almost exactly on the axis of the pivotting point or the blade will attempt to track in the kerf, causing some binding.

If your jig has a fixed depth stop a cross bar that registers on the table front like this one does try adjusting the rear tacking bearings to nudge the blade forward or back. If the blade binds on the outside of the circle's kerf, bring the blade back.

If on the inside, bring the blade forward. Oh, yeah. That make total sense now that you say that. I'm pretty sure that may be the problem because I don't have any stop on there now. That's gonna be the first thing I check. Thanks so much! By handmadewithashley My YouTube channel! More by the author:. About: Hi, I am Ashley.

I am a geek and woodworker. I also have a YouTube channel where I share video tutorials. I have always been into crafts. Placement of the center pin, just in front of the blade. Makes ALL the difference. I am not yet comfortable with dovetails for the track and have not setp a router table for ding this type of worlk otherwise I would build this one.

Where are the plans for this jig? Is there a different video somewhere that shows how he builds this jig? This video is our primary resource for helping you to build a circle cutting jig for your bandsaw. ZD: Why did you call your test cut perfect when the blade left the wood at one point, leaving a flat spot? Please can you help? I like to keep a wide blade in my bandsaw for resawing and straight cuts.

It there a limit to the radius that can be cut with certain blades? Hi Mark. Yes, the wider the blade, the larger the minimum radius you can cut. Is there any way to have a copy of the plan for me to built one for my small Craftsman band saw. I will be appreciated.

It is a great idea. Hi Samuel. Hello and thanks for your question. We do not have any materials for this project other than the video, but hopefully you can adapt the design to your bandsaw by making some measurements on your table and adjusting dimensions as necessary to ensure a good fit.

Outstanding idea. Any possibility to have a copy of the plan. And the one for the route as a player. Thanks for your question. Hi George. We do not have a written plan for this. Our hope is that everything that you need to complete this jig is contained in the video. Let us know if you have questions. Excellent jig. This video showed me what I was doing wrong.

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