*Making a hardwood fence for the miter makes all the difference **MyBest.Tools** Tune the saw with a combination square. Adjust the laser so its in line.😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣See the photos.Every part in this saw is adjustable.😎😭*
Linn, thank you for the jig plans. I saw your video a few months ago and made the jig just because it looked like a neat project. It had been on a shelf for about six months and then a friend asked me to make a lazy susan for her daughter for Christmas. The table was to be 32" in diameter. I made the table with 3/4" mahogany and am mounting it to a 23 1/2" bearing from Lee Valley. After the glue-up for the table I reached up and got your jig from the shelf. I did a rough cut with my jig saw and then, in less time than it took to find the center and drill the pivot hole, I had a 32" diameter table. Wow! Thank you so much for the help. If you would like, I could send pictures of the completed table.
Linn, thanks again. I am working on a guitar stand that called for circular forms for bending the wood. I simply smiled, pulled out the circle jig and was done in almost less time than it took to make this comment. Thanks again.
I searched the internet looking for ideas to build a circle jig on my band saw when I found your site (i have subscribed). Of all the example I found, yours seemed the easiest to build and use and had a lot more functionality, so I modeled mine after yours. My band saw is also a Laguna 14/12 and two modifications I made and recommend are to use a forstner bit to open the area around the blade enough to allow dust to enter the opening and to add a bolt to the fixed stop block to allow for slight adjustments to align the pin and blade. I found just removing and replacing the same blade required realigning the pin midway between the front of the tooth and the back of the gullet, which is critical for perfect circles.
Today I have made this jig, and I must say that it just works, and it is a very accurate guidance that is made in this video, just like your other videos.
Linn, Your videos are GREAT! Well organized and east to follow. Your voice-over really eliminates the background noise and makes the vid's so much clearer. I've needed a jig like this for quite some time so, despite the many designs on RUclips, I'm going to use yours....Simple,easy-to-understand, and practical. Thanks for posting this and please, keep them coming!!! Bryan
The video was very well explained and its certainly a useful jig to have in any workshop, especially for woodturners making bowls. The maximum size of the circle will depend on the throat of the bandsaw.
Your very clear and concise instructions made this video very easy to understand! Thanks for doing it. I have not ever seen anything like this video anywhere before.
Excellent design and presentation. If you turn around the insert to have the pin on the outboard side you can increase the circle diameter to almost double.
Hey Lynn... Just made your circle Jig... Perfect instructions... Mines a bit clunky... Needed a quick Jig for circles today... Will make a better one in the warmer weather... Still... Excellent information. Thank you.
Nicely done. That is a very useful jig, one I will have to make for myself. Right on up to the point where you stated the t-nut needed to be installed on the other side I was thinking, that's not going to work, it's just going to push out every time she tries to tighten it up. I was planning to read the comments to see if anyone brought that up and if not tell you to reverse it. Oh well you beat me to it.
That really is a very good idea, and perfect for making several pieces the exact same size like I was doing a few months ago making wooden wheels for a toy. Keep up the great work.
Hi this is a great video and the best circle cutting I have seen, you say in the video that the cutting and parts list are in the description below, I can't see that? Could you point me in the right direction. Thanks.
Nice job! With a bit more work I am going to modify my jig using your design. I can just add the three boards and a tape to create an awesome jig. Thanks!
...ficou muito bom seu trabalho, muito caprichoso, feito com segurança, ideia inovadora..me escrevi e vou estar assistindo suas novidades...parabéns Darbin..
Hey Linn, great build. That's a nice jig. Another good use for the jig would be to round up bowl blanks for your lathe. It will be so much easier for you to turn after doing this. Hope this helps, would like to see some lathe videos. Enjoy watching your videos. Take care
Hi Darbin, I liked your circle cutting jig and have made one myself, nut a trick I use makes it possible to cut even bigger circles. If you slid out the centre strip and turn it around so that the peg is at the other end you can almost cut twice the size of circle. I hope you understand what I have said here and keep up the good work Best regards John Fithian-Franks
Nice band saw jig. I really like it, and the measuring tape is a very nice touch. Now, all I need is a band saw. My old saw gave up the ghost a while back. Thanks for the video.
great jig. just noticed that if you turn the slider around you can go even further! no modification needed ;) keep it up!!! some day i will have tools like that and make stuff!
Okay....................I'm subbed. Very nice build. I've been using a crude but functional circle cutting jig on my cutting boards for some time now but after watching this, I'm inspired to upscale to this design. Nice video. Thanks for posting!
Thank you so much for this step by step video! I will have to use a similar idea to make a jig for my Dremel Moto Saw, but this will act as a great inspiration for accomplishing that. Thanks!
Any plans to secure the jig to the table so that you can tilt the whole system? That would allow for concentric circles to be cut for stacking into a bowl.
defiantly a very nice jig, probably the nicest i've seen. If I may share a couple of tips my wood class instructor taught me to use with T-nuts this way. use a forstner bit to create a recess for the top of the nut, it makes it really easy to keep the T-nut below the surface. and, use a small drill to predrill for the T-nut teeth. again, great project!
I'm enjoying your videos, keep them coming! I would like to make a suggestion, it might make these kind of jigs easier to make. The slider could ride inside a dovetail style slot all you would need to do is make an angled cut, flip the board and make another pass. That way you have both the slider and top from the same board.
I think your design is great... I also tin k you maybe able to make larger circles by turning your sliding Track around so the dowel pin is on the outside, furthest away from the blade... Great video....
I like your design I'm going to have to make one of these for my bandsaw it's nice and small you can put it anywhere when you're done with it good for my small shop.
Hi so the last shot of multiple thin rings, I think if you tilt your saw table a little and cut rings because of the taper you should be able to glue the slots and then stack the rings inside each other. x x x x xx
Love the jig, Linn. Does it allow you to tilt toward or away from the blade to make an angled edge? You could use it to cut out sections that stack into a cone. Bill
Great jig but my question is do you set up the bottom stop first before you place the top right and left pieces down with the slider. I'm trying to figure out how to set the slider aligned with the blade. Hope I explained this right. So let me try it this way lol. How do you get the slider center with the blade, is it before or after you place the bottom stop. Thanks for the video. I will build one as soon as I hear from you.
Instead of T track the center slider, cutting one piece on the table saw with the blade tilted into three segments flipping it once to make it into a perfect dovetail may be easier. Since it's cut from the same piece the edges will match perfectly saving the time and the hassle of refining the t track. Other than that this is the best design I've seen.
Nice work! I have a question, it looks like your workshop is in an open shelter area, how does your equipment hold up to the elements (rain, humidity, cold, etc.)?
I did something extremely similar but instead of routing the track piece I just cut a block to fit in the track and then screwed a thin piece of aluminum bar stock to the bottom that was just over the opening width so it would catch since the channel is the critical measurement but the undercut piece just keeps it from pulling out. Whatever works to get the job done, and great job!
I made this jig but just a bit smaller since I have a cheaper band saw. I'm trying to cut 5.5" circles to use 3" lazy Susan brackets so they can turn.. However my circles keep on coming out slightly oblong making it wobble when u spin it. I made sure the blade is tightened as much as possible and the front of the blade is center in the pin. Any other suggestions?
*Making a hardwood fence for the miter makes all the difference **MyBest.Tools** Tune the saw with a combination square. Adjust the laser so its in line.😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣See the photos.Every part in this saw is adjustable.😎😭*
Linn, thank you for the jig plans. I saw your video a few months ago and made the jig just because it looked like a neat project. It had been on a shelf for about six months and then a friend asked me to make a lazy susan for her daughter for Christmas. The table was to be 32" in diameter. I made the table with 3/4" mahogany and am mounting it to a 23 1/2" bearing from Lee Valley. After the glue-up for the table I reached up and got your jig from the shelf. I did a rough cut with my jig saw and then, in less time than it took to find the center and drill the pivot hole, I had a 32" diameter table. Wow! Thank you so much for the help. If you would like, I could send pictures of the completed table.
Linn, thanks again. I am working on a guitar stand that called for circular forms for bending the wood. I simply smiled, pulled out the circle jig and was done in almost less time than it took to make this comment. Thanks again.
I searched the internet looking for ideas to build a circle jig on my band saw when I found your site (i have subscribed). Of all the example I found, yours seemed the easiest to build and use and had a lot more functionality, so I modeled mine after yours. My band saw is also a Laguna 14/12 and two modifications I made and recommend are to use a forstner bit to open the area around the blade enough to allow dust to enter the opening and to add a bolt to the fixed stop block to allow for slight adjustments to align the pin and blade. I found just removing and replacing the same blade required realigning the pin midway between the front of the tooth and the back of the gullet, which is critical for perfect circles.
Today I have made this jig, and I must say that it just works, and it is a very accurate guidance that is made in this video, just like your other videos.
This is by far the best design I've seen so far for one of these. So much easier to make! Thanks so much, I'm getting started on mine tonight.
+Isaac Baldwin Thank you! Let me know how it goes :)
+Darbin Orvar it works great. I'd send a pic but don't see an e-mail or Facebook account for you.
Very nice Linn, thats one of the simpliest jig I've seen yet for cutting circles on the bandsaw.
Jed Carter Thanks Jed!
Linn, Your videos are GREAT! Well organized and east to follow. Your voice-over really eliminates the background noise and makes the vid's so much clearer. I've needed a jig like this for quite some time so, despite the many designs on RUclips, I'm going to use yours....Simple,easy-to-understand, and practical. Thanks for posting this and please, keep them coming!!! Bryan
***** Thanks so much for the very nice comment Bryan! Make sure to send me a photo if you build it :)
The video was very well explained and its certainly a useful jig to have in any workshop, especially for woodturners making bowls. The maximum size of the circle will depend on the throat of the bandsaw.
How does the throat affect the size of circle since all the cutting takes place on the outside of the blade.?
i was blown away this girl ,she is a excellent woodworker.I love the box making jig,amazing work.
Your very clear and concise instructions made this video very easy to understand! Thanks for doing it. I have not ever seen anything like this video anywhere before.
Excellent design and presentation. If you turn around the insert to have the pin on the outboard side you can increase the circle diameter to almost double.
Hey Lynn... Just made your circle Jig... Perfect instructions... Mines a bit clunky... Needed a quick Jig for circles today... Will make a better one in the warmer weather... Still... Excellent information. Thank you.
One of the best jig I have seen so far. Excellent job👍
Very nice jig Linn. Everything you do has such nice finishing touches, and explained very well.
Barrett Hageman Thanks Barrett!
You could also turn the slider around so the pin is farther from the blade allowing a larger diameter circle to be cut
Joe Stafford I was going to say that too! Great minds as they say :)
Saw your reply after I replied
Very nice made fixture with fantastic result
Become your loyal fan from now on
Keep the good work. Really enjoy your presentation
sk see Thanks for watching!
Nicely done. That is a very useful jig, one I will have to make for myself. Right on up to the point where you stated the t-nut needed to be installed on the other side I was thinking, that's not going to work, it's just going to push out every time she tries to tighten it up. I was planning to read the comments to see if anyone brought that up and if not tell you to reverse it. Oh well you beat me to it.
thank you Darbin. looks like you can revers your slide and and get a bigger circle too
Walter Rider Thanks Walter!
Great stuff lately. Love the video quality. Also laying out all the parts the way you do is great. Keep it up.
That really is a very good idea, and perfect for making several pieces the exact same size like I was doing a few months ago making wooden wheels for a toy. Keep up the great work.
wjf213 Thanks for watching! I might try making a few wheels too.
Hi this is a great video and the best circle cutting I have seen, you say in the video that the cutting and parts list are in the description below, I can't see that?
Could you point me in the right direction.
Thanks.
Nice and simple and effective. Something else to put on my to do list
Scott
The 2 Car Garage Shop Thanks Scott!
Super slick system Linn!
Joe
Great video. Every woodturner will want to one for their bowl making.
David Fisher Thanks David! I am going to try the jig on a log soon too.
Nice job! With a bit more work I am going to modify my jig using your design. I can just add the three boards and a tape to create an awesome jig. Thanks!
...ficou muito bom seu trabalho, muito caprichoso, feito com segurança, ideia inovadora..me escrevi e vou estar assistindo suas novidades...parabéns Darbin..
Hey Linn, great build. That's a nice jig. Another good use for the jig would be to round up bowl blanks for your lathe. It will be so much easier for you to turn after doing this. Hope this helps, would like to see some lathe videos. Enjoy watching your videos. Take care
David Clauson Thanks David, I'm looking forward to using the jig to round up bowl blanks, can't wait to start turning some!
You beat me to to it Linn! Am gonna make one soon but it will attach to the table differently. Good stuff!
***** That is funny, I look forward to seeing what you have designed!
I really like the adjustability, great design.
The ShavingWood Workshop Thanks Tommy!
Hi do you have plans and cut list ? It’s a brilliant idea
Hi Darbin,
I liked your circle cutting jig and have made one myself, nut a trick I use makes it possible to cut even bigger circles.
If you slid out the centre strip and turn it around so that the peg is at the other end you can almost cut twice the size of circle.
I hope you understand what I have said here and keep up the good work
Best regards John Fithian-Franks
Nice band saw jig. I really like it, and the measuring tape is a very nice touch. Now, all I need is a band saw. My old saw gave up the ghost a while back. Thanks for the video.
KSFWG Thanks for watching!
What a great idea, I love this build, very simple and way useful for almost any project. Awesome job.
great jig. just noticed that if you turn the slider around you can go even further! no modification needed ;) keep it up!!! some day i will have tools like that and make stuff!
damn should have read the comments first... :0
LINN. ANOTHER GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Michael Nowak Thanks!
Nicely done and great design.
***** Thanks!
Very nice jig. Maybe you will build a toy bee from disks?
Okay....................I'm subbed. Very nice build. I've been using a crude but functional circle cutting jig on my cutting boards for some time now but after watching this, I'm inspired to upscale to this design. Nice video. Thanks for posting!
Thank you so much for this step by step video! I will have to use a similar idea to make a jig for my Dremel Moto Saw, but this will act as a great inspiration for accomplishing that. Thanks!
+Mike FromOz Thanks Mike!
Great build Lynn, I mostly use my band saw to re-saw stock but that jig opens up a lot of possibilities. I love your channel keep up the great work.
William Valentin Thanks William!
Any plans to secure the jig to the table so that you can tilt the whole system? That would allow for concentric circles to be cut for stacking into a bowl.
Malkenite The jig is well secured because of the T-track, although you could always add a clamp to hold it even more.
Great idea and well presented. Gave me many ideas for making my own. Thanks!
Well done Darbin, great jig, thank you for your great effort. kind regards, .. Barry M. Australia.
You could also turn the slide around and put it in backwards for more stability on larger circles.
Adding that to my list. Great job and thanks for sharing Linn!!
Saw Dust Maker Thanks for watching Richard!
defiantly a very nice jig, probably the nicest i've seen. If I may share a couple of tips my wood class instructor taught me to use with T-nuts this way.
use a forstner bit to create a recess for the top of the nut, it makes it really easy to keep the T-nut below the surface.
and, use a small drill to predrill for the T-nut teeth.
again, great project!
I'm enjoying your videos, keep them coming! I would like to make a suggestion, it might make these kind of jigs easier to make. The slider could ride inside a dovetail style slot all you would need to do is make an angled cut, flip the board and make another pass. That way you have both the slider and top from the same board.
Great job, real simple, I really like it, think I will build one for my shop.
Terry Bjorkman Thank you! Send me a picture if you build one!
Great video Linn! I was a bit distracted by the lovely bandsaw.
David Waelder Thanks David, it is a little like a piece of art isn't it :)
Nice design, thanks for sharing.
I think your design is great... I also tin k you maybe able to make larger circles by turning your sliding Track around so the dowel pin is on the outside, furthest away from the blade... Great video....
I like your design I'm going to have to make one of these for my bandsaw it's nice and small you can put it anywhere when you're done with it good for my small shop.
DIY embroidery hoops at the end! Nice jig Linn! PS. I like the DiResta treatment to your drill Darbin Orvar
I love the video. Can you tell me what size blade you use with the circle cutting jig?
Thanks, it was a 1/4 inch blade.
I have made this, it's great, thanks for a fantastic video.
Great Jig. Could you increase the size of the circle by reversing the main track?
Nice Jig Darbin and a nice band saw also. thank you for sharing.
Juan Guerrero Thanks Juan!
Hi so the last shot of multiple thin rings, I think if you tilt your saw table a little and cut rings because of the taper you should be able to glue the slots and then stack the rings inside each other.
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VirtualFather that could make for some nice turning projects with different woods too.
Very nice project.
Nice jig Linn. As soon as I buy a bandsaw, I'll make one. Thanks for sharing!
Mike M Thanks for watching Mike!
So maybe you could cut circles up to 48" if you flip the sliding track around so the pin is on the outside.
Good idea
Love the jig, Linn. Does it allow you to tilt toward or away from the blade to make an angled edge? You could use it to cut out sections that stack into a cone.
Bill
The Whistler's Wood Shop Thanks Bill, that would be a great feature to add!
Great job! Explained very well.
Congratulations! I really liked. I'm gonna build my own. Thank you.
Roberto Beltran Thanks Roberto!
Great video, many thanks. Ive just made my own circle jig based on this video. It works a treat. Thanks again. 👍
Great jig but my question is do you set up the bottom stop first before you place the top right and left pieces down with the slider. I'm trying to figure out how to set the slider aligned with the blade. Hope I explained this right. So let me try it this way lol. How do you get the slider center with the blade, is it before or after you place the bottom stop. Thanks for the video. I will build one as soon as I hear from you.
I was wondering about the same thing 👍
Very nice design...
Hey Ms Orvar, does it matter what band saw blade thickness your using?
you can reverse the slide next time for bigger radii without it sticking out. I would extend the jig towards the throat of the saw for more stability
What size blade are you using?
That is a Awesome idea. thanks for doing this video.
Al Smith Thanks Al!
Instead of T track the center slider, cutting one piece on the table saw with the blade tilted into three segments flipping it once to make it into a perfect dovetail may be easier. Since it's cut from the same piece the edges will match perfectly saving the time and the hassle of refining the t track. Other than that this is the best design I've seen.
Nice work! I have a question, it looks like your workshop is in an open shelter area, how does your equipment hold up to the elements (rain, humidity, cold, etc.)?
Dwight Souder Thanks Dwight! You always have to make sure everything is clean, dry and organized, otherwise it is great, except if it is too cold.
Genius! How do you come up with these good ideas? Keep it up
patrick meehan Thanks for the nice comment Patrick!
Looks like a breeze!, Thank you
very useful video , I have already started to make it .Great job! A+++++
Greetings from Greece! !!
I did something extremely similar but instead of routing the track piece I just cut a block to fit in the track and then screwed a thin piece of aluminum bar stock to the bottom that was just over the opening width so it would catch since the channel is the critical measurement but the undercut piece just keeps it from pulling out. Whatever works to get the job done, and great job!
NGinuity Thanks, I guess there are really a lot of different ways to get the job done!
great design
I made this jig but just a bit smaller since I have a cheaper band saw. I'm trying to cut 5.5" circles to use 3" lazy Susan brackets so they can turn.. However my circles keep on coming out slightly oblong making it wobble when u spin it. I made sure the blade is tightened as much as possible and the front of the blade is center in the pin. Any other suggestions?
I really like your videos.
John Daugherty Thanks John, I appreciate that!
very cool thanks for posting.
buenísimo , una gran idea . gracias
With your tools in a car port is there no worry of the tools being stolen?
Parabéns, belo projeto. Você teria as medidas em PDF. Obrigado grande abraço. Wandeir - Brasil
Wandeir Luiz Thank you, all the measurements are in the description.
This is a super cool jig; but I have to upgrade my band saw first. Thanks for sharing: )
Green Kitty Thanks!
Beautiful
Really nice job Linn.. I use a router to cut circles but with bandsaw is more relaxing..:-)
Francesco d'Elia Thanks Francesco!
That's nice my friend like that
Cool linn. How much dod it take to make ..like a half sheet? Looks really accurate!:) good stuff!
Joe basementwoodworking Thanks Joe! The baltic birch comes in 5 x 5 foot sheets, but it did not take much at all to make this jig.
Darbin Orvar cool thanks linn so a half sheet should do it?
Joe basementwoodworking A 2' x 4' piece should be more than enough Joe.
Darbin Orvar kool thanks linn ..ill post a pic when im done..:)
That's awesome!
toddbarksdale Thanks!
and beautiful voice :P
good job I congratulate you
This is so cool if you want to make gears by using Matthias's templates.
Very nice is Beautiful
Very resourceful.
John Strange Thanks John!
well done big jig
Very cool!
Nice Video :-)
zuch dziewczyna :)