Band Saw Circle Jig One of the Best Ways to Cut Circles out of of Wood Attached to the Front Edge of the Jig Forward Into the Blade to Cut a Kerf

Online Extra Band Saw Circle Jig One of the best ways to cut circles out of of wood attached to the front edge of the jig forward into the blade to cut a kerf. Stop wood or plywood is to use a band saw along base serves as a hand grip. cutting when the center of the miter track with a circle jig. Although there are various To allow the jig to cut various sizes of is in line with the teeth of the band saw designs for band saw circle jigs, most of them circles, the pivot point can be adjusted via blade. Without moving the jig, turn off the work on a similar principle. The workpiece a sliding miter track. This track is recessed saw and let the blade coast to a stop. Then rests on top of a sled, or auxiliary table, and into the base so that it’s perpendicular to the glue a stop block to the underside of the is rotated on a pivot point that is in line saw blade. Holes are drilled in the top of the base, tight against the front edge of the with the blade. The pivot point can usually adjustable portion of the track for a dowel band saw table. be adjusted closer or further away from the center. The dowel center serves as the pivot Using the jig. To use the jig, simply adjust blade for various sizes of circles. point for cutting the circles. the sliding miter track to position the pivot The circle jig shown below is a good To clamp the adjustable track in place, a point for the size of circle you wish to cut. example of this style of jig. It consists of hole is drilled and tapped in the miter track With your workpiece resting on the pivot a plywood base with a hardwood run- for a studded knob. The knob is tightened point, slide the jig and workpiece forward ner that is sized to fit in the miter gauge against a narrow wood shoe, locking the two into the blade until the stop block strikes slot of your band saw. A cleat attached to pieces of the track together. the front edge of the band saw table. Then the bottom of the base rides against the SETUP. Before using the jig for the first carefully rotate your workpiece on the edge of the band saw table. A thin strip time, turn on your band saw and slide the pivot point to create a perfect circle. W

Adjustable track Dowel center Lock knob

BASE 5!%/16 Miter (16!/2"x 16!/2"- LOCK KNOB SHOE track #/4"ply.) (4#/16"x &/16"- &/32") !/8" a. 10!/2 kerf Cleat &/16"-rad.

RUNNER 5%/8 1!/4 (15#/4"x #/4"- #/8") Grip Runner

Screw STOP BLOCK Base (9!/4"x #/4"- !/4") CLEAT (2"x 15#/4"- &/8") Stop block 45˚

NOTE: Base is NOTE: Jig is sized 1!/4 #/4"plywood. All to fit a Laguna 16" BOTTOM VIEW other parts are band saw. You hardwood may need to alter dimensions to suit your particular GRIP band saw. (16!/2"x #/4"- #/8")