Router circle jig

Great jig, Steve. I love homemade setups like this.

-- Rich in Richmond -- Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

You would have probably paid $50 for that circle cutter and it would not have given you the dimensions you needed. Good job, would love to see the finished project.

-- Ken, Florida, www.theroutermaniac.com

Nice jig and looks like the beginning of a nice table.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

Nice jig. What type of joinery did you use to put the table together with?

-- Safety first because someone needs you.

I assembled the table top in 2 rings of 12 segments each with dowels at the joints
Once the glue was dry on the rings, I glued them on top of each other with the joints staggered
When I was cutting the segments I mostly had to worry about the angles, since the excess would be trimmed with the router

I’ve been taking pictures of the whole project and might blog about it later (after delivery, since this project is supposed to be a surprise)

Great jig! I’ll have to put this on my To-Do list. Thanks for sharing.

-- Paul, North Dakota, USAF Ret.

Great Jig, going in my favorites…

-- Tom, Simsbury, CT

Nice jig, send it in to shopnotes and win a prize. Or wood or popularwoodworking or Whatever.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

It looks like you’re off to a good start on the table. I, for one, would like to see the SketchUp model. Good luck on the rest of your first real furniture project.

-- Best regards, Jack -- I may not be good, but I'm slow -- www.BarnhillWoodworks.com

Great jig!! I done some round frames like this for stained glass. Like an extior door jamb. About 1 1/2” on the outside and 3/4” on the inside. I would just keep building it up until I got to the thickness of the wall. I would make the trim on the bandsaw. At the time I didn’t know about Lumberjocks so I didn’t take too many pictures. Next time.

-- I didn't go to college, I was too busy learning stuff - Ted Nugent

Very nice. I always like to see new jigs. It certainly helps to be able to learn from others.

Great job
Thanks for sharing.

-- She thought I hung the moon--now she just thinks I did it wrong

Good route trammel and nice start on your table too.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Nice. How is the ring fastened to the jig table?

-- Dudley Young USN Retired. Sebastian, Fl.

The ring is fastened to the table with double stick tape, as is the center block that the pivot pin slides into.
Although in this case it wasn’t all that necessary, since the squeezeout from gluing the ring together dripped and very firmly held it in place…oops

Great jig! I built a 13’ dia. waterwheel using the same principle except I had to walk a bigger circle 1/4” plunge cuts at a time. I really like the versatility of your jig compared to my bandsaw circle jig in that it will do inside circles. I have a circular picture frame to build and your idea wii save me a bit of time.

-- ~Just A Guy With A Hammer~