Circle cutting jig for bandsaw

Good jig looks good.

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That’s going on my favorites; what bandsaw do you have?

-- Don, Royersford, PA

doncutlip: Nothing fancy: its a Grizzly G0555P 14” Polar Bear Series. I’ve had it for a few months, and love it. I just added the 6” riser block and the Highland Woodworking Wood Slicer blade. I resawed some 1 1/2” red oak to use as a strip to wrap around the circle shelf for an edge, and it went through it with no wavering and no problem.

-- Douglas in Chicago - http://dcwwoodworks.com

Thats a great jig. Its in my favorites as well. I am sure I will need to build it before too long. Thanks for sharing yopu project with us.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

Nice jig and good idea. I have the same band saw and really like it. I will be ordering the riser block this week as all my old blades are finally worn out and I can buy the bigger ones needed without wasting then ones I have now.

Would love to hear some demensions on this will be putting in my fav’s as well.

Thx

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Necessity is the mother of invention.
Great fixture and a whole lot faster, cleaner and safer than any router setup.
Thanks

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Nice fixture. I’d like to build something like this too!

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Looks like a nice set up : )

May I ask why such a long center pin is being used ?
Example :
I use a pin that is only half an inch long. 1/4” goes into my jig and the other 1/4” goes into a shallow 1/4” hole , drilled in the center of my circle.
Maybe you cut several circles at once , and the through hole doesn’t matter ?

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Dusty56: the simple answer is, “that’s how long the nail is.” For the lazy susan, I’m cutting out a 3/4” hole anyway, so a long pin isn’t a big deal. But if I were doing a small table top, where a through hole would be bad, I could trim the nail off to be short like you suggest, and not go through the work.

-- Douglas in Chicago - http://dcwwoodworks.com

LOL , ok : )
Thanks.

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Yeah, I thought that was a Grizzly. I have a G0457.

-- Don, Royersford, PA

Very nice – thanks for posting this.

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Smart jig Douglas!

-- Mike, American in Norway

Great jig. I’m putting this in my favorites. I’d love to see a blog on “how to”, maybe with some dimensions.

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