I am looking for a photo / web site / written description of the making
of a jig for use on a band saw for cutting circles.

The idea is that you use an auxiliary table with a "Pin" in it, set the
pin at distance D/2 from the blade edge, mount the center point of the
material you want to cut the circle from on the "pin at one radius or 1/2
Diameter of the circle you want, and slowly "spin" the material on the pin
as a center point. The material goes into the blade, and you get your
circle.

My geometry is fine, but I'm having trouble rigging up the mechanical
mounting for the auxiliary table.

Pointers appreciated.

Thank you.


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I've already Googled. Found about 10 commercial products ranging from
a little over ten bucks to almost fifty bucks. Couldn't find any reviews
of any of the products.

This is to be used on a plain jane type Ryobi 901 bench top saw.

Again, thanks for any pointers.


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I am looking for a photo / web site / written description of the
making
of a jig for use on a band saw for cutting circles.

The idea is that you use an auxiliary table with a "Pin" in it, set
the
pin at distance D/2 from the blade edge, mount the center point of the
material you want to cut the circle from on the "pin at one radius or 1/2
Diameter of the circle you want, and slowly "spin" the material on the
pin
as a center point. The material goes into the blade, and you get your
circle.

My geometry is fine, but I'm having trouble rigging up the mechanical
mounting for the auxiliary table.

Pointers appreciated.

Thank you.


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Jim McLaughlin

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Greetings,

Almost, but not quite there. You build this jig as a sled with
a runner to go in the miter gauge slot of the table and a
block of wood on bottom on the operator edge to stop it
at the same place everytime. The stopping point should
occur where a straight line from the pin to the blade forms
a right angle with the cut in the sled.

You mount your blank on the pin,
slide the jig so it cuts a tangent to the circle when it hits
the stop. Then you just spin the blank to get your circle.

The solution changes for very large circles. What size of
radius do you want to cut?

Sincerely,
Bill Thomas
Jim McLaughlin wrote:

I am looking for a photo / web site / written description of the making
of a jig for use on a band saw for cutting circles.

The idea is that you use an auxiliary table with a "Pin" in it, set the
pin at distance D/2 from the blade edge, mount the center point of the
material you want to cut the circle from on the "pin at one radius or 1/2
Diameter of the circle you want, and slowly "spin" the material on the pin
as a center point. The material goes into the blade, and you get your
circle.

My geometry is fine, but I'm having trouble rigging up the mechanical
mounting for the auxiliary table.

Pointers appreciated.

Thank you.


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Go to http://store.yahoo.com/plansnow/shopjigs.html

This is the site for the shopnotes magazine. On that page is a bunch of
jigs. The band saw circular cutting jig is about half way down. It works
ok, but use aluminum instead of plastic to make the 'I' slide.

Eddie

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Greetings,

Almost, but not quite there. You build this jig as a sled with
a runner to go in the miter gauge slot of the table and a
block of wood on bottom on the operator edge to stop it
at the same place everytime. The stopping point should
occur where a straight line from the pin to the blade forms
a right angle with the cut in the sled.

You mount your blank on the pin,
slide the jig so it cuts a tangent to the circle when it hits
the stop. Then you just spin the blank to get your circle.

The solution changes for very large circles. What size of
radius do you want to cut?

Sincerely,
Bill Thomas
Jim McLaughlin wrote:

I am looking for a photo / web site / written description of the
making
of a jig for use on a band saw for cutting circles.

The idea is that you use an auxiliary table with a "Pin" in it, set
the
pin at distance D/2 from the blade edge, mount the center point of the
material you want to cut the circle from on the "pin at one radius or
1/2
Diameter of the circle you want, and slowly "spin" the material on the
pin
as a center point. The material goes into the blade, and you get your
circle.

My geometry is fine, but I'm having trouble rigging up the
mechanical
mounting for the auxiliary table.

Pointers appreciated.

Thank you.


--
Jim McLaughlin

Please don't just hit the reply key.
Remove the obvious from the address to reply.


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In article epavb.258815$Tr4.805747@attbi_s03,
Jim McLaughlin wrote:
I am looking for a photo / web site / written description of the making
of a jig for use on a band saw for cutting circles.

The idea is that you use an auxiliary table with a "Pin" in it, set the
pin at distance D/2 from the blade edge, mount the center point of the
material you want to cut the circle from on the "pin at one radius or 1/2
Diameter of the circle you want, and slowly "spin" the material on the pin
as a center point. The material goes into the blade, and you get your
circle.

My geometry is fine, but I'm having trouble rigging up the mechanical
mounting for the auxiliary table.

There's a circle cutting jig plan (along with plans for other shop jigs)
available from the New Yankee Workshop. See

http://www.newyankee.com/getproduct3.cgi?0101



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The big thing here is to make sure that the pin is rigid to the blade and is
at 90deg. to the blade.
Normally I put a piece of scrap plywood on top of the table and clamp it to
the table - a few bolts in appropiate holes or a clamp to the bottom of the
table with aligning pads is a nice way.
Large radii tend to be a bit harder and require that you put legs on the far
end of the plywood to support the pin end of the plywood.
The pin can be anything from a real pin of some diameter to a nail or other
pointed thing to locate the center point. With the nail method, you have to
be a bit careful that the center doesn't move about as you do your cutting.
The process of cutting curved surfaces is an established process in
woodworking.

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