Band Saw Circle Cutting Jig - Winky's Woodworking Tips 

I'm only about a minute into the video and I feel I have to comment. I am absolutely impressed by the fact that you have an exact list of what's needed for this project before you get on to making it. So very few other youtube channels do this since they tend to improvise with scrap wood and other jigs in their tutorials. This gets a thumbs up from me already. Keep on being awesome!

best explanations of what will happen if the pin isn't parallel to the blade and other very important and useful details/tips. love it.

Brilliant - one of the best circle cutting jigs I've seen. I'm going to make one to cut templates for young nursery children to draw circles on paper. The hole will enable drawing through the circle for patterns and even notches around the circumference to draw polygons etc. I like the use of inexpensive readily available parts to make it and tips on setting the pin. First class Mark.

Watched your video and finally got round to making one, thank you for the inspiration, had it a week and dont know how i've lived without it!

Excellent, I liked your fine adjustment screw for handling the different blade widths… Bob

I made a very similar circle cutting jig a couple of years ago. I used it for several projects and it performs flawlessly. I debated whether to make a circle cutting jig for both a router and for my tablesaw but opted to make one for my bandsaw. Glad I did. The time it takes to setup and cut is minimal compared to the other two methods. Great video and Great jig!!!

I to have admit you explained very well the important concept of having the cutting edge of the Band saw blade perpendicular to the pivot point. Thus why you have the adjustment to move that point predicated on the blade width. I have watched many videos on the subject on various ways to make a circle cutting jig. Your is the only one I have seen that address that the gullet I will say of the blade is where the center line of the blade needs to be for an accurate dimension. Thank you for taking time to creat this video.

Thanks a lot Winky. Just finished my circle jig. Works great. I left my 3/4" blade in the bandsaw and just cut a 6" circle without a hickup! Works great.

Genius in its simplicity. Thanks for sharing. I just got a new bandsaw and this jig will be in my shop very soon!

Very well made Winky and your instructions are easy to follow

Excellent video! I wish that all of the woodworking videos on RU-vid were as thorough as yours. I’m a woodworker, myself, but I don’t make videos...maybe some day. Thanks for the informative instruction!

just got ryobi 9 in band saw this video sure makes this look very easy thank you for the post

good day sir i must say this is the best ,simplest and cheapest jig i have seen im going to make one just like this for my band saw thanks so much for shearing

A very good jig I will have to make one Thanks for sharing James

Winky, I have just completed your circle cutting jig to help me build Jay Bates' Cyclone Dust collector Stand. I was quite apprehensive about using it but it worked just as you said. Easy to adjust and easy to use and turns out a great product. Thanks so much for the guidance Chasguy

Thank you for this video, I also have a craftsman band saw ,I bought a circle cutting attachment at a pawn store and it was a real pain,, after seeing your video with the same saw I have ,I had to build it.your circle cutting fixture was easy yo build and works great.

Thanks, for the jig video, Winky. I've just cut my first circle, which comprised of two pieces. One being melamine, 16mm, and the other MDF, 12mm, with a diameter of 300mm. The project is for a Longworth Chuck. Although I'll be smoothing the face on the lathe, I believe I have a perfect circle, as it is. I did make one modification. I removed the carriage bolt spindle, and replaced with an embedded panel pin; meaning I won't have a hole right through. The sequence of the Longworth design necessitated a centre mark only, until a bolt hole was drilled through at completion, to keep both pieces bound together, but able to turn. OK. the jig's an absolute WOW!

Good stuff Wink

Thanks the video. I have watched several videos about circle jigs and I think yours is the best. That being said I am now in the process of making one for myself. This thing will come in real handy. Thanks again.

Thanks for a brilliant video. I have learned so much in a short time. I am saving your video to view again to make my own circle cutting jig. 👍🏾

Nice job. You made it pretty clear , how to. I liked the end , "how to not screw up your top!" Thanks for sharing.

I completed my jig this weekend and it works great. This is the best tutorial I have found on RU-vid for this project.

Winky's Woodworking Tips -- My wife asked me to make a couple 23 1/2" circles for an ottoman that she wants to re-stuff. I watched several videos for making the band saw circle jig and yours is the one I followed. It was fairly simple to do and I thank you for taking the time to make this video. I did a couple small circles as tests before doing the 23 1/2" one. The small ones were successful (and had the proper dimensions). I was amazed at how easy they were to do. I then tackled the first of the 2 larger ones with great success. I must purchase the material for the 2nd large one. That's tomorrow's agenda. Thanks again for an excellent tutorial.

Very ingenious - well done!

thanks a lot... your the only one who stated the pin location... i've been try to make some circles all day and it never worked until i adjusted my pin as you instructed thanks....

Awesome stuff, Thanks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Just found your tips Winky, I am new to woodworking so any tips help. And your circle cutting jig is exceptional.More power to your jigs! Regards Jim (OZ)

I have looked at several videos and I think yours is the best jig I have seen. I especially like that you made it from materials you already had. I think most of us are in that budget group. Use what you have and save money.

Looks like I found this weekend's project. Well-explained, Sir. Thanks so much.

Hi! It's the best band saw circle cutting jig I've seen! Thanks for sharing!

Good stuff Mork

Nicely done!

I have that same bench vise, bought mine in 1978.

Really well done video! Thank you for sharing.

Congratulations on a simple but brilliant jig. It is so easy to make from odd ends around the shop. I made one from the Woodsmith PBS TV show and I've scrapped it thanks to your design. Steel is at a premium, so I just used a piece of one by two for the underside of the clamp (works fine) and I used a couple of toilet flange bolts (on hand) for the clamping screws. You have no idea how happy I am with this jig - thanks so much.

Thanks for taking the time to create this video. It's my next shop project. Well done.

great video. i have the same bandsaw so this jig is just the trick. look forward to future videos.

Great video. I like how clear and thorough you are in showing how to build and operate the jig. I'm sure a lot of people will learn from what you're showing. From one RU-vid woodworker to another, thank you for sharing!

Well done. Thanks for sharing.

Mice Jig Winky and well explained. Keep up the good work.

WOW!! I want to thank you very much for sharing your knowledge sir, this jig is what I was looking for, please keep on sharing and thank you again!! :)

Great presentation and your detail explanation was easy to follow. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

Yep, a very good idea. I mentioned this at the end of the video but thanks for your input.

Seen a lot of different ideas on here but this one has too be the best ,

Great video and clear instructions. Thanks for taking the time to make the video.

Thanks for the video! Great idea.

great video, made your jig and had to readjust so the pin was even with the back of the blade, as you describe, after which it worked well, sure is better than freehanding it.

My update: I have made the Jig and it worked superbly first time. I employed most of the design details with a few modifications. Eg. the single slot shelf support I got was deeper and had to be cut down but was fine then. The adjustment screw was easier for me as my smaller band saw table has a slot in the front scale which allowed me to position the adjusting screw in this slot which also retains the jig assembly from lifting up. The advice about setting the centre pin in relation to the blade was invaluable and as such, the first 8 inch circle I tried in a piece of 6mm MDF was exact. I am really pleased with the result.

This was l felt a well delivered and well shot video.

I'm impressed with this video's simple presentation. I need to make several 18" x 3/4" plywood dummy-weight discs for my son's gym (for training) and will make this jig which will be less fuss than using a router jig which I've used in the past.

Excellently produced video tutorial & very comprehensive. Just what I need for whirligig construction. Many thanks.

Works perfectly! I also plan on using a hardwood slide as mine is made out of 1/2" MDF as opposed to 3/4 plywood. (3/4 was just overkill for my little 10" bench-top.) In the meantime I just drilled 1/4" deep holes .and marked them every inch and just move the pin (cut off nail). I also only drill the hole in the stock half way through so the hole doesn't show. THANKS!

Very well done video.

Well done 👍

Thanks for sharing

Great, thank you very much.

Thanks, I made one using hard wood runners on both sides and it works extremely well. Your instructions made it very easy to make mine.

Good work my friend good tips

Came across your vid by accident....very well explained, shown and made. A pleasure to watch

Excellent video. Thanks.

Excellent video. I’m going to build this one………

Best jig of all.

I love it. I put a 5/8 inch hole where the blades runs so the sawdust can be sucked out. Otherwise I made it just like you did.

best band saw circle cutting jig video i have watched. Good job. Love the stop you use and the explanation.

I just found your channel by accident today and I like your video technique and quality. I subscribed and look forward to other videos. Thanks for sharing.

I will be making one went to Depot and got all the materials i needed to make the jig Thanks for the insight

Just made this jig, and I really like the design. I used a hardwood slide instead of a shelf bracket and a 3/8 clevis pin for the center post. I was looking for a jig to make bowl blanks. The jig I saw for sale on line cost almost $140 by the time you get all the accessories necessary for bowl blanks. I made this for just a few dollars of hardware, and it works great!

Very nice and helpful. It is - up till this moment - the best jig i saw for this work. Gona make it. :-) Thanks.

very clever

Winky, When it's completed I will try to post a picture or two for you and Jay. Chas

I would first like to let you know that your style of video is a refreshing one. Seems a lot of people who get more and more views seem to try and get more views by adding bells and whistles that in my opinion are not needed . So very refreshing to see you do an excellent video with great lighting, sound and clear explanation. I have made my jig simular to yours but used all wood accept for the nut and the bolt. Just finished it last night and my blade was wondering off to the outside of the circle with my big blade so I switched out blade to my finer one and still same problem BUT not as bad . Well I gave up on it it was getting late and decided to sleep on it and look on here to see if I could get some ideas . Well your info on the position of pin makes sense so will get to garage and figure it out.

Nice jig. I built one today. Works great! I used t-bolts for the hold downs, so the bolts can't spin. Thanks

The hole for the blade will also work nice when I try to tilt the table to cut a bevel on the edge. I have a lot of ideals for using circles, like round cribbage boards.

Yes, a hole in the middle of a table top is not so good. Try making a short pin and drilling the hole part way through.

Thanks for the great video. Mine new jig works perfectly cutting 6" diameters out of 2x10's. I also need to cut 9" diameters out of 2x10's on a 30° angle, so one edge (the bottom) will be 9" in diameter, the other (top) will be 8". If I use the jig I just built and tilt my bandsaw table to 30° I have to cut a new blade path. If I do that an approximate ⅜" section of the plywood will be removed. The blade will be able to "flex" so I do not know if that will create a problem. Have you or anyone else tried doing this?

If you cut your pin just proud of the jig's surface, you wouldn't have to drill completely through most stock. This would leave one side of the circle without a visible hole in the center.

Hey, at 0:25, you said you were going to build a circle cutting jig for my band saw. Where is it? I'm still waiting for it. If it doesn't get here soon, I'll have to make my own.

Thanks, I,m cutting 2-1/2" and 9" circles and the smaller ones give me more trouble probably because I was just using a stop without any adjustment. Like how you used the joint connector bolts as locking method on the track.

nice job, "RU-vid Star" ! SEE YOU LATERS! Adorbs!

Looks brilliant. I wonder if I made one heavy duty enough it would cut steel on my metal cutting Startrite vertical bandsaw?

Well-thought out video. I like the materials list, and really appreciate the hints on where to set the pivot point relative to the blade gullet. Two minor complaints: your plywood has twist in it, and, for newbies, NEVER pull a piece towards you after cutting it on the router table. That practise can cost you fingers.

I like your videos. Thanks for putting them out, Do you mean the center of the pin at the back of the teeth?

Those having humidity issues with wood runners might find that beeswax or wood butter will help. So for that matter will auto wax.

How do you make those grooves without a router?

I made my key for my table saw sled and the circle cutter out of UHMW plastic . I purchased a cutting board at Walmart and made my keys . all hardwood keys are affected by moisture . i made my sled in the winter and it is not usable in the summer due to humidity.

very nice, but I don't want a hole in the center..

How smooth does a bandsaw like this cut? I bought a 14" saw and the cut is rough even using a 10 tpi 3/4" blade

Just made one of these works fine for a bit then the blade just stops .what am i doing wrong .? i can only assume i didnt get the centre right

Winky do you really need to cut a slot in the plywood for the miter runner, because i am making one and just glued the runner on the surface , do you think this will be ok? i forgot i needed to do that, give me an answer, thanks

Very nice jig. Is there a way to do with plexiglass? - without a hole in the middle?

winky imade the circle jig and it came out just fine the only issue i am having is getting the right measurement for my circles, do you have any idea, should i measure even with the pin or in the front of the pin or the back or even with it?

Hi there, Thanks so much for the video. I built it today, and I must ask how critical the size of the blade is. I used a 1/2 inch blade and it didn't work work at all. Then I went to a 1/8 inch blade and it worked fine. Was the difficulty with the larger blade because I didn't have the table set back (or forward) from the teeth properly? Thanks!

Could you please suggest really good quality band saw? Thank you

I bought a band saw (Einhell TC- Sb 200), When I try to cut some woods. İt is problem. Sometimes in straight cuts, sometimes in circular cuts.Should the saw be tight or loose When I cut straigh or circuler cuts.. I am trying to adjust the fence part of the saw and when I squeeze, the scale breaks. How can I solve this problem. Thanks

I like your design better than the previous one I had bookmarked to make, but you can't cut a 42" circle if your throat is less than 21 inches.

Does this jig work with the table tilted?

instead of going thru all that why not use a t track with 1/4 -20 carriage bolt and knob and for the pin drill and tap t-track for a screw

This idea is simply great, thanks! Bt the way, head over to Woody Hyezmars site, you can google his name, he’s giving away his woodworking book, I think still…

u just loose height anyway do do it and not loose the height ill be doin 6 in or 5 in blanks not much gap

Do it yourself, visit the Woodglut website and find out how.