Cut PERFECT Circles with a Bandsaw Circle Cutting Jig

This Bandsaw circle cutting jig is something that I have been wanting to make for a very long time and now I have a project that I NEEDED to have it! This homemade tool is made from a few scraps of plywood, wood glue and some pin nails. It features a sliding portion that allows you to cut perfect wooden circles anywhere from 2 inch diameter all the way up to 34 inches!
Several folks have asked me if I will offer plans for this and at this time I am not. Each bandsaw is a bit different so take the video and use the ideas and concepts to make your own jig!
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[@heuwel]

No that we have a total lock down here in South Africa, I had time to watch almost a 1200 different bandsaw jigs to cut circles....Your jig are by far the best, practical and easiest to make....Keep u[p the great videos

[@jtsands2008]

Agreed. Nice and simple yet robust. Love it.

[@caldeobald1250]

I began the day thinking that I should build a circle jig for a small project I had planned (rolling bases for my garbage can and wood scrap bin). In my head I had a much more complicated scheme for the sliding mechanism, but after watching your video (and several others I discarded) I decided to follow your simpler design. By early afternoon, the jig was done, and I moved on to the project. For what it's worth, I made one tiny modification. I thought that over time the bolt that fixes the sliding mechanism in place could chew up the back of the slide and interfere with its movement. So I drilled the countersink for the threaded insert ever so slightly larger and deeper so that it would accommodate a nickel as well as the insert. That way the bolt pushes on the nickel. My thought is that the much larger surface area of the nickel will be less likely to mar the back of the slide. Thanks for posting. You saved me going down a road of unneeded complexity.

[@hizo64HH]

Glad to see you back in the saddle bud, God bless and remember that you have the ultimate guardian angel taking care of you now.

[@DIYTyler]

We really do, thanks for the support!

[@tonybp965]

So good to see you back brother. I pray the whole family is well.

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks Tony!

[@ericevans6080]

Thank you Tyler. Spent a couple hours designing and building mine. It works wonderfully! More importantly it is a much safer way to cut the 4" circles I need.

[@murraylowe7493]

Wonderful to see you again. Gosh your lil munchkins are getting big. They are so very cute. Thanks for the great idea for a circle cutting jig.

[@johncallahan3957]

Thanks Tyler, great jig ! glad to hear all is well. Jay

[@doc1701]

Just what I needed. Thanks for taking the time to upload this. All the best from Australia.

[@stevenkofoed1698]

Good to see you back, I pray all is well. Great video, this is one I need to make too! Thanks

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks for the prayers and support Steven!

[@thomaszaccone3960]

AWESOME. JUST WHAT I NEEDED. Thank you so much!

[@billcarson6186]

Good to see you back Tyler. Hoping things are getting a bit easier for you and your family as time goes by.

[@DIYTyler]

Doing well so far....thanks for the support!

[@royball7005]

Watched this a few times, and compared it with others on KZbin. Decided this was the one for me and made it in a few hours with odd bits lying around my shop. Works perfectly. Thanks Tyler. :-)

[@sapelesteve]

Great to see you back Tyler. Nice project. Hope that things are getting back to normal for you & the rest of your family.................

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks Steve, so far so good!

[@paulumeh7410]

Thanks so much Tyler, I just built one and funny enough, I'm also working on a lazy suzan shoe rack. This makes it so easy. I thought it would come out with cracked edges since I was working with melamine chipboard but it was unbelievably smooth. Thanks man.

[@YuraKvadrat132]

Useful device. Simple and as always brilliant.

[@MrBubbajohnson1]

Great to have you back Tyler. I enjoy your videos and the kids are getting big!

[@DIYTyler]

They are going to be moved out before we know it!

[@bmak5405]

Great to see you back Tyler. Another super video. Thanks for the tips !

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks man!!

[@PunkR0ckz09]

Hey Tyler, awesome jig! I've got an idea for you on your problem. You may want to put a rabbet in one of your fixed parts to stick an adhesive back measuring tape on it and the recess should be cut deep enough to allow a little cursor glued in a recess on your moving part to slide freely over the tape. (similar to a table saw but in recesses so you can still spin your parts freely)

[@thehamlinwoodshop]

Glad to see you back. Thanks for the video!

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks man!!

[@jtsands2008]

Love the sliding mechanism opposed to a bunch of holes in the board like some of the others. Also like the full support around the blade opposed to the half boards you see a lot of people making. Nice job Tyler. Subscribed!

[@scatwater]

Hey, Tyler great project. I built a similar jig earlier this summer. You will have a ton of fun with it I have done some 24 in circles with mine. Something you may want to add if you have problems with your circles. On your hard stop add another T nut and a bolt with handle. As you change materials or saw blades it changes your point of references. Then to fix it all you have to do is adjust the nob and it pushes your sled away. It took away a ton of frustration for me. Looking forward to your project.

[@DIYTyler]

Nice idea! Thanks for the tip and for watching.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Pretty useful project!

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks!!

[@BrianErnste]

Welcome back! Thanks for the great content!

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks Brian!!

[@uknowulikethat4042]

welcome back, now all I need is a bandsaw.

[@DIYTyler]

Yup, jig won't be any good without that!

[@ode2george]

I've been needing to make one also. You did a super job of explaining everything. I really enjoy and learn from your videos. Thank you!!!

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks, glad you like them!!

[@ArteHobbyMagoo]

Great job leaving a Likeee brother.

[@juanssawshammers5014]

Nice ! I will try it my self 👍🏼

[@gmor46]

Good to see you back. Nice jig

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks!

[@americanwoodworkingtrickss6543]

Good job.

[@ShutterUp]

Tyler, I made one of these yesterday afternoon. I just wanted to stop by and thank you for the video and idea/instructions. It works like a champ. I had to cut a 13" circle and liked your design the best.

[@DIYTyler]

Excellent to hear! Glad it was easy to follow!

[@jasonb4350]

Thanks for kick in the ass now I’m finally going to make mine . I have been putting it off for like 2 years know so great video 🤗👌

[@DIYTyler]

Was the same situation here! It is nice to have.

[@timk9700]

Well done.... Thanks.

[@eloyworkshop541]

Very very good!!!👍

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks for watching!!

[@eddieagha5851]

Excellent video. If you turn your sliding dovetail 180 degrees around and insert the other end you should be able to cut larger circles.

[@1new-man]

Art in motion!

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks! I try!

[@nomoremuda]

short and sweet... well done.

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks Justin!

[@stevewalker7822]

Very nice.

[@Dathanswick1]

Welcome back man, I honestly missed you

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks Dathan! It's good to be back.

[@richardbennett217]

Hey Tyler, I just so happen to stumble across your video, while searching for plans on how to make a band saw circle cutting table/jig. I must say this was a gem to find, great job on the build/design. I loved it so much I had to make one of my own! I made a couple of small changes but overall I copied your design to a T!!! It works perfectly! thank you so much for sharing this.

[@DIYTyler]

Glad to hear it worked, thanks for the comment!

[@TimothyHall13]

2nd time through. I need to make one of these...

[@FredMcIntyre]

Nice job Tyler! 👍👊

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks Fred!

[@noconz0727]

Glad to see you back buddy.

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks...its good to be back!

[@mactoad]

sure did a lot of work for such s simple jig.

[@alimaleki217]

Nice job Tyler! And good to see you back; I don’t know that I would have survived what you went through.

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks for the kind words....it's the support and prayers from all our followers, family, friends and my brother looking down on us that has gotten us through. Thanks again!

[@johnfisher4910]

Thanks for the video. I made this jig but get severe binding straight out of the gate. I'm cutting a 5" diameter circle and have used 3/8" and 3/4" blades, neither of which worked. Any advice? Thanks!

[@craigpereira6381]

Great project

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks Craig!

[@louisgabriels6333]

Well done.

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks man!

[@eric44707]

Just made mine today. Worked out great! Do you put any finishes on your jig. What would you recommend if you did

[@RobinsonStevens]

Nice project!

[@DIYTyler]

Glad you like it!

[@jackevans5737]

We missed you. Welcome back.

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks Jack, is good to be back in the saddle.

[@Manuel_Z_Kayaks]

USE A WIDE BLADE WITH FINE TEETH... I went through (BROKE) 4 blades cutting 8 circles of plywood 92 more to go. I did this before I figured out the wider fine tooth blade was the best choice. And I only used the fine tooth blade because it was my last choice. I cut 42 circles with the fine blade till I ran out of wood. (I'm using a small table top band saw too)

[@leroywilson8898]

How can I download a general plan for this jig? I understand that my bandsaw will be different in size, but Id like to copy the plans if possible. Thanks, Tyler, I enjoy your videos for their practical nature and no-nonsense approach. Keep up the great tutorials...

[@garya9828]

Good job. Praying for u!

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks Gary!

[@earle0024]

QUESTION Tyler, what is the straight edge you are using to make your cross cut with the circular saw?

[@jameswestii454]

Hey Tyler. So realize this is an old video but I just made mine today for my Grizzly and it turned out great and circles perfectly round but 1/16" small. So did you come up with why yours were a bit on the small side? Measuring from tip of tooth and right side of blade, straight line from there to tip of finishing nail. If I measure and layout the same but from gullet instead of tip of tooth and still 1/16" small. All I can assume is maybe finish nail is not straight up and down. Weird but maybe we just need to add a bit to get it right? Anyways, if you have a minute I would be curious of what you found out.

[@KSFWG]

....and you can always add just a small splash of DIY Tyler Orange ;)

[@DIYTyler]

A nice smooth finish for any occasion! Thanks for watching Dave.

[@burtongolden7813]

How far back do you insert the pin or nail in the sliding portion of the dovetail board from the blade?

[@veritasestveritas8646]

That's a nice jig. As far as marking the jig for specific circle sizes, wouldn't you simply measure from he edge of the blade to the center of the pin? Say, if you want a 5" circle, measure 2 1/2 inches from the side of the blade facing the operator, to the center of the pin.

[@jetman1035]

I made one and it works great! Kind of hard to look under the piece and line up the pin with the hole in the material so I mark the hole with a red sharpie to give me the general location. You could put some hair on it too, I guess.

[@jpcoe9920]

Welcome back mate \m/

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks man!

[@garychristiansen508]

Do you like your respirator by 3M, looks like the image on amazon is missing something or is it all complete when you buy it? Good job on the circle jig! Love your videos!

[@mikedeafenbaugh5984]

Hey Tyler, welcome back! I think the reason your circle turned out a little bit smaller than you hoped is because you lined the center pin up with the back of the teeth instead of the front edge of the teeth. That 1/16 of an inch on each side of the circle would add up to the 1/8 inch that it's short. No idea if this is the case, but I hope it helps.

[@DIYTyler]

Regardless of what it is the reason I didn't put any measurements on is I can adjust the points now....then mark when I know I have them right!

[@chad384]

Thank you for putting together this video. I’d like to make a similar circle cutter. Does the plywood to the left of the blade have a role?

[@DIYTyler]

Just to balance the work piece. It also keeps the jig stable.

[@BlakeHaskins]

Sweet saw, are those carter guides?, what do use for wider blades? Great video

[@DIYTyler]

Not yet! Wider blades I will have to adjust the hard stop of the jig.

[@veronica5896]

Nice one =)

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks Veronica!

[@BruceAUlrich]

Cool jig...you'll get a ton of use out of that! What do you think is causing it to be off by 1/8"?

[@DIYTyler]

I measured using a tape....maybe to the wrong side of the pin. Make a perfect circle though, just need to get the trial and error out of the way. Thanks for watching Bruce!

[@BruceAUlrich]

Tyler G Ah, that makes sense.

[@jeffb5463]

Great job. Can you tell me what width blade you use/recommend?

[@davidgoldsmith8371]

Good question! My 1/8" blade doesn't work. The blade moves too much... I'd like to know the answer!!

[@bobt2522]

Great video. I made a very similar jig last year. I needed to make 16 wheels plus wheel covers for some toy trucks. The exact size didn't matter but they needed to be consistent. Instead of a pin, I installed a 1/4-20 threaded insert in the slide. The truck axles were 3/4" dowels, so I drilled a 3/4" hole in each wheel blank. I used a screw to fasten a 3/4" steel bushing to the slide. I cut the wheel based on the axle hole for perfect alignment. Can your CNC cut a wheel in less than a minute? I made a similar jig to sand the edges smooth and consistent on my belt sander.

[@DIYTyler]

Sounds like a handy jig for you as well! This jig will allow me to cut WAY faster than the CNC.

[@hotmeds]

Skoal Brother!

[@jerrilharris8560]

Great video. I have a suggestion that might make it easier to set up your jig for making different size circles. Assuming your slide piece with the nail or pin in has a flat/square leading edge. Why couldn't you mark exactly where the back side of your band saw blade is in reference to your jig. Now remove your jig from the band saw, slide out the center piece and with your plunge router cut a shallow dado starting at your mark you made and going to the outside edge of jig which would need to match depth and width of a sticky back ruler. After installing the ruler in dado slide your piece back in up against the saw blade. Now measure exactly one inch back from from the back side of saw blade and install the nail or pin on your sliding piece. Now all you have to do is put the leading edge of your sliding piece on the diameter of the circle minus one inch. For a 6 inch circle you would put the leading edge of your sliding piece on 5 inches due your nail or pin is already 1 inch away.

[@kavastudios6216]

what is the recommended size blade (width) to cut circles? Thinner better? 1/4"?

[@DIYTyler]

A 1/4” will be great! Bigger circles you can get away with a bigger blade

[@vjurco]

Blade width vs min. Radius which cam be cut (mm) 3/3 6/15 8/25 10/40 16/65 20/100 Those numbers were published by manufacturer - just remember it is radius not diameter. Diameter should be multiplied by 2x

[@nesleyheiney3111]

What I want to know is how many splinters are necessary? J/k ... Good work Tyler I like the thought of only moving the work piece and not the entire sled like most jigs.

[@DIYTyler]

lol, thanks for watching!!

[@wpd3004]

I would like to see the finished product. Specifically how you put the final measurements for the various circle radius. Thank you And welcome back.

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks for the support and for watching!

[@zaneh6224]

Hey Mate, Welcome back, I hope you and the family are doing OK.

[@DIYTyler]

We are doing pretty well, thanks for the support!

[@peszekv]

Quick question. I totally get the need for a circle cutting jig for the band saw. However you have a CNC, right? Is it more precise to use the CNC for any circle you might need?

[@jamesfoskey2804]

peszekv must people don't have a cnc. And I believe he once stated that he doesn't use it too often.

[@peszekv]

James Foskey Totally understand

[@DIYTyler]

Would take a lot longer to cut the amount of circles that I need, most people don't have a CNC and most viewers hate when I use it anyway! Thanks for watching.

[@eric44707]

Will it change anything if you swap out blades

[@DIYTyler]

Nope.

[@tommieallgire6207]

Im having trouble with mine. The blade drifts towards the center of my work piece

[@DIYTyler]

Check and look at the placement of the blade on your bandsaw wheels. You want to make sure the blade teeth are just front of center. If the blade is too far forward it will always drive to drift in.

[@jimferner973]

Tyler how can you cut a circle with a 24" diameter with your jig. My bandsaw has a 12" throat

[@caldeobald1250]

The throat depth is largely inconsequential with this jig. If it interferes, move the slide out past 12" and lop off the corners first, then move in for the final cut.

[@lavieja4036]

welcome back tyler!

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks....good to be back!

[@fredthomson8145]

Hey Tyler, sounds like you had some issues. Hope all is well and welcome back. I like how your shop is laid out. Do you have any drawings on the cabinets and drawers? Is that plywood walls or plasterboard? Fred

[@DIYTyler]

Fred, thanks for the kind words. I have plans for sale for the Miter station. All plywood.

[@Timbo868]

Tyler, your to young to know the ways around a woodworking shop!! You are sure teaching an this old man(watching your video) a thing or two!! OK, I just subscribed. Keep those videos coming!!

[@reggiesmith6423]

What is the name brand of your bandsaw?

[@DIYTyler]

It is a Laguna 14|12

[@reggiesmith6423]

@@DIYTyler I thought it may have been a Laguna. Thanks brother and keep up the great videos.

[@FLyyyT_]

I farted while watching your video. Thanks for the tips! * * Fart was unrelated

[@jasonmartinez5562]

Well obviously not for the beginner. But thanks anyways