Mike's Mindful Minutes Quick Tip #2 (Cut a Perfect Octagon)

Tip for you this will show you how to cut a perfect octagon on a table saw every time. Enjoy
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[@danielhanawalt4998]

The videos I've watched up till yours a compass was used. I don't have a compass. Sure am glad I came across your video. Easiest way I've seen to make the octagon and no compass needed. Thanks a million.

[@mfwoodshop]

Glad I could help!

[@davidjanis8975]

I know this awhile back, but have been cutting octagons all afternoon for wind chimes using your method. Thanks!

[@mfwoodshop]

cool glad to help

[@adesuyanjoshua5667]

God bless you...I love you...this will complete my project 😍😍🥳

[@mfwoodshop]

good

[@Ron-FabandBuild]

Thanks Mike. Good Idea. I will be trying that myself. I have made many octagons in the past and have always struggled through the process in getting them right.

[@mfwoodshop]

Glad to help

[@CarlJacobson]

Great tip Mike, can't wait to see your birdhouse.

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks Carl

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks Terry

[@PatrickSallenave-z9q]

Vous êtes trop fort.Un grand merci

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks for watching

[@rubenbenavides1858]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks for watching!

[@bassinbob1965]

Thank you so much Mike for taking your time to make these videos that teach us beginners very useful techniques. I am making an octagon end table made of walnut. I wanted an accurate octagon for the shape so this really helped. After shaping the table top I want to route the edge with the Roman Ogle profile then inlay,1" from the edge, a 9/16" wide strip of marble tile I got from Home Depot all around the whole outer section of the table top. Then I want to insert a 4" piece of padauk in the center and out line it with a thin piece of brass. The column down to the legs will be turned on the lathe also of padauk. I am not sure what type of wood or style the legs will be or the number. 3 or 4 I guess. Anyway thank you again so much. You are an awesome craftsman.

[@mfwoodshop]

No problem, that table sound Awesome. Have fun, good woodworking.

[@hetrolife]

smart an easy way to do a perfect octagon. Thanks Mike

[@mfwoodshop]

+adeeb abdullah thanks

[@TumbleSensei]

wtf major hacks! how could I have not thought of something so simple? you are a wizard! subbed in my underwater sub at subway.

[@mfwoodshop]

+DOESTHOU EVENQUAD Thanks, pretty simple, fast and works well.

[@TumbleSensei]

+Mike Fulton indubitably! looking forward to more woodworking tutorials! this saved me some serious geometry work

[@scoobyharper]

Thank you for the video.straight to the point.very smart idea

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks

[@tomfoster9630]

Thanks for this great tip, Mike. I too am building a birdhouse and needed an octagon for the base. Messed up a few pieces before finding your method here.

[@mfwoodshop]

Cool

[@turtleclans1]

keep rotating top piece and you'll have a perfect circle. awesome vid :)

[@mfwoodshop]

Oh, ya good idea. That's the best part about this KZbin thing ware my brain stops someone else's takes the next step.

[@PBS-nm1uu]

that is the simplest one i have seen, great, keep them coming, please do one for a hexagon

[@mfwoodshop]

thanks

[@NickFerry]

nice tip Mike - can't wait to see the birdhouse

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks, about 1/2 way mark on The house

[@stevecollins9450]

Another great tip. Thanks Mike!

[@mfwoodshop]

Thank you, I'll keep doing them as they come up. As long as people watch them.

[@philstat100]

Thank You for a great video and information.

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks

[@stingk5295]

Awesome ,Great!

[@mfwoodshop]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@BDL090754]

Excellent thanks

[@mfwoodshop]

Glad you liked it

[@duczman76]

easy but effective method.thanks 4 sharing

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks and welcome

[@duczman76]

@@mfwoodshop in all my time as a hobby woodworker, i have found that often the simple tricks are usually the best.that's why i always like to watch such videos,because they show a simple solution for a supposedly complicated problem.greetings from northern germany.have a nice day

[@toddthompson1970]

Thank you so much for posting this I just came in from shop hoping to find a safe way to cut this im cutting from 4×4 block but I'm sure I can incorporate your great idea I'm so glad I found this it's going to save me some time I was going to put some kind of jig together an probably still wouldn't been as clean as this thanks again. An subscribed looking forward to seeing more tips simply awesome

[@mfwoodshop]

My pleasure I hope it helps you. Happy woodworking

[@michaeldunn5280]

Just came across this. Great tip. Love it

[@litandebnath4895]

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[@mfwoodshop]

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[@skydiveme52]

Appreciate your video, very helpful. I did subscribe and like . Thanks .

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks for the sub!

[@MarkChristopherpens]

Can't wait to see your birdhouse!

[@mfwoodshop]

I'm maybe 1/2 done

[@davidskeeterskeeter1835]

Simple and brilliant,! 👌👌👌👍🇬🇧

[@mfwoodshop]

Thank you

[@SuperElmix]

You sir are a genius

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks

[@McGinnsWoodShop]

Great tip! Thanks!

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks

[@luizgoncalves4778]

Fantastic !!!! Good ideia !!!

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks

[@paulbignell6977]

brill...so simple, if you know how...and now i do nice video

[@mfwoodshop]

+Paul Bignell Thanks Paul

[@CyYates1]

Great Job!!

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks!

[@dscritter614]

wonderful!

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks

[@SpecificLove7]

Nice tip

[@mfwoodshop]

Thank you

[@emtscythe3782]

Great tip Mike. Will this work for any size? I need to cut a 12 inch octagon for a game board for the wife. Keep the tips coming.

[@mfwoodshop]

Yes I just did a 16in just fine

[@frankorona1]

¡¡Great tip, thanks for sharing!!

[@mfwoodshop]

No problem, I find these helpful when I see them. Thanks for watching.

[@MRrwmac]

Nice tip!

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks

[@ryanb1874]

Almost Perfect octagon, use sqaure w unit 8. Cut of all corners at 45 D at 2.343 into sides, remaining virgin face is 3.314 (8) and formed cut sides are 3.3135, if you can measure accurately enough. SO if you g a 6" sqaure the corner cutoffs are 1.75725"

[@mfwoodshop]

True, close is good enough for this demo

[@ryanb1874]

@@mfwoodshop right. I like your method though, did not know that.

[@louiscypher7090]

Thanks!

[@mfwoodshop]

No problem

[@SteveCarmichael]

Neat trick! So did you save those little corners thinking they will come in handy someday?

[@mfwoodshop]

Yup, and have already use some.

[@yngwie66]

Would it be possible, using the shim, to flip the pieces over and knock the corners of the other piece and end up with two octagons? Obvious the nails would get in the way.

[@mfwoodshop]

Great question, and yes the only safety concern is there is not a lot of surface area to hold against the shim. I did that on my bird house and that's what I found. It still worked.

[@jeffthunders]

If you were doing multiple octagons I think it would be easier to lay them out with the octagonal table from your framing square and then gang cut them.

[@kleztrump]

Uv

[@jasonmccabe5915]

What if you want to cut an octagon without putting holes in the piece?

[@mfwoodshop]

+Jason McCabe (Camulas) double sided tape, hot glue, ca glue.

[@jamesherring5140]

That's great

[@mfwoodshop]

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[@johnjohnoj6408]

good tip, ty

[@mfwoodshop]

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[@monkwerks]

So are you making a stop sign birdhouse?

[@mfwoodshop]

No but that would be cool.

[@NoxieNation]

Do you have any tips for making a 10 sides decagon?

[@mfwoodshop]

no Sorry

[@alsideochoa4347]

quebien ese megusto

[@mfwoodshop]

me too

[@albertmikkelsen7411]

i like the way you did that .what i would like too know is how to make one out of 2by 4 ,about 6 feet sq./?

[@mfwoodshop]

+albert mikkelsen Well careful measuring and a straight edge with a saw for me. Or buy a big table saw

[@davem5843]

nice

[@mfwoodshop]

Thanks Dave

[@GarethPursehouse]

any better solutions for this now that time has passed? Something without nailing each piece like that? I gotta do 1000 :)

[@mfwoodshop]

I have not thought about it at all. I haven't cut any sense this video. maybe double sided tape.

[@russveinot5754]

as Maynard G. Krebs would say, that was a little square :>)

[@mfwoodshop]

Don't know who that is. But I'm sure it has to do with the 60's I think. Thanks for watching.

[@russveinot5754]

comedy series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Maynard was his beatnik sidekick. yes, you are too young.

[@yousircantknow8987]

Two words = Framing Square.

[@mfwoodshop]

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[@KollerKrew]

Thats a shit idea, now you have holes in you octagon...

[@mfwoodshop]

then dont do it jack ass