Simple Circle Cutting Jig With No Need For Center Hole

[@asd67lkj]

Thanks.. Great tip for attaching the jig to the router...

[@CasualDIY]

Glad you like it 👍

[@victorvos2833]

Simpel perfect!

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks 👍

[@tonyworkswood]

I like that jig Tomasz, works great. Tony

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks 👍

[@Lutzboater]

A great and ingenious jig. Thanks for sharing this idea.

[@CasualDIY]

Glad you like it!

[@katabrontes]

Very clever Tomasz

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you for watching 👍

[@barryparks8055]

GREAT IDEA

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you for watching 👍

[@alansmith2469]

Brilliant idea

[@CasualDIY]

And it works great

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, Tomasz! Great jig indeed! 😃 Soon enough I'm going to have to cut a circle as well... I'm definitely going to use some ideas! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@CasualDIY]

Great simple jig to help you out with this task 👍 Be good 👍

[@und3rgroundman865]

What tape did you use?

[@CasualDIY]

Double sided tape for carpets

[@und3rgroundman865]

@@CasualDIY Thanks. I've been looking for double sided tape specifically for holding router templates - a firm hold but no tearing of fibres or leaving residue - but most YTers are in the US and the brands they recommend aren't available here in the UK.

[@CasualDIY]

@@und3rgroundman865 the one I use is very strong but I've not had issues with fiber tearing however that would depend where it was placed

[@markduggan3451]

Great idea.

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks!

[@johnvodopija]

A neat solution. Nice work. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺

[@CasualDIY]

Works perfectly

[@idlersdream826]

Very good, simple jig, could be refined with an adhesive tape measure to quickly dial in the size required 👍.

[@CasualDIY]

Always room for improvement 👍😁

[@AndyCPugh]

Clever!

[@CasualDIY]

And it works 👍

[@barry.w.christie]

Hi Tomasz, another useful jig, clearly explained and demonstrated 👍 A few suggestions for you .... 1) Using a tube instead of a bolt would give a more precise point of rotation without wearing away the pivot point, as the bolt will due to the threads. 2) Instead of sticking the double sided tape directly to the wood, put some masking tape on the wood and stick onto that instead (less likely to damage the wood trying to remove).

[@CasualDIY]

Good points there Barry thank you👍

[@geoffreycoan]

Thanks Tomasz, interesting jig for cutting circles. On the jig I wonder if the bolt bearing in the bottom section might not wobble in use especially on larger circles as it relies on the tightness of the hole to keep the spindle running true and there’s quite small surface area of the bolt pressing on the base. To make it more stable you could put a bearing in, and then bolt the rotating piece to the bottom section to keep it held down. Suggestion on the video itself, maybe introduce the jig and the various parts early on. I was quite confused trying to work out what you were building from all the different parts until quite a way through the video when it became clear 👍

[@CasualDIY]

That's the whole point so you watch the whole video and not just the first 30 seconds 😅🤣👍 Some good points there, made several circles with it and I have not experienced any slack. If the circles were made from soft wood like pine then I bet that slack would come pretty quick. With plywood I think it should be fine. You don't actually put that much pressure on it if anything you are adding downward pressure. But sure there is always room to make improvements and make it better 👍

[@Goodellsam]

Brilliant

[@CasualDIY]

And it works great 👍

[@leadminer4957]

Thanks for the video Tomasz 👍 I am looking for a solution for tiny circles too ! ( 4.5cms to be precise with no centre hole) 😬 I don't have a lathe, so a router might be the way to go ? I have seen the dowel jig for a table saw on 3x3Custom but not too confident I can achieve that. Keep up the good work.

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you. I'm planning to make one but for a bandsaw. Table saw and a router seem a bit too risky for that

[@JayOfBurn]

Hey Tomasz, good idea. I've never liked leaving the hole in the middle, may have to do this. Little tip for releasing the tape... leave a small tab of tape outside of the base, stick some paper on either side so you can get a hold of it. When you're done, just pull the tape, it'll stretch and release from the work piece ;)

[@CasualDIY]

That's a great tip thank you. I did struggle a bit to take if off 🤣

[@contessa.adella]

Easier would be just use a strong double sided tape to hold some scrap on top of the centre and pin into that! Great video👍 I thought Tomaz was going to make a device to make a circle….from outside the circumference.

[@CasualDIY]

Hmm that would work as well 😅👍

[@ПерстФомы]

Замечание 1) Слишком маленькая плошадь опорного круга (который приклеивается). При больших усилиях резания его может сдвинуть на 0,1 - 0,2мм. Замечание 2) Способ не годится, если требуемый диаметр круга меньше, чем размер подошвы фрезера. Навскидку пришла такая идея. В некотором шаблоне толщиной 6-10 мм вырезается круглое отверстие диаметром на самые частые нужды. Под него вырезается круг, чтобы скользил в нём точно, без люфта. На этом круге закрепляется фрезер с возможностью регулировать сдвиг вдоль диаметра (вплоть до центра если уж совсем нужен кружок в 0). Вырезаемый кружок, конечно, нужно как-то закрепить на некоторой основе, например, двусторонним скотчем. (На маленьких диаметрах это будет проблемно).

[@grunwode]

I guess I could skip the step with the 50mm bit. I do like the idea of using double sided tape for a circle or ellipse jig.

[@CasualDIY]

You can adjust it to your needs in any way 👍as long as it works for you