Super simple and easy Band Saw Circle Jig

Looks like an inexpensive solution. I will admit to being lazy when I needed one and bought the Carter jig for $80. It works fairly well and I’ve made enough lazy susans to pay for it no problem. I will admit though that any of these commercial models do take some trial and error for setting up, plus are prone to shifting if you are not careful.

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I’ve bought many a jig instead of making them, but all the ones I looked at were too complicated for what you had to do. Seriously, it’s just ridiculous to me that they would be that difficult! Lol – this is just a nice and easy jig.

I’d say the one Darbin Orvar made (which I also made with a few tweaks) is a very simple, yet versatile jig, IMO. Just slide the bar out to the radius, lock the arm, place plywood on pin and start cutting/rotating. The small profile is also nice for storage. With that said, yours is definitely a quick method to getting some circles cut. Great job for a quick jig setup.

I d say the one Darbin Orvar made (which I also made with a few tweaks) is a very simple, yet versatile jig, IMO. Just slide the bar out to the radius, lock the arm, place plywood on pin and start cutting/rotating. The small profile is also nice for storage. With that said, yours is definitely a quick method to getting some circles cut. Great job for a quick jig setup.

- Rayne

This is as he says a simple jig with two settings, for something quick or the same size all the time it works well.

Have to agree, currently working on my own version of hers with a few tweaks.

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This is as he says a simple jig with two settings, for something quick or the same size all the time it works well.

Have to agree, currently working on my own version of hers with a few tweaks.

- woodbutcherbynight

Exactly! Just a quick and simple jig – you can have as many settings as you could like to do though. I’m thinking of doing a router groove every inch to get circles anywhere from 2 inches up to 24 inches.