Help- I can't find it

[H.R. Shadow]

I've looked thru all the mags & books I have & I still can't find a plan for a simple circle cutting jig for a 12" bandsaw. I found several that were add-on pieces to a shop made table complete with track but I just need the simplest of jigs.
Anybody know where I should be looking?

[Jerry Ingraham]

Norm's circle cutting jig is simply a strip of plywood about 12" wide and 4' long which slips over the bandsaw table and is supported on the far end with an outfeed roller stand (or even a ladder rung would probably work) to level it. It simply has a series of 1/4" holes which you slip a short dowel into and into a corresponding hole in the underside of your tabletop. Place the dowel in the hole that matches your radius and give it a spin.

[H.R. Shadow]

Thanks for the reply, that's the one I was thinking of, but I still can't remember the folowing...Does the plywood cover the entire table or just up to the blade? Is there a bar that locks it into the miter slot? Or is it just clamped to the table? I thought about sticky back tape but then the wax on the table prevents adhesion.

[Marshall Harrison]

I'm not sure if I can links. If this is a no-no then please forgive me and remove this message.

http://www.ronan.net/~woodwork/bsjig.htm

http://www.rockler.com/tech/309849-Circle-Cutting.pdf

These should answer your questions.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

IIRC...norm used a flat head bolt and wing nut to attach it to his b/s... :confused: