If you’d asked me three minutes ago if I thought it was possible to cut a circle on a table saw I would have said – “probably not,” and then, “why would you want to, isn’t that what a band saw or jig saw’s for?”
Well, I find my first impulse proven wrong, and for those of you who need to cut a (perfect?) circle for an upcoming project you may find these videos useful, as well as the written how-tos posted below the videos.
Cut a Circle on a Table Saw
The Original Jimmy Jig/cutting odd angles and a circle
Slight Variations on Cutting Circles with Table Saws:
Cutting a Circle on the Table Saw – from WoodWeb, a site that catalogs great ideas from woodworking forums.
Cutting Circles on the Tablesaw – a fine woodworking reader writes in
Tool Snob previously posted this…..a picture of my first attempt after watching this is posted there.
You tell me how close to perfect it is.
http://www.toolsnob.com/archives/2007/07/cutting_a_circle_on_a_table_sa.php