How To Cut A Circle Out Of Wood With A Router

This method starts out the same as the previous using a plunge router and a circle cutting jig.

How to cut a circle out of wood with a router. Router Circle Jig Jigsaw Flush Trim Bit. With a 14 straight carbide router bit in the router I lower the bit so its a hair above the surface of the wood and then gently slide the jig with attached router forward or backward until the outside edge of the bit lines up with the circle line. Place the wood to be cut on the routing table horizontally.

This video from the Wood Whisperer shows a similar technique for making bowls using a router although you would want a straight pattern bit rather than the round-nose bit. Screw the trammel to the workpiece centering it on the circle you want to cut out. Just like with the jigsaw you can buy a trammel if you are cutting out a ton of different circles.

If done properly using a router to cut larger circles will provide the most accurate circle as well as the cleanest cut. Touch device users explore by touch or with. Carefully plunge it into the wood and begin moving it counterclockwise around the circle.

When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. I then tighten the star knob on top of the jig to lock things down. Put your safety goggles and put the router on the mark and start pushing the router over the wood.

Deep for the first pass. Youll use the different sized bearings to adjust the size of your hole on the last cut. A plunge router works best but if you dont have one hold the router above the wood and start it.

He hogs out most of the waste in the center with a Forstner bit on the drill press although you could do the whole thing with a router. Any nicks or bumps along the fence edge will affect your channel. When using a fence to cut wood you will often need to additionally support the wood as it is machined.