Expert Advice for your Lawn & Garden TV Host of Today's Homeowner® and home expert for The Weather ChannelVideo, Carpentry, Repairs and Installation, Tools & Hardware Published 10/05/2006 by Danny Lipford
Cutting an accurate circle in wood can be as simple as drawing one with this tip for creating a jig saw compass. Trace the shoe of the saw onto a thin piece of board and then draw a beam that runs perpendicular to the saw blade (we used a framing square.) The beam should be as long as the radius of the circle you want to cut. Cut out the jig you’ve drawn and attach it to the base of the jig saw with small machine screws. Measure from the blade of the saw back down the beam and drill a hole at your radius distance. Attach this pivot point to the wood you’re cutting with a small screw and you’re ready to cut your circle.
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