Cutting a circle out of wood.

[Calv]

Can anyone recommend an easy way to cut a decent circle from mdf?

All i have at my disposal at present is a jigsaw and a router (only just learning about the router though). I am pretty good with a jigsaw but wondered if there was a method of getting the circle exactly round easily?

I was just going to try and jigsaw around the circle outline freehand.

Thanks for any advice

Calv.

 

[PaulH]

Calv,

See here for one example of how to do this with a router.

Regards,
Paul.

 

[Calv]

Thats excellent, thanks for that Paul.

Calv.

 

[George_N]

I'd rough out the circle with the jigsaw and finish it with the router and a circle jig as in the link PaulH posted.

 

[Paul Chapman]

Here's an adjustable one I made, which is useful if you need to ensure that the circle is an exact size

And here it is in action

Hope this helps.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

Just another thought, Calv. If it's a very small circle where the pivot point has to be within the size of the router base, the small jig that Ron Fox shows here is good http://www.wealdentool.com/acatalog/tips_4.html I've used this type as well but don't have a picture handy.

Cheers :wink:

Paul