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FIGURE
2 3
a.
4 a.
b.
b.
FIRST: CARPET
TAPE WORKPIECE
TO SCRAP PIECE,
THEN CLAMP TO
WORKBENCH
a. a. a.
the center to allow it to fit over the little epoxy on the threads of the bolt tape the pivot plate to the top of your
pivot block (Figure 5a). After cutting and add the knob. Finally, grind a workpiece over the center of the
the dado as shown in Figure 8, you’ll slight chamfer on the end of the pin to circle. Otherwise, just drill a 1/4"-dia.
need to drill a hole near the end of make it easier to insert into the pivot hole at the center of your workpiece
the blank and then cut the block to hole. for the pivot pin.
length. A studded knob and washer Using the Jig – There’s not really When it comes to actually cutting
are used to assemble the pivot block much to using the jig. To start with, out the circle, just remember to take
and pinch block to the rest of the remove the base plate from your it slow. You’ll need to make multiple
jig. router and mount it to the base of passes, lowering the bit no more than
Pivot Pin – The last part to make the jig. The next step is to position a 1/4" between each pass. And make
is the pivot pin. This is nothing more the pivot pin along the arm of the sure to put some scraps of wood
than a hex bolt with a round knob on jig according to the size of the circle underneath your workpiece before
one end (see photo in margin at left). you wish to make. you start routing so that you don’t
To make the pivot pin, you can start How you attach the jig to your accidentally cut through the circle and
by cutting off both ends of the bolt so workpiece will depend on your into your workbench (see photo on
that it’s about 21/8" long with only 1/2" project. If you don’t want any holes bottom of page 1).
of the threads remaining. Then run a in the finished circle, you can carpet