Jasper circle jig: limited compatibility?

[juanito]

Hello, I'm going to do my own holes with a router and some sort of circle jig. I see the very popular Jasper with sells in USA but don't see anything like it here in EU. So before I hit for a Jasper (quite costing the shipping) do you know if the compatibility is very limited as it says?
have you tried the Jasper with Makita RT0700Cx2? I've red in other forum than Jasper seems to fit in any machete router...😕
Also the routers suggested in Jasper are not easy to buy here in Spain.

Thanks very much in advance!

 

[richie00boy]

If you only need to cut a few holes, just make your own circle jig from a scrap sheet of MDF.

Easy to make, just bolt sheet to router base with hole made for cutter, then add bolt/screw for pivot. To find pivot position just make distance to centre of pivot from far edge of cutter your wanted radius.

 

[dchisholm]

. . . So before I hit for a Jasper . . . do you know if the compatibility is very limited as it says? . . .

What makes the compatibility "limited"?

I have never owned a Jasper circle jig, and I have never used one. However, I have used other circle jigs with similar design. The design uses very basic principles. It uses a router to make circular cuts, and performs that task very effectively. Many people, including myself, have made our own circle jigs. You can see one example in the thread "Driver Cutout Tips" at http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/construction-tips/160422-driver-cutout-tips.html#post2801770 . (Additional information at http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/construction-tips/160422-driver-cutout-tips-2.html#post2804692 .)

The least expensive - yet quite effective - "circle jig" I ever used on a router was a piece of relatively thin material (perhaps 1/8" Masonite? Or a scrap of wall paneling?) held onto the router base with duct tape, and a nail for the pivot.

Trammel-type circle jigs are easy and inexpensive to construct at home. The most impressive DIY jig I've seen is on the Forum at:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/construction-tips/271242-custom-circle-jig-dewalt-compact-router.html

My most recent shop-built circle jig, which can go from hockey pucks to table tops, is at:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/construction-tips/247290-cutting-circles-jig-saw-2.html#post3929167

. . . . Also the routers suggested in Jasper are not easy to buy here in Spain . . .

Approximately 90% of all the routers I have ever seen, use half a dozen hole patterns for attaching the router to a sub-base . . . or to any kind of jig. If you make a few measurements, and draw a sketch, you should be able to find a router that fits the Jasper jig.

I am certain you can buy some very capable routers in Spain. Learn how to make a sub-base for your router, using acrylic sheet material (Perspex or Plexiglass), or polycarbonate (Lexan) that you purchase from the cut-off bin at a plastics distributor. When you do that, you can adapt your router to fit a jig made for ANY router.

Thanks very much in advance!

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Dale