"Toller" wrote in message
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I had to make a 7/8" dado today. Since my dado set only goes up to 13/16"
I put a 1/2" dado assembly in my TS and cut a groove. I moved the fence
3/8" and cut a second grove. It only took one adjustment to be perfect.

It was faster and easier than most dados I have cut, where you have to
fuss with the spacers.

Is there a downside to this method I am not seeing? If not, I will do all
my dados this way.

Some people nibble with their rip blade. If you had an underpowered saw,
(or a couple of dropped cutters that had blown their carbide) you'd do it
that way a lot. Got a nice Freud set three years ago to replace the kid's
handiwork.