"John Moorhead" wrote in message
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Folks -

I can't think of any hard reason why this wouldn't be safe, but thot I'd
ask, since I'll be showing a shop full of spermlings the operation...

I want to cut a small channel in the center of a square ~2" x 24" it's for
a
student's lamp project - I am going to rip it in half, then I wanted to
use
the dado head at 45 degrees to cut a small channel for the lamp cord
through
the center of each half and glue the whole mess back together.

Yes, I know I could do the same thing using a core box bit in the router
table - yes I know I could make two passes with each half of the stock and
a
standard saw blade. - I want to show them that there are almost always
more
than one or two ways to do things, and I already have the dado set on the
saw.

So, simply put, is it safe to cut dadoes with the blade tilted at an angle
other than 90/0 degrees? Thanks in advance for your feedback.


Hey John. I should think you might have a better lesson in demonstrating
the proper use of the proper tool for a given job. Lots of tools can be
used for things they weren't intended for and it doesn't take many lessons
for most people to figure that one out. What does seem to take a bit more
reinforcement is the concept of not cobbing the job.

Can it be done safely? I'm not sure I see an immediate reason why it can't,
but it sure will make a crummy product - all for the sake of showing that
you can use the wrong tool and still "do the job". Your groove is not going
to be square with the blade tilt you describe. I guess I just can't picture
what you're trying to do here. At the very least I can't understand why
you're complicating this with a blade tilt at all. Maybe it's my lack of
imagination...

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-Mike-