On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 2:47:05 PM UTC-5, Electric Comet wrote:
looking for a new dado set and found something i had not heard of before

freud has a box joint set

two blades

one formation gives you 3/8 inch and the other gives you 1/4 inch

would probably meet my needs but it is not cheap

may just go with a 6 inch dado set from hf with a 20 off coupon
anyone have an hf dado set

freud also has a dial a width dado set which is 260 dollars or more

I used an 8" HF dado set for years with my old 10" Walker Turner contractor style TS. It only had a 1 HP motor but that never held it back. Anyway, I had no issues with the HF set except that the shims would get caught in the saw arbor threads and get deformed. Easy fix with magnetic shims.

My use was occasional and the quality of the dado bottom was not an issue or concern.

I have recently replace the WT saw with a Saw Stop cabinet saw. Love it. I also upgraded my dado set to the 8" set from Ridge Carbide. Day and night quality difference in the dado set and the quality of the cut.

Now, the Ridge set is easily 3 to 5 times more costly then the HF. You judge how often you will use this and whether it is worth all the $$s. For me, I wanted a quality set. For occasional use, the HF will probably be just fine.

BTW, I can't say enough good things about Ridge Carbide. Both their blades and their service.

Bill Leonhardt