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G.E.R.R.Y. October 3rd 03 02:55 PM

Is Freud dado set worth 50% more?
 
The new BORG which opened here in Aurora on Tuesday has a dado set by
Milbro (?) for $100 and a Freud set for $150. Is it worth it to spend
the extra $50 or am I being a cheapskate?

Gerry the eternal brokeskate

DarylRos October 3rd 03 07:39 PM

Is Freud dado set worth 50% more?
 
The new BORG which opened here in Aurora on Tuesday has a dado set by
Milbro (?) for $100 and a Freud set for $150. Is it worth it to spend
the extra $50 or am I being a cheapskate?


Depends on what you will use the dados for. If you want the cuts with little
chio out and a reasonably square surface, then yes you are being a cheapskate.

Spend even more and get the Forrest, far superior to Freud's. No chipout.
Square bottoms.

Andy Dingley October 3rd 03 10:42 PM

Is Freud dado set worth 50% more?
 
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 09:55:31 -0400, "G.E.R.R.Y."
wrote:

Milbro (?) for $100 and a Freud set for $150. Is it worth it to spend
the extra $50 or am I being a cheapskate?


No, Milbro is pretty good stuff.


(well, it always used to be - bets are off if it's now made in China)

--
Smert' spamionam

George October 4th 03 04:34 AM

Is Freud dado set worth 50% more?
 
I own the Forrest set and couldn't agree more!!! Buy the Forrest (it is
about 2x the price of the cheap set you found, but you'll save it on dados
done right the first time).

"DarylRos" wrote in message
...
The new BORG which opened here in Aurora on Tuesday has a dado set by
Milbro (?) for $100 and a Freud set for $150. Is it worth it to spend
the extra $50 or am I being a cheapskate?


Depends on what you will use the dados for. If you want the cuts with

little
chio out and a reasonably square surface, then yes you are being a

cheapskate.

Spend even more and get the Forrest, far superior to Freud's. No chipout.
Square bottoms.




Scott Brownell October 4th 03 05:03 PM

Is Freud dado set worth 50% more?
 
DarylRos wrote:

The new BORG which opened here in Aurora on Tuesday has a dado set by
Milbro (?) for $100 and a Freud set for $150. Is it worth it to spend
the extra $50 or am I being a cheapskate?


Depends on what you will use the dados for. If you want the cuts with little
chio out and a reasonably square surface, then yes you are being a cheapskate.

Spend even more and get the Forrest, far superior to Freud's. No chipout.
Square bottoms.


I don't get any chipout with my Freud SD508 and the bottoms are also
square. While I love my WWII I don't see any need to jump up to the
Forrest dado.

Scott
--
An unkind remark is like a killing frost. No matter how much it warms
up later, the damage remains.


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