dado sets: comments on delta 35-7680?
 

My Systimatic Fine dado set has been sharpened for the last time. But
it's a set I've never been pleased with for any kind of crosscuts in
plywood (especially oak).

From what I can gather from the literature, a replacement set can
either be an A grade (Freud SD508, Infinity, Ridge, Forest Amana,
Systimatic Super Fine, Dicor, Forrest) all starting at about $200, or
the B grade (Freud SD208, Systimatic Fine, others?) starting around $85.
The tradoffs seem to be the flat bottoms and the way they handle plywood.

I'm just wondering where this Delta blade fits into the mix. The price
is on the B grade side, yet the cutters look similar to the A grades
(Forrest). Can anyone comment on the performance of this blade on
plywood, and in particular, crosscuts in red oak and cherry?

Thanks,
Bill

dado sets: comments on delta 35-7680?
 

"Bill Wichser" wrote in message
...
My Systimatic Fine dado set has been sharpened for the last time. But
it's a set I've never been pleased with for any kind of crosscuts in
plywood (especially oak).

From what I can gather from the literature, a replacement set can either
be an A grade (Freud SD508, Infinity, Ridge, Forest Amana, Systimatic
Super Fine, Dicor, Forrest) all starting at about $200, or the B grade
(Freud SD208, Systimatic Fine, others?) starting around $85. The tradoffs
seem to be the flat bottoms and the way they handle plywood.

I'm just wondering where this Delta blade fits into the mix. The price is
on the B grade side, yet the cutters look similar to the A grades
(Forrest). Can anyone comment on the performance of this blade on
plywood, and in particular, crosscuts in red oak and cherry?

Thanks,
Bill

Something to consider about the "look a likes" that cost less. While they
look like the more expensive brands and may start out cutting pretty good,
they probably use a less expensive carbide. The Forrest blades use a top
quality carbide that holds it edge for a very long time. A cheaper set that
cuts pretty good may not be so cheap if you have to have them resharpened
more often.

dado sets: comments on delta 35-7680?
 

On Feb 9, 7:57*pm, Bill Wichser wrote:
My Systimatic Fine dado set has been sharpened for the last time. *But
it's a set I've never been pleased with for any kind of crosscuts in
plywood (especially oak).

*From what I can gather from the literature, a replacement set can
either be an A grade (Freud SD508, Infinity, Ridge, Forest Amana,
Systimatic Super Fine, Dicor, Forrest) all starting at about $200, *or
the B grade (Freud SD208, Systimatic Fine, others?) starting around $85.
* The tradoffs seem to be the flat bottoms and the way they handle plywood.

I'm just wondering where this Delta blade fits into the mix. *The price
is on the B grade side, yet the cutters look similar to the A grades
(Forrest). *Can anyone comment on the performance of this blade on
plywood, and in particular, crosscuts in red oak and cherry?

Thanks,
Bill

I have the Delta 35-7670 8-Inch Stacked Dado Set that Amazon carries
(there is another set by DeWalt which looks identical) and it's worked
really well for me. I haven't used it much, but I used it to put 1/2"
grooves in some pressure treated SYP, and they still work fine on oak.
I have a 35+ year old 9" Delta contractor's saw, and even though my
saw may be underpowered for the blades, it still cuts great and gives
me a nice smooth bottom.

The included shims are metal, which I like, and the case is nice. It's
a plastic "brief case" style case with secure wing nuts to hold the
blades and chippers in place, and the shims are in little plastic
pockets in the case.


-Nathan

dado sets: comments on delta 35-7680?
 

First investigate.

Plywood is metric and doesn't fit many dado blade sets.

I think I got one from De Walt that was filled with lots of
thin stacker's and contained a many chipper blades.

I can match anything with it. Be cautious - a good buy might
not fit todays wood that is coming from Chile or Canada.

Martin

N Hurst wrote:
On Feb 9, 7:57 pm, Bill Wichser wrote:
My Systimatic Fine dado set has been sharpened for the last time. But
it's a set I've never been pleased with for any kind of crosscuts in
plywood (especially oak).

From what I can gather from the literature, a replacement set can
either be an A grade (Freud SD508, Infinity, Ridge, Forest Amana,
Systimatic Super Fine, Dicor, Forrest) all starting at about $200, or
the B grade (Freud SD208, Systimatic Fine, others?) starting around $85.
The tradoffs seem to be the flat bottoms and the way they handle plywood.

I'm just wondering where this Delta blade fits into the mix. The price
is on the B grade side, yet the cutters look similar to the A grades
(Forrest). Can anyone comment on the performance of this blade on
plywood, and in particular, crosscuts in red oak and cherry?

Thanks,
Bill

I have the Delta 35-7670 8-Inch Stacked Dado Set that Amazon carries
(there is another set by DeWalt which looks identical) and it's worked
really well for me. I haven't used it much, but I used it to put 1/2"
grooves in some pressure treated SYP, and they still work fine on oak.
I have a 35+ year old 9" Delta contractor's saw, and even though my
saw may be underpowered for the blades, it still cuts great and gives
me a nice smooth bottom.

The included shims are metal, which I like, and the case is nice. It's
a plastic "brief case" style case with secure wing nuts to hold the
blades and chippers in place, and the shims are in little plastic
pockets in the case.


-Nathan

dado sets: comments on delta 35-7680?
 

"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
...
First investigate.

Plywood is metric and doesn't fit many dado blade sets.

I think I got one from De Walt that was filled with lots of
thin stacker's and contained a many chipper blades.

I can match anything with it. Be cautious - a good buy might
not fit todays wood that is coming from Chile or Canada.


A decent dado set will come with shim kits to correct that problem. My Dado
King set came with shims and I have never had a problem cutting a dado to
any thickness, metric, imperial, or custom.