a forest or a freud are very good amana is good too it matter how much your
willing to spend. some here have reported the harbor freight is not bad
(very cheap)I have the freud dial a dado it works great. I have had a
craftsman (pure junk) there have been quite a few threads on the wreck this
year. look to goggle .

Len


"roger garber" wrote in message
...

Um.... Your message? Am I missing sumthin'? I have a freud dial dado
(SD608) and cuts absolutely smooth and is easy to tweak. Search - I think
that there was a post saying the HF dado was actually a pretty good blade -
someone did some test cuts and posted pics...

FWIW...

John Moorhead


"roger garber" wrote in message
...

After much thought, research, soul searching and coin flipping I just
ordered the Avenger 8 inch from Amazon. I talked with the Avenger company,
read the reviews and talked to some users. It will be in next week and I
will let you guys know. It features the smaller chipper, C4 carbide and a
shim set in a wooden box. For $80 it seemed like a deal.
max

Um.... Your message? Am I missing sumthin'? I have a freud dial dado
(SD608) and cuts absolutely smooth and is easy to tweak. Search - I think
that there was a post saying the HF dado was actually a pretty good blade -
someone did some test cuts and posted pics...

FWIW...

John Moorhead


"roger garber" wrote in message
...

I have the old Freud set, 4tooth chippers and shims, has done very well
for me.
Do not, under any circumstances, opt for one of the "wobble" type
adjustable blaces, they're junk! Sets with 2 tooth chippers are more
likely to make grooved bottom dadoes. Can't speak for the newer
adjustable blades, but I'd probably get one if I were currently
choosing a blade, just for the convenience of it.

I looked at the dial a dado blade when I bought mine but it doesn't look
like it'll work on my left tilt saw. The adjustment side would be on the
inside of the arbor and wouldn't fit right. Something to think about if you
have a left tilt.

"leonard" wrote in message
...
a forest or a freud are very good amana is good too it matter how much
your
willing to spend. some here have reported the harbor freight is not bad
(very cheap)I have the freud dial a dado it works great. I have had a
craftsman (pure junk) there have been quite a few threads on the wreck
this
year. look to goggle .

Len


"roger garber" wrote in message
...

Ron Short wrote:

I looked at the dial a dado blade when I bought mine but it doesn't look
like it'll work on my left tilt saw. The adjustment side would be on the
inside of the arbor and wouldn't fit right. Something to think about if
you have a left tilt.

Are you sure the adjustment is not reversible? On the Craftsman Excalibur
it is.

"leonard" wrote in message
...
a forest or a freud are very good amana is good too it matter how much
your
willing to spend. some here have reported the harbor freight is not bad
(very cheap)I have the freud dial a dado it works great. I have had a
craftsman (pure junk) there have been quite a few threads on the wreck
this
year. look to goggle .

Len


"roger garber" wrote in message
...





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--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

looked at the dial a dado blade when I bought mine but it doesn't look
like it'll work on my left tilt saw. The adjustment side would be on
the
inside of the arbor and wouldn't fit right. Something to think about
if you
have a left tilt.

My Freud dial a dado came with instructions that describe how to
reconfigure it for a left tilt. You have to unscrew stuff and put the
adjuster mechanism on the other side. I have no idea if it works since
I have a right tilt saw.

I would strongly recommend the Freud, it really does a nice job and the
dial adjustment is really useful. One tip that I picked up after I
bought the 8" model though was to get a 6" which is a bit cheaper and
means that there is less mass whacking about and hence less chance of
kickback (maybe). Short of making tennons on 8x8" beams I can't think
of a use I would have for any more dado, but then again someone may.

All the quality dados have an edge profile with slightly raised 'horns'
at either side. One theory is that this is to do with giving glue a
place to escape, another that it helps pre-score veneer plywood. Either
way, if you dislike that profile you can probably get the tips ground
flat somewhere.

Ron Short wrote:

I looked at the dial a dado blade when I bought mine but it doesn't look
like it'll work on my left tilt saw. The adjustment side would be on the
inside of the arbor and wouldn't fit right. Something to think about if you
have a left tilt.

[snip]

I have the Freud 8" dial type and a PM66 which is a left tilt. I
followed the instructions to switch the dado and it was simple. Slam
dunk. No brainer. Slickern' deer guts on a doorknob. Works great,
less filling.
mahalo,
jo4hn