Dado Question

[SteveColes]

Reggie -

Not to highjack this thread, but is there any 'secrets' for getting the dado blade off of the tablesaw arbor? Last time I had my dado on the saw, I had a heck of a time getting the last blade off the arbor - seems it had to be absolutely perfectly verticle to move at all. I wondered if it would have been easier to move it while holding another of the cutters with it or if turning it would help. I just remember it was much tougher to remove than I was expecting.

Rotate the blade as though you were unscrewing it. That's works to get it started.

 

[JackLeg]

Pete: I just found the SD208 on E Bay NEW for $79.99. Grabbed one. There are 2 left. Thanx for the info.

 

[Touchwood]

I agree with the dado set approach. I have an old wobble, but never use it. I have an old Freud set and an old Forrest set..I think I'm a blade freak.

The Freud set I have leaves sharp detents at the edge of the cut, so if you're making repeated cuts, which you would for a 3 1/2" lap you get score lines across the bottom. The bottom isn't very flat either, but that's probably because it's been sharpened many times.

I sent the Forrest set back to them for sharpening, and have never got a flat bottom since. (Anyone want a set cheap???) I'm not exactly a fan of Forrest as you might guess from previous posts.

I got a really good price on an Amana set this Summer, was leary at first because the chippers are only two blades, and one of them is a whopping 1/4"thick. It gives the smoothest cut and flattest bottom of any of the others. (How do you spell flattest?)

Don

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[Travis Porter]

It kind of makes sense that a wider chipper would give a flatter bottom. The Forrest dado set I have has not been sharpened, but the results have been good for me. If you want truly flat bottoms and such I expect the router/shaper is the best route.

 

[DavidF]

Rotate the blade as though you were unscrewing it. That's works to get it started.

Make sure you still keep the blade vertical though or you might score up the shaft with a spiral cut made by the inside edge of the bore.