Dado set
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foureyes45
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Dado set
Im looking at a Dado Set but can not make up my mind on the 6" or the 8" set...Help...any thoughts...Thanks
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JPG
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'Common' opinion is that 6" is all you will ever need.foureyes45 wrote:Im looking at a Dado Set but can not make up my mind on the 6" or the 8" set...Help...any thoughts...Thanks
I did not know that when I purchased an 8" one.
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[quote="JPG40504"]'Common' opinion is that 6" is all you will ever need.]
6" is what shopsmith sells and should be fine. I have an 8" freud set and it works great, with the caveat that I have bogged down the standard headstock enough to trip the breaker a few times. Doesn't happen with the powerpro though.
On the deepest cut I am sure the standard dado insert would end up hitting the blade, but for most cuts you should be fine using the insert with either a 6" or 8" set.
6" is what shopsmith sells and should be fine. I have an 8" freud set and it works great, with the caveat that I have bogged down the standard headstock enough to trip the breaker a few times. Doesn't happen with the powerpro though.
On the deepest cut I am sure the standard dado insert would end up hitting the blade, but for most cuts you should be fine using the insert with either a 6" or 8" set.
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JPG
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damagi wrote:6" is what shopsmith sells and should be fine. I have an 8" freud set and it works great, with the caveat that I have bogged down the standard headstock enough to trip the breaker a few times. Doesn't happen with the powerpro though.
On the deepest cut I am sure the standard dado insert would end up hitting the blade, but for most cuts you should be fine using the insert with either a 6" or 8" set.
The M5 dado insert is 7 1/2" long. I think the arbor will interfere first.
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foureyes45
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I agree with all who said that they will never need the cutting depth of an 8 inch dado versus a 6 inch. However, there's one other consideration. At equal RPMs, the speed the teeth are moving at is faster on a 8 inch dado than on a 6 inch because of the larger diameter and thus larger circumference that must be traveled in the same amount of time. This may possibly lead to a smoother cut with the larger dado. Just a thought.
foureyes45 wrote:Thanks Gang 6" it will be...
Buy a good quality one and one that will cut FLAT bottom cuts.
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foureyes45
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You also going to get one of these?
http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... oarbor.htm
http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... oarbor.htm
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