[net.rec.wood] Your experience with dado blades

bfoss@desteng.UUCP (Brad Foss) (11/06/85)

I finally convinced my wife that I could do magical things with a dado blade
on my Shopsmith table saw.

What I need to know now is who makes a good blade, what types are there, and 
what types are the best. 

I know it is more considerate to use direct email, but I think that this would
warrent an open discussion.

Thanks in advance

Brad Foss
DEST Corp, Milpitas CA

langet@ecn-pc.UUCP (Timothy Lange) (11/11/85)

Freud makes some good blades, at $120 for a dado, it better be!  I got
my dado at Furrows, a lumber/hardware store.  I paid $13, it is not
good looking nor does it have carbide tips but it does the job.  The one
I got is a 6" but there are 8" available.  I use it on my old table saw
instead of the Shopsmith, my table saw has a very large steel top and is
about 5" lower than the Shopsmith.  Makes it easier on me, I'm 5'7".
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