Thread: Undecided Dado

Or other?

I bought a Freud from the States.

Al

The Infinity Dadonator has won editors choice in all major US based magazines this year, there must be something they are doing right.

They are on a special at the moment on Northwood Tool web site here: http://www.northwoodtools.com.au/category238_1.htm

Get $50 cashback on a $400 dollar order for any Infinity Products including a Dadonator (and get a 6 month subscription to Austraian Wood Review magazine on top of that FREE !)
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Ingrid H

Neither,

I would get the Freud dial dado. US$250ish (AUD$325) plus, say $50 post. not much more than the CMT or Dadonator for a better bit of kit IMO. If you want some links, I'll post em.

Dan

Originally Posted by render2017

The Infinity Dadonator has won editors choice in all major US based magazines this year, there must be something they are doing right.

They are on a special at the moment on Northwood Tool web site here: http://www.northwoodtools.com.au/category238_1.htm

Get $50 cashback on a $400 dollar order for any Infinity Products including a Dadonator (and get a 6 month subscription to Austraian Wood Review magazine on top of that FREE !)
Details on front page of web site of this offer: http://www.northwoodtools.com.au/index.htm

Ingrid H

Hi Render,

I just can't find a dado with an arbor of 25.4 mm. The Dadonator looks very good,but just 5/8"?

Cheers!

Originally Posted by DanP

If you want some links, I'll post em.

Dan

Hi Dan,

Yes please post some links.

Welcome back BTW - havent seen you here for a while.

Cheers

Yes Dan we want links!

http://www.freud-tools.com/freudsd8dial.html

Search Amazon for an "SD 608 Dial a Dado" for the best deals.

Cheers

Anyone have one of these freud dial'a'width sets?
Do they cut a perfectly flat bottom?

Harry,

The CMT is a really fine blade. Have not used the other.

YEARS ago I bought a 6" Freud Super Dado, have never had to replace it and have only wish I purchased the 8" once over the years since 90% of me dadoes are about 3/8" deep.

http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPR...ARTNUM=910-283 http://www.goforit.com/shop/asinsearch_B000089H8P/ http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product...3&cookietest=1 http://www.newwoodworker.com/reviews/Frdsd608rvu.html

Do a google on "Freud SD608" More links than you could ever read.

Originally Posted by numbat

Welcome back BTW - havent seen you here for a while.

Thanks. I've been here, just haven't had much to say.

Dan

I am upgrading to the Dadonator at the moment.
The dial-a-dado looks good but you can't use the outside blades with a spacer to cut tenons. May not be an issue for you Harry so it could be the way to go.

Originally Posted by Mark Spaulding

Harry,

The CMT is a really fine blade. Have not used the other.

YEARS ago I bought a 6" Freud Super Dado, have never had to replace it and have only wish I purchased the 8" once over the years since 90% of me dadoes are about 3/8" deep.

Mark,

Have just ordered a CMT 6" dado set. Are you saying that your 6" dado set can't cut 3/8" deep? If that's right, maybe I should go to an 8" set. On my reckoning, a 6" dado should cut to about 1" deep. Anybody else able to clarify this?

Cheers