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  1. 12th November 2010, 10:30 AM #1
    marct
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    Default Retro fitting stacked Dado Blade

    Hi All,

    Hope your all doing well and enjoying your projects.

    I have a carbatec MJ2325CT table saw and I have been informed by Carbatec that this unit will not take a stacked dado set.

    Im not sure what the exact limitiation is. Im assuming

    a) Arbor length in sufficient
    b) Arbor is 30mm and may need to be reduced to 5/8" (15.88mm)
    c) throat plate too narrow (though this is normal when using a dado set)

    Does anyone see a way that this could possibly work ? perhaps adapters, new arbor etc
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  3. 12th November 2010, 11:34 AM #2
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    Hi Marct
    Looks like you have a saw speced to EU standards that do not allow the use of Dado blades.
    To prevent the use of a Dado blade they keep the arbor shaft short, so there is only room for a single blade and the nut....bad luck.

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    It's one of those things you really need to check before you buy your saw

    You will probably find that the arbor is too short to take a dado blade of any significant width. You could probably mount the two outer blades and possibly one chipper.

    It is possible to get an extension arbor for some saws, but I imagine Carbatec would tell you if that was the case for yours. Your only other option would be to have a new arbor made by an engineering shop. I think your better option if you really want to use a dado blade is to sell the saw and buy one with a longer arbor. But most of the things you can do with a dado blade you can do with a router anyway. Or a single blade in multiple passes.
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