Thread: Daddo blade trash talk

I must be weird!
After basic cutting to size I would use the dado for about 25% of all work on the table saw. I am also planning on cutting my tenons with a split dado once I buy an 8" set (Sydney WWW, here I come!). After general quality, ability to take a dado was number 1 priority in choosing my table saw. I for one simply wouldn'y buy a TS if it didnt accept a dado.
I like the ability to cut non standard widths as ply, with and without veneer, is pretty random in thickness and, in my workshop, the dado raises much less dust than my router table.
fletty

I dont use a dado blade mainly because I havent got one, if I had one I think I would use it quite a bit.

Ive got a dado set and use it where possible, before that I used the Triton in the cross cut mode with the router, I prefer the dado over the Triton cross cut.

I cut the rebate for loose splines with my dado set for table tops something the Triton or RAS cant do

Once used, you wonder how you did with out it.

Al

Originally Posted by journeyman Mick

Yep,
now a full size sliding table, that's a much better deciding factor!

Mick

The bloke who sold me my sliding TS is an x cabinet maker IHHO a dado blade is too dangerous for the average hobbyist, sold me on sliding table and I'm glad he did its great.

Why are dados not sold in Europe? I believe its the safety issue.

Oh dear!

Could someone please enlighten me as to these incredible dangers??

I've made hundreds and hundreds of cuts, and haven't had a hint of anything that can put me in peril, what am I missing?

Cheers,

P

I've always wondered about this alleged danger myself. The only thing I can think of is there is a greater mass of metal spinning which might defeat braking systems which are a CE requirement, I understand.

Other than that, the blades are always embedded in the material with no exposed meat eating extensions.

Originally Posted by m2c1Iw

Why are dados not sold in Europe? I believe its the safety issue.

It's not a safety issue, it's to do with the braking speed of the saw after it's turned of.

This is a perennial debate, must be that time again when the moon is in the seventh high and Jupiter collides with Mars and we discuss dado blades.

Boring.


Peter.

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

..........I've made hundreds and hundreds of cuts, and haven't had a hint of anything that can put me in peril, what am I missing?........

Dunno, have you counted all your fingers?

Mick

Apparently dado blades are not illegal in Europe its just the amature woodworkers who dont looks these things up, they must have pinned holes so as not to spin on the arbor when the motor brake activates.
The blade must spin down in 10 seconds or so(?)to a complete stop, my saw(tsc10hb)only takes 5 seconds and there's no motor brake... I find the dado set takes 1 second longer to spin down than a normal blade.(yes I've timed it)

My superdoopersaw doesn’t take dado blades but I’ve learnt how to live without it. It would be nice to be able to use them though.

I also don’t understand why they are so dangerous. The cut may be wider but you only cut 2 to 3mm at a time. It shouldn't be that scary I would think.

And the blade is covered. Little chance of kickback.

Safe in my book. At least as safe as anything involving sharp things moving fast.

Originally Posted by Wongo

I also don’t understand why they are so dangerous.

Thats because they arnt

Take two machines with big spinning blades. A daddo in a saw and a shaper. I know wich one is the most dangerous and not to much is made of that .

You can even get a portable eletric hand saw fitted with a daddo blade. Never tried it but it looks interesting.

While we are talking about cutting trenches etc on the TS - what about those shaper-arbour things that are advertised in every issue of FWW? They take cutters like a shaper - I think Delta make one and there are half-a-dozen on the US market, there was a general review in one of the better US mags in the last few years.

I haven't seen any offered by Oz dealers, nor any on the bigger on-line stores. Any comments Gents?

I agree with Fletty, have just bought a JET JPS-10 and the dado WAS a consideration in my purchase because I wanted this capacity and because I though it was preferrable over routing for MY set-up.

Each to their own I guess

Gotta say I love JET and the fence is great.