I didn't turn up much on this set. One good, one bad, one neutral. I could
use a bigger sample.
I'm on the market for a dado set. $50 is about my top right now. I've
heard the $20 HF set isn't bad if you don't do dadoes for a living, but I
expect I will use the thing a great deal. Much of my saw work of late has
involved making many repeat passes to cut all of the things dado sets are
good for, and I think a dado set would quickly justify the hassle of
swapping it on and off.
Basically, two different but related questions here. First, why the $50
Mibro over the $20 HF, or vise versa? Second,is it better to get one of
these, or just continue to do without until I can afford something like the
Freud or Forrest?
Is that ~$95 Freud set at Lowe's pretty decent? POS that my TS is, I
wouldn't put a Forrest anything on it, and I do like my Freud combintion
blade.
Speaking of which... I happen to have two identical Freud blades... Could
I get by without a dado set a bit longer by putting both of them on the
arbor, separated by a washer or something? I could double the bite I take
on each pass at least, and maybe put off the need until I can afford a
quality set.
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"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I didn't turn up much on this set. One good, one bad, one neutral. I
could
> use a bigger sample.
>
> I'm on the market for a dado set. $50 is about my top right now. I've
> heard the $20 HF set isn't bad if you don't do dadoes for a living, but I
> expect I will use the thing a great deal.
The following is even better and it's in your price range. I did a
comparison with my Forrest dado stack and I think it(the HF) works better.
The HF has 6 teeth/chipper blade and the Forrest has 4/blade. The $20 HF
has 2 teeth/blade.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=44566
FWIW last month I promised some pictures of the comparison cuts but just
haven't got around to it(making Xmas gifts) but, maybe, the next week or
so.....
Larry
--
Lawrence L'Hote
Columbia, MO
http://home.mchsi.com/~larrylhote
http://home.mchsi.com/~llhote
Brian wrote:
> The 8" Freud professional set is on sale now for 69.99.... I'd
> probably stretch the extra 19.99 to get it...
>
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000223O9/102-7397358-9618504
>
> Brian.
This photo shows the max RPM is 9000, twice the 4500 (IIRC) of the HF set.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000223O9/102-8373282-6066501?v=glance&s=hi&vi=pictures&img=14#more-pictures
-- Mark
On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:49:21 GMT, Jim K <jkajpust@###ameritech.net>
wrote:
>This seems to answer a question I had thought about posting. At the
>Big Lots store nearby they have a few Mibro drill bits (7/8" for $4)
>and I was wondering about quality. Most of the Big Lot stuff is junk
>but they occasionally have good quality closeouts. Sandvik chisel set
>for $8 and Vermont American countersinking set for $4 are examples.
>
>I was wondering if Mibro was good closeout stuff or just cheap stuff.
>I'm guessing it's cheap stuff.
>
>
>On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 12:38:51 -0600, Lawrence A. Ramsey
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I haven't bought ANY Mibro products that was what I call "high
>>quality".
>>
>
ayup! i bought some mibro router bits at big lots a few years back.
they were CHEAP and CHEEP. they were only a dollar apiece and almost
worth that. threw most of em away. if the dado set is no better than
the bits [and it probly aint] i would leave em on the shelf.
skeez
This seems to answer a question I had thought about posting. At the
Big Lots store nearby they have a few Mibro drill bits (7/8" for $4)
and I was wondering about quality. Most of the Big Lot stuff is junk
but they occasionally have good quality closeouts. Sandvik chisel set
for $8 and Vermont American countersinking set for $4 are examples.
I was wondering if Mibro was good closeout stuff or just cheap stuff.
I'm guessing it's cheap stuff.
On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 12:38:51 -0600, Lawrence A. Ramsey
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I haven't bought ANY Mibro products that was what I call "high
>quality".
>
Brian wrote in rec.woodworking
> The 8" Freud professional set is on sale now for 69.99.... I'd
> probably stretch the extra 19.99 to get it...
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000223O9/102-7397358-96
> 18504
>
> Brian.
>
>
> "Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I didn't turn up much on this set. One good, one bad, one neutral.
>> I
> could
>> use a bigger sample.
>>
>> I'm on the market for a dado set. $50 is about my top right now.
>> I've heard the $20 HF set isn't bad if you don't do dadoes for a
>> living, but I expect I will use the thing a great deal. Much of my
>> saw work of late has involved making many repeat passes to cut all of
>> the things dado sets are good for, and I think a dado set would
>> quickly justify the hassle of swapping it on and off.
>>
>> Basically, two different but related questions here. First, why the
>> $50 Mibro over the $20 HF, or vise versa? Second,is it better to get
>> one of these, or just continue to do without until I can afford
>> something like
> the
>> Freud or Forrest?
>>
>> Is that ~$95 Freud set at Lowe's pretty decent? POS that my TS is, I
>> wouldn't put a Forrest anything on it, and I do like my Freud
>> combintion blade.
>>
>> Speaking of which... I happen to have two identical Freud blades...
> Could
>> I get by without a dado set a bit longer by putting both of them on
>> the arbor, separated by a washer or something? I could double the
>> bite I take on each pass at least, and maybe put off the need until I
>> can afford a quality set.
>>
>> --
>> Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
>> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
>> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
>>
>
>
>
I have the Mibro 8" dado set and have had nothing but positive
experiances with it. Comes with a fancy little wood case too.
BigDog
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Mark Jerde wrote:
> Check the RPMs before you buy. My saw RPMs are higher than the HF's max
> RPM.
Good point. Probably not an issue, since I have a cheapass TS. Can't say
what it is off hand, but every blade I've looked at was rated much higher
than this thing can do. Still definitely worth a look though.
--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
I haven't bought ANY Mibro products that was what I call "high
quality".
On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 01:20:11 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I didn't turn up much on this set. One good, one bad, one neutral. I could
>use a bigger sample.
>
>I'm on the market for a dado set. $50 is about my top right now. I've
>heard the $20 HF set isn't bad if you don't do dadoes for a living, but I
>expect I will use the thing a great deal. Much of my saw work of late has
>involved making many repeat passes to cut all of the things dado sets are
>good for, and I think a dado set would quickly justify the hassle of
>swapping it on and off.
>
>Basically, two different but related questions here. First, why the $50
>Mibro over the $20 HF, or vise versa? Second,is it better to get one of
>these, or just continue to do without until I can afford something like the
>Freud or Forrest?
>
>Is that ~$95 Freud set at Lowe's pretty decent? POS that my TS is, I
>wouldn't put a Forrest anything on it, and I do like my Freud combintion
>blade.
>
>Speaking of which... I happen to have two identical Freud blades... Could
>I get by without a dado set a bit longer by putting both of them on the
>arbor, separated by a washer or something? I could double the bite I take
>on each pass at least, and maybe put off the need until I can afford a
>quality set.
Lawrence L'Hote wrote:
> The following is even better and it's in your price range. I did a
$50 was a pretty firm and painful top limit, so this definitely bears
consideration.
Thanks for mentioning it.
--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
The 8" Freud professional set is on sale now for 69.99.... I'd probably
stretch the extra 19.99 to get it...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000223O9/102-7397358-9618504
Brian.
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I didn't turn up much on this set. One good, one bad, one neutral. I
could
> use a bigger sample.
>
> I'm on the market for a dado set. $50 is about my top right now. I've
> heard the $20 HF set isn't bad if you don't do dadoes for a living, but I
> expect I will use the thing a great deal. Much of my saw work of late has
> involved making many repeat passes to cut all of the things dado sets are
> good for, and I think a dado set would quickly justify the hassle of
> swapping it on and off.
>
> Basically, two different but related questions here. First, why the $50
> Mibro over the $20 HF, or vise versa? Second,is it better to get one of
> these, or just continue to do without until I can afford something like
the
> Freud or Forrest?
>
> Is that ~$95 Freud set at Lowe's pretty decent? POS that my TS is, I
> wouldn't put a Forrest anything on it, and I do like my Freud combintion
> blade.
>
> Speaking of which... I happen to have two identical Freud blades...
Could
> I get by without a dado set a bit longer by putting both of them on the
> arbor, separated by a washer or something? I could double the bite I take
> on each pass at least, and maybe put off the need until I can afford a
> quality set.
>
> --
> Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
>