[email protected] wrote:
> Unless there is a reason to go with larger stacks, I think I would
> stay with a 8in dado set, as I sure an NOT cutting dado's requiring
> the blade to be any larger.
I'm thinking half-lap joints in 12 inch beams for timberframing....
JP
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A whole new world.
> John
>
> On 13 Oct 2005 14:26:10 -0700, "Jay Pique" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >I typically see 8" dados used for 10" table saws. I guess you can use
> >6-inchers too. For a 16" RAS would you go to 14" or could I drop down
> >to say 10 or 12 inches? A 14" stack looks to cost about $500 new.
> >
> >Better start checking the auctions...
> >
> >JP
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> >Buying used.
Jay Pique wrote:
>
> I typically see 8" dados used for 10" table saws. I guess you can use
> 6-inchers too. For a 16" RAS would you go to 14" or could I drop down
> to say 10 or 12 inches? A 14" stack looks to cost about $500 new.
Reason you normally only find 8" for 5/8" arbor is that a wide stack is
a lot of material to move. Particularly on a RAS, the force to
counteract that in the normal climb-cutting mode can be formidable. I'd
recommend staying w/ the smallest diameter that will provide sufficient
clearance below the head to provide the depth of cut required. I also
recommend extreme care w/ large dado set on a RAS of that size although
I use a RAS extensively as a cutoff machine and in the past have had one
as the only saw in the shop.
Pat Barber wrote:
>
> Your arbor size will determine your minimum size.
>
> ex: 12" dado set has a 1" arbor size.
> ex: 10" dado set has a 1" arbor size.
>
> A very good set from Freud for the 10" is "about" $130.
...
For a 16" RAS, the motor casing clearance is a major consideration of
what clearance a small diameter blade is going to have...
Any blade can be rebored to a larger arbor diameter pretty
inexpensively, so that really isn't a major consideration.
Your arbor size will determine your minimum size.
ex: 12" dado set has a 1" arbor size.
ex: 10" dado set has a 1" arbor size.
A very good set from Freud for the 10" is "about" $130.
Jay Pique wrote:
> I typically see 8" dados used for 10" table saws. I guess you can use
> 6-inchers too. For a 16" RAS would you go to 14" or could I drop down
> to say 10 or 12 inches? A 14" stack looks to cost about $500 new.
Unless there is a reason to go with larger stacks, I think I would
stay with a 8in dado set, as I sure an NOT cutting dado's requiring
the blade to be any larger.
John
On 13 Oct 2005 14:26:10 -0700, "Jay Pique" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I typically see 8" dados used for 10" table saws. I guess you can use
>6-inchers too. For a 16" RAS would you go to 14" or could I drop down
>to say 10 or 12 inches? A 14" stack looks to cost about $500 new.
>
>Better start checking the auctions...
>
>JP
>*****************
>Buying used.
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I typically see 8" dados used for 10" table saws. I guess you can use
>6-inchers too. For a 16" RAS would you go to 14" or could I drop down
>to say 10 or 12 inches? A 14" stack looks to cost about $500 new.
>
>Better start checking the auctions...
>
>JP
>*****************
>Buying used.
How deep of a dado do you need to cut? There are probably very few
occasions when a small dado set would not be adequate, and a small
diameter will put less stress on your motor (though that is probably
not a concern on a 16" RAS). I think your main trouble will be finding
a good used set with a large enough arbor hole.