[email protected] (Ken) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I am looking to purchase a dado blade for my tablesaw. I have a 10"
> jet contractors saw. What size balde should I go with? A 6" or an
> 8". Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks in advance.
My Jet contractor's saw works just fine with an 8" set. That's what I
would suggest.
Dick Durbin
Tallahassee
I used an 8" on a Delta contractors saw with a 1 1/2 hp motor before I
bought my Unisaw it worked fine.
I'd still go with the 6".
Rob
"Larry C in Auburn, WA" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:IUBKb.74272$I07.370729@attbi_s53...
> Just another thought for someone to chew on: The contractor saw will
> obviously fit an 8" blade and the cost isn't much greater over a 6" blade
so
> the choice would seem obvious, but... Is there a power issue? Maybe
there
> isn't an issue with the power needs of an 8" dado blade compared to a 6"
> one, but maybe there is. Should Ken be concerned about whether his
> contractor's saw has enough power for an 8" dado blade? For a given dado
> depth and width, an 8" blade will take a bigger bite than a 6" blade which
> will then tax the motor more.
> --
> Larry C in Auburn, WA
>
> "Ken" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I am looking to purchase a dado blade for my tablesaw. I have a 10"
> > jet contractors saw. What size balde should I go with? A 6" or an
> > 8". Any help would be appreciated.
> > Thanks in advance.
>
Just another thought for someone to chew on: The contractor saw will
obviously fit an 8" blade and the cost isn't much greater over a 6" blade so
the choice would seem obvious, but... Is there a power issue? Maybe there
isn't an issue with the power needs of an 8" dado blade compared to a 6"
one, but maybe there is. Should Ken be concerned about whether his
contractor's saw has enough power for an 8" dado blade? For a given dado
depth and width, an 8" blade will take a bigger bite than a 6" blade which
will then tax the motor more.
--
Larry C in Auburn, WA
"Ken" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am looking to purchase a dado blade for my tablesaw. I have a 10"
> jet contractors saw. What size balde should I go with? A 6" or an
> 8". Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks in advance.
(Ken) writes:
>I am looking to purchase a dado blade for my tablesaw. I have a 10"
>jet contractors saw. What size balde should I go with? A 6" or an
>8".
You only go around once.
Nuf said.
--
Lew
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Your saw can handle an 8" but you probably only need a 6".
I bought an 8" but never cut a dado deeper than about a half an inch.
Go for the 6" and save some money unless you see the need to cut a really
deep dado.
Rob
"Ken" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am looking to purchase a dado blade for my tablesaw. I have a 10"
> jet contractors saw. What size balde should I go with? A 6" or an
> 8". Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks in advance.
For what it's worth, I use a Freud 8 inch on a Craftsman saw, with the
original Sears motor. I doubt Ken would have a power problem.. :)
Henry Bibb
"Larry C in Auburn, WA" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:IUBKb.74272$I07.370729@attbi_s53...
> Just another thought for someone to chew on: The contractor saw will
> obviously fit an 8" blade and the cost isn't much greater over a 6" blade
so
> the choice would seem obvious, but... Is there a power issue? Maybe
there
> isn't an issue with the power needs of an 8" dado blade compared to a 6"
> one, but maybe there is. Should Ken be concerned about whether his
> contractor's saw has enough power for an 8" dado blade? For a given dado
> depth and width, an 8" blade will take a bigger bite than a 6" blade which
> will then tax the motor more.
> --
> Larry C in Auburn, WA
>
> "Ken" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I am looking to purchase a dado blade for my tablesaw. I have a 10"
> > jet contractors saw. What size balde should I go with? A 6" or an
> > 8". Any help would be appreciated.
> > Thanks in advance.
>
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 20:09:23 -0600, "Rob" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I used an 8" on a Delta contractors saw with a 1 1/2 hp motor before I
>bought my Unisaw it worked fine.
So did I, but with a Jet.
>
>I'd still go with the 6".
I wouldn't. Think crosscut sled. <G>
Barry
Go for the 8". I use a crosscut sled that has a 5/8" bottom and a 6"
wouldn't cut high enough for some of the notching applications I've done.
You can always lower an 8" blade but you can't stretch a 6" up!
Gary
Rob wrote:
> Your saw can handle an 8" but you probably only need a 6".
>
> I bought an 8" but never cut a dado deeper than about a half an inch.
>
> Go for the 6" and save some money unless you see the need to cut a
> really deep dado.
>
> Rob
>
>
> "Ken" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I am looking to purchase a dado blade for my tablesaw. I have a 10"
>> jet contractors saw. What size balde should I go with? A 6" or an
>> 8". Any help would be appreciated.
>> Thanks in advance.
If you are not going to be cutting real DEEP dado's, save some bucks
and get the 6in dado
John
On 4 Jan 2004 19:26:43 -0800, [email protected] (Ken) wrote:
>I am looking to purchase a dado blade for my tablesaw. I have a 10"
>jet contractors saw. What size balde should I go with? A 6" or an
>8". Any help would be appreciated.
>Thanks in advance.
"Ken" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am looking to purchase a dado blade for my tablesaw. I have a 10"
> jet contractors saw. What size balde should I go with? A 6" or an
> 8". Any help would be appreciated.
A good dado blade is expensive no matter how you look at it. If you want
good results, buy a good dado. I have had experience with stackable dado's
ranging from a craftsman, forrest, and the freud. Stay away from the
craftsman. The forrest is very nice and cuts perfect dados but uses shims
for adjustment. I own the freud SD 608 (dial a depth) and it cuts perfect
dados. With that being said, your saw will handle both a 6" and an 8". If
it were me, I would spend the extra dough and buy the 8". Have fun dadoing!
SH
Ken wrote:
> I am looking to purchase a dado blade for my tablesaw. I have a 10"
> jet contractors saw. What size balde should I go with? A 6" or an
> 8". Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks in advance.
You can get an 8" Freud for about $70.00, if you shop around and the 6" is
not going to be that much less. This is a perfect of the Brit phrase of
"penny wise and pound foolish." If it were me, I would go for the 8" and
its benefits, over the smaller 6".
Deb