Hi
I am in need of some advice I have a portable table and want to start making some dado.s. please don’t laugh at my lack of understand but can I stack blades on my saw I do not have a lot of cash and 75.00 for a dado blade is to much.
Hi
I am in need of some advice I have a portable table and want to start making some dado.s. please don’t laugh at my lack of understand but can I stack blades on my saw I do not have a lot of cash and 75.00 for a dado blade is to much.
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You can stack more than one ordinary blade on your saw's arbor to make a workable dado set.
Ideally the blades will all have the same tooth count so you can get the teeth of one blade to fit in between the teeth and into the gullets of the next blade. You don't want the teeth of one blade to be against the steel plate or the teeth on the next blade which will damage the carbide.
You can also use one or two fender washers, they're the extra wide ones, between the blades to keep them apart to protect the carbide teeth and get a wider cut with fewer blades. Don't use regular washers, the washers need to be about as wide as the blade flanges on the saw.
You should use smaller diameter blades, 7 1/4 or 8 inch on a 10 inch saw to compensate for the extra load on the motor from taking a wider cut. If you have to use ten inch blades, you probably won't be able to stack more than three of them before the motor bogs down.
In any case, take light shallow cuts when you first start using the blade stack until you get a feel for how they work. Also pay extra attention to safety procedures when using any dado set.
If you have a bit of money to spend, buy three or four 7 1/4 inch inexpensive contractor's Skil saw blades and some fender washers for spacers and you'll have a workable dado blade set.
John White
Thank you so much
I thought I could do that but never saw anyone talking about it
thanks again
Rusty
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