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   JohnWW | Nov 30, 2010 10:03pm | #1

   Corporate Honesty

   Wanda,

   An commendable piece of corporate honesty.  

   Basically they are right, for typical shallow dados a 6 inch set will for all practical purposes give just as good results as an 8 inch set.  If you are going to do some very deep dados, such as for open sided mortise and tenons, then the larger diameter would be needed for the greater depth of cut.

   The smaller diameter set will, in theory at least, cut a bit differently because the tip speed of the blade will be slower but I doubt if the difference is significant.  The smaller diameter set be less likely to bog down the motor on a heavy cut but again this isn't isn't significant for most operations.

   You are probably better off buying the 8 inch set for the greater depth of cut if you expect to use your saw for mortise and tenon work or other operations that might require deep slots.

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   wanda2010 | Dec 02, 2010 06:09pm | #2

   Hi John,

   Thanks for the info. I think I 'll just go for the 8" set. You never know when you might need that extra depth.

   wanda

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   birchwoodguy | Dec 08, 2010 09:48pm | #3

   ease of instalation

   Wanda,

   I bought the 8-inch and now think I should have bought  the 6"

   1. the eight inch is hard to install on my saw arbour without hitting the teeth on the "yoke" casting that surrounds the blade

   2. the eight inch leaves a longer opening in the zero clearance throat plate

   3. the six inch can make smaller radius cove cuts (for furniture bases or cornice work)

   4 it cost more for no real benefit and takes more drawer space too.

   5. the six inch would use less power to cut (smaller radius)

   Interesting that the manufacturer was so honest with you!

   Robert.