Dado not cutting properly
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Dado not cutting properly
I've never cut a dado and can only figure the cutter blades are just slightly larger, which may be by design, but I can't imagine that's the case.
Any ideas/tips/tricks for cutting a cleaner dado?
Re: Dado not cutting properly
Well, that's weird. Is it a Shopsmith brand dado? Did you buy it new or from some other source? I'm wondering if someone mixed and matched cutters and chippers from different sets?
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Re: Dado not cutting properly
Even if they were from different sets, it seems as though they would be the same diameter.algale wrote:Well, that's weird. Is it a Shopsmith brand dado? Did you buy it new or from some other source? I'm wondering if someone mixed and matched cutters and chippers from different sets?
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I agree; but maybe suppliers changed?dusty wrote:Even if they were from different sets, it seems as though they would be the same diameter.algale wrote:Well, that's weird. Is it a Shopsmith brand dado? Did you buy it new or from some other source? I'm wondering if someone mixed and matched cutters and chippers from different sets?
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Re: Dado not cutting properly
Yes, maybe, but would you not expect 6" (or 8") dado sets from two different suppliers to cut the same depth.algale wrote:I agree; but maybe suppliers changed?dusty wrote:Even if they were from different sets, it seems as though they would be the same diameter.algale wrote:Well, that's weird. Is it a Shopsmith brand dado? Did you buy it new or from some other source? I'm wondering if someone mixed and matched cutters and chippers from different sets?
Bottom line: I have absolutely no idea without being able to "touch and feel". Anything I might say is pure supposition.
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Obviously the chippers are a different diameter than the outside blades. That suggests the chippers are from a different manufacturer than the outside blades.dusty wrote:Yes, maybe, but would you not expect 6" (or 8") dado sets from two different suppliers to cut the same depth.algale wrote:I agree; but maybe suppliers changed?dusty wrote:
Even if they were from different sets, it seems as though they would be the same diameter.
Bottom line: I have absolutely no idea without being able to "touch and feel". Anything I might say is pure supposition.
We all assume that 6" , 8" or 10" dado sets are all the same diameter. Has anyone ever done a measurement over different manufactures? I doubt it. It does not matter the actual diameter of the blade as long as all the parts are from the the same manufacturer. At least I hope that is true.
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Re: Dado not cutting properly
Maybe someone 'sharpened' the chippers.
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Re: Dado not cutting properly
one thing about it , that isnt going to work.
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Re: Dado not cutting properly
Hobbyman2 wrote:one thing about it , that isnt going to work.
It will work, it just will not look very nice...
Actually, it should be pretty easy to clean up with a router or a router plane but that isn't a great long term plan if used a lot.
So, does this mean that somewhere out there somebody is using a set that cuts deeper in the middle than at the edges?
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I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
Re: Dado not cutting properly
I inherited my Mark V and all the accessories from my dad, who was a pretty squared away engineer. The arbor and dado sets are Shopsmith original, but probably 30 years old.
i'll look into getting a new dado stack, I guess.
i'll look into getting a new dado stack, I guess.