Can anyone recommend a good dado blade suitable for a Felder KF700s pro. I recently purchased this machine and given its 30mm bore and two pins my understanding is most dado blades wont fit it. Thanks
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Noddy, I don't know where you're located but the 30 mm hole is the standard configuration for all professional European blades, both sawblades and shaper blades. Try Dimar Canada or Leitz or any supplier of professional equipment.
The dado that Felder sells is highly recommended by users on the FOG. It uses carbide inserts, you will never have to send it out for sharpening. It is expensive but produces excellent cuts. The P/N is 500-03-021 for the set that cuts 8.0-19.5 mm dado's.
Both Forrest and Ridge Carbide can make any of their blade sets with any size arbor hole at no extra charge. I have never asked, but they are almost certain to be able to add the pin holes too.
Sorry to wonder from the original question but.. have you considered making an adjustable router dado jig for practically nothing that will cut exact dadoes with any thickness stock. It is difficult to mill to exact thickness of say a 3/4" dado stack set-up. You either have to mill precisely which is not reality or you have to shim the stack to the size of the actual stock thickness. With an exact router dado jig you simply have to butt the adjuster fence to the stock and turn the two lock knobs. And.. you get the added benefit of making stopped dadoes which is about 80% of the dadoes I use personally.
Just throwing my thoughts out.. if not interested dis-regard. If you are......
http://www.woodsmithshop.com/download/204/adjustabledadojig.pdf
Dado blade for Felder
Noddy:
I have the Felder dado cutter with insert tooling. It cuts beautiful rabbets and is easy to adjust to the thickness of your material.
I think it is item number 04.0.520
Hastings
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