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   Sancho | May 10, 2003 03:16am | #1

   joe it depends on how much you want to spend. I went cheap and bought the delta 8" set for about 89 bucks. It works great for everything I need it for. But my pal shady has a systematic and its the bomb.

    

   Darkworks:  Its all 'bout da squilla

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   mwestenberg | May 10, 2003 05:55am | #2

   I agree with the squillaman, I have the 8" Delta and it has been good, and doesn't break the bank.  Some folks will quibble about the cut quality but I have had good results so far(if you need glass smooth cuts use a router).  Will post pics if interested.

   Mark

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   forestgirl | May 10, 2003 08:00am | #3

   If a 6" dado does the work you need, I'd stick with that.  You can get a higher quality dado for the money you spend, and not be flinging around a bunch of weight that's not needed.

   I use the Freud Safety Dado (6") and have found it to be a very nice tool.  Cuts clean, fits the arbor better than a glove, and reasonably priced.  The 8" is $85 at Northwest Power Tools.  Haven't found the 6" on-line, but it's out there somewhere.  Their other models are "Super Dado" and "Professional Dado."  The Super Dado runs around $150, and is better in ply and melamine than the others (I think; haven't used it).

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   RLoDico | May 10, 2003 04:06pm | #4

   I just bought the Forrest Dado King. An upgrade from my 89.00 Delta. A big jump in price AND quality of cut. If you want the best check it out at 3D Saw Blades. They had it for 50.00 less than direct from Forrest.

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   RW | May 10, 2003 04:13pm | #5

   Systimatic 8" with the higher grade chippers. Spend money now, get buried with it. Doesn't even chip cross cutting cabinet ply. Ya can't beat that.

   "The child is grown / The dream is gone / And I have become / Comfortably numb "      lyrics by Roger Waters

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   carpmillwork | May 10, 2003 05:40pm | #6

   frued Blade have been around for awhile but just recently i was turned back on to them.  The are carbide tipped and you can get the Dado blades in either 6 or 10 inches.  The price is great and the claim that there is will be no vibration in the blade.  I personally just bought there 10 inch teflon coated blade for my table saw.  It touts its ability to cut through double sided melamines with out a scoring blade.   WOW it really worked.  Clean and precise.

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   creekwood | May 11, 2003 12:35am | #7

   Joe, I also started with the Delta set, and then upgraded to the Forrest set. I've never tried another top-of-the-line dado set, but I can't see how any could be that much better than the Forrest. Also, no comparison between the Delta and the Forrest. You get what you pay for.

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   WorkshopJon | May 11, 2003 07:10am | #8

   Been using a Freud 8" Super Dado for ~4 years. No complaints. Used it in a wide variety of materials (pretty much whatever you can think of) and it's worked very well. There maybe better out there, or others that are better value however. Just my 2 cents.

   Jon