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   john_c2 | Dec 08, 2021 04:21pm | #1

   Sorry, I've never even heard of Milbro. But, I have the Freud SD508 Super Dado set, and it's fantastic.

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   pantalones868 | Dec 08, 2021 06:40pm | #2

   Yah $200 .... that's when we take the old one and get it sharpened...it has served me well for decades..dull is all. The milbro is less than $50 and that's less than the cost of sharpening service. At that price it puts it in the dubious category. It did get some good reviews though its just that I'm wondering from who! I have lots of ways to cut a dado and a dado on my table saw is one of them.

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   mikaol | Dec 08, 2021 07:19pm | #3

   Thought about dado stacks but I prefer cutting dados with a router. Been doing 'em that way for years. I've built a couple jigs along the way and have a dedicated router so dados take minimal setup. And router bits are easy to sharpen.
   Mikaol

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   jharveyb | Dec 08, 2021 09:30pm | #4

   I've cut them both ways, and generally like the dado stack way better. If sharp, the dado stack leaves a much cleaner edge to the dado than a router will. Also, you can do a deeper dado in one pass with the table saw. Of course, I always use a router for stopped dados. My latest project was a red cedar picnic table and benches, whose 2x4 legs were lap jointed at an angle. Twelve 3/4" deep dados 3&1/2" wide would have been a bit tedious with a router.
   Wish I had some info for you about the Milbro but I don't.

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   mrme2051 | Dec 09, 2021 02:20am | #5

   I’d say not to bother with the mibro set. I purchased it and cut one dado. The two outside blades were not even. This echoed many of the less positive reviews on Amazon. I returned it.

   Ended up with the Oshlun set for roughly twice the price, but much more than twice the quality.

   If your intent is ‘fine woodwork’ the mibro set is not worth the cost.

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   pantalones868 | Dec 09, 2021 03:06am | #6

   OK, someone that knows! My first take was that at that price it might have problems. Everything is laser cut these days so you would think there was a chance that it could be accurate new but maybe not the best materials and wouldn't last as long. `