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   scooter1 | Nov 18, 2003 03:29am | #1

   I don't think so. Every Delta I have seen holds a full three quarter inch stacked Dado set.

   I wouldn't want to remove any of the flanges, but the outer one would be the only one I would be tempted to remove.

   Regards,

   Boris

   "Sir, I may be drunk, but you're crazy, and I'll be sober tomorrow" -- WC Fields, "Its a Gift" 1934

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   dovetail3 | Nov 18, 2003 06:00am | #2

   Boris:

   Thanks for your comments.

   Ken

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   ChipTam | Nov 18, 2003 02:49pm | #3

   I agree with Boris.  I don't think you should remove either of the blade flanges.  On a related safety question, can you use your blade guard with your stacked dado set? I've got a 12" Dewalt contractor's RAS and don't believe it's possible to use the blade guard with my dado set assembled on the arbor.  All those exposed blades make me a bit nervous so most of my dados are done with a table saw or router.

   Chip  

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   scooter1 | Nov 18, 2003 08:26pm | #4

   No, I would take off the blade guard when dadoing.

   Yes those blades spinning at 3450 do give me pause, but it is really not much different than a table saw dado set up. Three exceptions: (1)In a TS, the 3/4 of the blade is burried below the table; but (2) In a TS, when the saw kicks back, it kicks back at you, in a RAS, the force of the blade simply forces the wood back onto the fence, a much more safe set up; In a TS, your hands are dangerously close to the blades unless you use push sticks, in a RAS, you have a nice handle which keeps all fingers safely away from the stock. Dadoing in a RAS might actually be safer than in a TS.

   Regards,

   Boris

   "Sir, I may be drunk, but you're crazy, and I'll be sober tomorrow" -- WC Fields, "Its a Gift" 1934