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   chills1994 | Feb 19, 2005 03:20am | #1

   i've used the dewalt stacked dado set while teaching class.  it is a very good set.  i have the freud set at home.

   yes the dewalt is stamped with the size of the chippers, which is nice.  but having used the freud for a while it is easy to put a 1/8" chipper next to a 1/16" or larger chipper and figure out which is which.

   the dewalt is nice.  the only problem i had was one of the chippers had an undersized arbor hole.  it was ok to get on but getting the darn thing off was another matter.  maybe some sandpaer wrapped around a dowel would help.  i felt a little foolish fighting just this one chipper in front of my students.

   i've never had to use the shims packed with either set.

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   duke | Feb 19, 2005 03:50pm | #2

   Thanks for the info.  Are you pleased with the Freud?  Do you use it for plywood and/or solid wood?  What size/make table saw are you using it on?  I have a 10" Delta Contractor's table saw with the standard 1 1/2 HP motor.  Some of the reviews I read indicated that an 8" dado set is too much for the arbor, etc. and recommended a 6" set instead.  Any thoughts?  Thanks.

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   mudman | Feb 19, 2005 09:52pm | #3

   Unless you are working in solid hard woods your saw won't have a problem. If you are using solid hard wood, or the dado is wide and deep make multiple passes.

   Mike

    please excuse my spelling.

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   chills1994 | Feb 27, 2005 04:47am | #4

   at home, my freud dado set goes on a 1950's vintage unisaw.  that saw gets plugged into a short cord that goes right into a junction box.  it is 220v single phase.  the junction box takes two cylindrical shaped fuses.  if i remember correctly, they are timed delay fuses now. (?)

   at first i did have a problem with the mass of an 8" set on that saw (3/4" wide).  on startup, it would pull so much current that it would blow a fuse.  it would kinda partially blow the other fuse so i eventually figured out that i would/should replace both fuses at the same time. 

   then i think i switched to a different type of fuse.  maybe they are timed delay fuses now, i can't remember.

   at this last class i taught, the dewalt dado set went on a modern day unisaw.  i assumed that it had 3 horsepower just like my saw at home.  no problems.

   but if i had a contractor saw, i think i would go with a 6" set.  i think a full 8" set is just too much inertia to overcome with 1  and 1/2 horsepower.  not to mention the resistance when it is trying to plow a dado.

    

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   duke | Feb 27, 2005 11:22pm | #7

   Thanks for your replies.  The information is certainly helpful.

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   Peter36 | Feb 27, 2005 10:23pm | #5

   Hi Duke. I have a delta con. saw, 1 1/2 hp. Currently it is on 220v but it was on 110v. Either way the saw has no problem spinning my delta 8" dado set, on start up, solid wood, plywood etc. If you don't have one I would suggest getting a link belt. Not for the dado but just to improve your saw.    Peter

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   duke | Feb 27, 2005 11:20pm | #6

   Thanks for your reply.  I appreciate the information.