Freud SD608 Dado has uneven cut width
DavidGenrich
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I just purchased the Freud SD608 Dial-A-Width dado. When making some test cuts, I noticed that the width of the dado is 0.747″ at the entry point, 0.692″ in the middle, and 0.694″ at the end. This leaves a noticeable gap, especially at the entry point.
I have taken photos and placed them at the following URL:
http://picasaweb.google.com/woodshaper/FreudSD608CutWidth
Is there something I am doing wrong? Is this normal for a SD608 Dado? Or is my set defective?
Thanks,
David Genrich
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Based on replys from other forums, I made another cut using the fence and the milter guage together. The cut was even along the lenght of the cut. I repeated the test - same clean cut.
So, looks like a dado sled using both miter gauges for stablity might help?
Thanks,
David Genrich
David, as I said on SMC, the board is sliding along the face of your miter gauge. Attach some 120 grit sandpaper to the face of your miter gauge and your problem will be gone. While a sled is nice, it's not the answer to the problem.Howie.........
I don't have any adhesive sandpaper at the moment to try that on my miter gauge. I did try holding the piece very tight against the miter with the same issue. I also found that there is some slop in the miter gauge. I tested the dado cut with only the table saw fence - no problem there.So, it does appear to be a stability problem within my milter gauge.Thanks everyone,
David Genrich
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