Freud Inc SD208 Dado Blade
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Stack dado set has anti kickback, splinter free cuts, negative hook angle for flat bottom grooves. Can be used on table saws, radial arm saws for cutting slots, grooves, dadoes, and rabbets in plywood, hard, and softwoods. Includes: (2) outside blades, ca Product details and pricing info |
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56 Customer Reviews Posted
- This is very good quality!
- I picked up the basic Freud SD206 6" stacked dado set on sale at a local hardware store. Despite what some reviewers have written here, I had no problem mouting this dado stack on my DeWalt 746 table saw. Granted, when all of the chippers are in use the arbor is completely filled - but it does fit. After making many 1/2" deep and 3/4" wide cuts in white oak I found the performance of this dado stack to be excellent. There was no chipping or tearout whatsoever when I was cutting with the grain and only very minor chipping when cutting across the grain. The dado cuts were very smooth on all surfaces and the bottom of the cut was perfectly flat. Also, I was happy to see that the shims included were of very high quality (thin metal rather than paper).
I chose the 6" model because I will probably never have a need for a dado so deep it requires an 8" set. Overall I am very pleased with the quality of this product and recommend that you shop around for a deal like I got (twenty five bucks less than the Amazon price at a local store). - 2004-11-04, 16 of 18 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Totally worth the extra money
- I am new to woodworking and like so many others spent a lot of time reading reviews on Dado blades. It seems like there is nothing out there that everyone likes.
That said, there was one thing that I knew I wanted to avoid having to figure out and that was shims. With every other stacked dado blade, you use shims to adjust the width of the cut. If your dado blade comes with a cheap set, you start to read about people using paper and other things to get just the right width.
I can happily report that you don't need to do that with this one. The dial works perfectly. Admitedly, I have only used it to cut 1/4 and 3/4 inch dados, but then again, for many people, these are the most common sizes that you will need since dimensional lumber and plywood come in 1/4 and 3/4 inch widths.
This dado set is right on the money. Save youself the hassle of messing with shims and go with this one.
One other thing - the chipper blades are four arm versus the two arm ones that you find in cheaper dados. Definitely worth the extra cash - perfect flat bottomed cuts and no tearout.
If you need to save money, get the six inch version of this dado, but definitely get this style if you can swing it.
I have a Delta 36-680 saw (got it here on Amazon, too) and have no problem getting this to fit. - 2004-10-18, 10 of 15 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Doesn't fit DeWalt 748 hybrid table saw
- Technically, I suppose it DOES fit the saw. However, the supplied arbor wrench does not, nor will any combination of ratchet and socket that I could come up with since the throat opening on the saw interferes with getting anything other than a wrench onto the arbor shaft with the stack set up for a normal 3/4" dado cut. As popular as the DeWalt hybrid saw is, I can't imagine there aren't thousands of disgruntled woodworkers out there like me who are fuming over Freud's short-sighted designers.
- 2004-10-03, 7 of 16 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A Great Blade for Anything Smaller than 5/8" Cut
- Despite the cheap case and a cheap wrench that doesn't fit my Rigid table saw, this blade works well. Of course, I can't try it for anything larger than 5/8" inch cuts as it gets too large for my spindle. After reversing the setup, I also had to get a washer so the screws wouldn't hit the motor mount.
I think Freud has done an extremely poor job of testing and telling their customers what saws this blade works with and which ones it doesn't. If you still want one of these to try, look on eBay, mine is headed there shortly, broken case and all. - 2004-08-02, 12 of 26 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- DOESN'T WORK ON ALL SETTINGS!!
- I puchased this blade to replace an old wobble blade. I didn't mine the cheap case it came in as much as when ajusting it to it's full width,it was to wide to fit on my arbor with a nut. After paying this price I expect it to work in all widths. I have a Delta unisaw, so I do not know what saw you would have to have to meet it's full specifications? I returned it.
- 2004-06-03, 9 of 19 people found this review helpful, Rated:
