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Freud SD608 8-Inch Dial-A-Width Stacked Dado Set 5/8" Arbor | 
| Brand: Freud
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $445.00
Buy New: $269.99
You Save: $175.01 (39%)
Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 9372
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.9
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 11.1 x 4.2
MPN: SD608
Model: SD608
UPC: 008925330608
EAN: 0008925330608
ASIN: B000089H8P
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| Features:
| • | Features Freud's TiCo Hi-Density Carbide with Titanium for long life and a flawless finish | | • | Adjusts in .004" increments and a maximum 29/32" cut width | | • | Adjust easily to right or left operating machines | | • | Set includes two outer blades, five chippers, Dado Tips & Tricks DVD, wrench, and storage case. | | • | Cuts all composition material, plywood, veneered plywoods, hardwoods, and softwoods. |
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Product Description
The Dial-A-Width Dado set performs like a stacked dado but we have replaced the shims with a patented dial system and with our exclusive Dial hub, ensuring accurate adjustments. Each "click" of the dial adjusts the blade by .004". the Dial-A-width dado set is easy to use and very precise. for the serious woodworker, there is nothing better.Adjusts in .004" incrementsmaximum 29/32 cut widthadjusts easily to right or left operating machinesSet includes 2 outside blades, 5 chippers, wrench, and carrying caseDoes not need shims Application: Chip-Free Dadoes in Veneered Plywoods and Laminates
Amazon.com Product Description
The Freud Difference
Freud manufactures some of the most innovative, technologically advanced saw blades in the world. To ensure that the highest quality products meet the toughest design standards, Freud owns and operates six manufacturing facilities in Western Europe. Freud is one of the few manufacturers of woodworking tools in the world that produces its own MicroGrain carbide with titanium, called TiCo -- a combination of titanium and cobalt. Freud develops different types of carbide for each application to maximize the cutting life and performance of the tool; and Freud also operates one of the most modern product development research centers in Europe. By overseeing the entire manufacturing process from start to finish, Freud guarantees some of the highest quality, most advanced products in the industry. About the SD600 Product Family
Whether you're a skilled professional or a weekend hobbyist, Freud has a dado for you. The SD608, Freud's Dial-A-Width Dado, has a patented dial system for easy and precise adjustments while offering extremely accurate cuts. About the 8-Inch Dial-A-Width Stacked Dado Set
The Dial-A-Width Dado set performs like a stacked dado, but Freud has replaced the shims with a patented dial system and with their exclusive Dial hub -- which ensures accurate adjustments. Freud's ingenious hybrid dado cutter is a cross between the traditional stacked set and the convenience of the dial dado. The stacked sets make gorgeous, flat-bottom dadoes, but sometimes achieving the perfect width is a challenge. Enter Freud's Dial-A-Width system, combining the best of both dado worlds. The micro-grain carbide-toothed cutters and chipper blades stack like a regular set, but the dial also adjusts the width to exactly four one-thousandths of an inch. Applications
Use the Dial-A-Width stacked dado set to cut all composition material, plywood, veneered plywoods, hardwoods, and softwoods. Key Technical Specs
- Adjusts in .004-inch increments
- Maximum 29/32-inch cut width
- Adjusts easily to right or left operating machines
- Requires no shims
Warranty
This set is covered by Freud's limited lifetime warranty.
Amazon.com
Toss your dado shims. You'll never tuck another scrap of newspaper between your dado blades again. Freud's ingenious hybrid dado cutter is a cross between the traditional stacked set and the convenience of the dial dado. The stacked sets make gorgeous, flat-bottom dadoes, but sometimes achieving the perfect width is a challenge. Woodworkers had resigned themselves to slipping scraps of paper between the chipper blades, experimenting to get just the right measurement. Those who tired of that opted for the dial wobble blade, which got you the right width with just a turn of the wrist, but you sacrificed greatly on the integrity of the cut, ending up with convex and concave dadoes at opposite ends of the width spectrum. Enter Freud's brainchild, combining the best of both dado worlds. The micro-grain carbide-toothed cutters and chipper blades stack like a regular set, but that done, the dial adjusts the width to four one-thousandths of an inch. You can't beat that with a scrap of paper. Great innovation in a flawless execution—-bravo, Freud!--Kris Jensen-Van Heste
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| Customer Reviews: Read 51 more reviews...
 Good Dado - but Does Not Fit Jet XactaSaw Deluxe! July 27, 2008
Great dado set - very high quality, flat-bottom dados. It does not fit the Jet Xacta Saw Deluxe tablesaw, however. While the tablesaw's dust shroud does have a semi-circular cutout, it is not big enough to accommodate the dado set's dial. If possible, you should check for fit on any saw with such a shroud before buying.
Infinitely adjustable, yet easy to use. July 21, 2008
I've used this extensively on my Grizzly 1023 table saw with great results. I would highly recommend this blade set to anyone. My advice on using it:
* when you unbox the blades, measure the chipper thicknesses and label them "A", "B", "C", etc., according to the manual. There one that's thinner than the others, and it is required for certain thickness combinations; identifying it by sight is almost impossible. I wrote on them in silver Sharpie and it solved that problem.
* mark the "zero" on the thickness adjusting dial. Turn it until the back of the dial is perfectly flush with the back of the blade and write a "0" above that tick mark (again, silver Sharpie works great). That way, when the manual says "a 1/2 inch dado is these three blades plus four clicks" you'll know that you're really at four and not, say, three or five.
great dado set for cabinetry work June 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This my third Freud blade and I agree with all the reviews about how clean and smooth the cuts are. The quality of this blade is excellent! The case is plastic and uses dimpled plastic to separate the outer blades and chippers so there are no damage to the carbide tips.
Once you use the right combination of chippers per the chart, it cleanly and easily cuts through oak to particle board. No chipping or tear out.
The only improvement to this dado blade would be to stamp the chipper with its thickness. Otherwise it is a very good purchase.
 Splinters, I'm not happy. February 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am using this dado set to build cabinets that are made of quarter sawn red oak. The blade works fine if you cut with the grain but is nearly useless for cutting tenons. Even when using a backer board the wood splinters at the ends. Also, the bottom of the cut is uneven. If you want quality results, look elsewhere.
Good Dado Set January 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bought and used on my Ryobi 10" table saw. It makes nice cuts through oak. I would buy this set again. If you buy a cheaper set, make sure they are rated for the RPM of your saw. This set is rated for a Max 11,000 RPM.
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