Dadoo question

Ted · 2008-11-17T01:59:55+00:00

I am trying to decide either to make dadoos with a router or with a table saw. I know that they make router bits designed to match the true sixe of plywood.I have never worked with dadoos before. I have both 1/4 and 1/2 inch routers, which would be better? Do it in one pass or multiple working down to the final depth?If a table saw, what size blade would I get for my 10" table say?ThanksTed

Nov 17, 2008 24 Replies

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Morris Dovey 17 years ago

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Max 17 years ago

I've done it both ways and I find it easier, when necessary, to place a thin strip of material (masking tape, UHMW plastic strip, etc.) along side my routing guide than it is to mount a dado blade and remove and remount it to keep adding (or subtracting) shims to get the correct width. But then I have a large assortment of router bits and I seldom have to resort to adding anything to the guide.

There's a good plan from "Shop Notes" for a dado jig that would work even better than my method.

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todd 17 years ago

This is exactly how I made my kitchen cabinets. I rabbeted the front edge of the plywood to fit a mating dado in my face frames. I used a router bit set from Marc Sommerfeld.

todd

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Scott Lurndal 17 years ago

Bore out the shim? It's the thickness that matters, not the fit to the arbor.

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Ted 17 years ago

This will be my first big project. I will be making a closet system for myself. I was thinking of using a rabit on the back for a back panel to fit in. I was thinking of using dados for the permanent shelf's.

Ted

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