HELP Buring Wood withTS

Don't ask me how I know this, but you will get those results if the blades or chippers are on backwards. Plywood tends to stink anyway, and chip on the cross-cuts, but it shouldn't be burning. My Freud dado cuts clean as a whistle with no burning ever.

DonkeyHody "Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate."

Shecky wrote: | Happy Holidays | | I could use the group's help. I've been experimenting with finger | (box) joints using my tablesaw and Freud stacked dado blades. | I've been using a 1/4" stack to dado 1/4" wide, 3/8" high finger | joints through 1/4" plywood. Every cut burns the wood and lets | off some pretty serious smoke and stink. I've tried slow feed and | moderate feed to control the quality of the dado cut and not | overwhelm the motor. Tips of the dado blades getting a rusty color | to them as well. Its not rust as I baby them and keep them | safely stored when not in use. | | Is plywood susceptible to burning? Am I killing my saw and blades? | Any advice to cut these joints correctly is greatly appreciated | | Here are my tool specs: | TS Craftsman 10" (model 315-228390) | 1-1/2 HP induction motor developing (?) up to 3HP | 3600 RPM | 13 amp | | Freud 8" , 12 teeth, stacked dado blade (SD 208)

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Might be side loading a bit. Not unknown for a miter gage to creep or a pair of hands to allow the board to creep. How's the fit, otherwise?

I use the router and a spiral bit. Tablesaw jigs always seemed too fussy.

DonkeyHody & all the group

Thx for such fast and nice replies. I won't ask you about the backwards blades if you promise to delete my posting. My blades were on backwards. Too many blade swaps on the saw today and I didnt pay attention.

Then I used all your advice (fater rate of feed, backerboard to reduce tearout) and all is great. Like a hot knife through butter.

Too bad. I already planted the seed with SWMBO that I needed a full sized cabinet saw with greater power. So lets let this be our secret. For now I'll just stick with my Craftsman..until the next mistake I make.

Thanks again and Happy New Year!