Plywood Rabbets - Dado Blade on TS or Router??

Max

I'd set up a 1/4 wide dado, make a pass, then end for end and make a

This will allow you to make sure rabbet is centered and also allows you to adjust witdh of dado, if necessary.

Lew

"Chef Juke"

One man's poi is another man's poison ... I would always opt for the table saw, with a sacrificial fence, over a router to do this job. An easy, quick, accurate, less chance of tearout, one pass operation.

But then, that's just my preference ... YMMV

Centered on what, Lew? ;)

Absolutely.

ThanksMax, Lew, & Swingman for the advice. I decided to go for the router table and rabbetting bit this time and things worked out well.

Will use the dado blade next time to compare.

(Max,FYI: I used a Lee Valley rabbetting bit -

-Chef Juke "EVERYbody Eats when they come to MY house!"

In my limited experience, the dado blades on a table saw will stay sharp longer than a router bit used for the same operation. If true this may be due to more cutting edges on the saw (24 teeth, 48? I forget how many on my Jesada dado set) as compared to the router bit (probably 2).

For this reason, I'll typically use the dado set for plywood. For solid wood, especially with the grain, I may use the router. Neanderthals (they don't hang out here on the wreck so much, anymore) would reach for a specialized plane in that situation.

"Jeffrey Thunder" wrote

It's suddenly déjà vu all over again around here ... is that your "one post a year" these days? :)

The piece of stock receiving the rabbet, in this case the birch ply.

Lew

You are back ???

We ain't see you in a while.

Where you been ?

Jeffrey Thunder wrote:

LOL ... that would be worth seeing when plowing a "rabbet" ... what page of Fred Bingham's book is that on?

DUH!

Much too late at night when 1st post made.

Yes dummy, there is a difference between a dado and a rabbet isn't there, he says to self..

Lew

"Lew Hodgett" sez:

ROTFL ... That's alright, buddy ... I won't tell! :)