what type of Dado blade is recommened for a craftsman?

I have a Craftsman Model 22104 and I purchased an adjustable dado blade, nothing fancy nothing to expensive. I put it on my saw but after the installment I noticed there was not much room for the washer and the nut. This dado has a 5/8 or 3/4 arbor setting, just a sleeve that fits inside the 3/4 hole for the 5/8 arbor. I just don't feel even a little safe putting it on with out the washer, yet there is only a bout

3 threads showing. Without the washer the blade turns with the nut on, it barely covers the sleeve. Are the craftsman ones thinner?
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bdeditch
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That's only one of the many shortcomings of Crapsman tools. It isn't safe to install a dado set any thicker than the arbor will hold without full engagement on the nut threads. You can get around this with a thinner dado and multiple passes with spacer blocks on the fence. Keep your eyes open for a good used Delta or other brand name machine and dump that thing. You'll be amazed at the difference. Bugs

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Bugs

I hat a wobble-type dado blade? Measure of your "blade" where it fits on the arbor. A stacked blade set will be slightly less wide than the cut you choose (the carbide tips are a little wider than the saw plate).

Stacked sets are generally more pricey, but will cost more. I've been happy with my Freud.

-Steve

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Stephen M

Obviously, you are totally unfamiliar with the Craftsman 22104,114,124 hybrid saws.

They are very good units indeed.

In fact, Delta is now selling more "crap" than just about anyone else.

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Gus

Humm... I never thought of it that way.... :~)

Reply to
Leon

And I also heard that the pricey sets that cost more are also more expensive!

Reply to
Gus

Yes, but are they better?

Reply to
ks

Don't know.

I WILL say that I have a Forrest "Dado King" set that produces the best dadoes I've ever seen. Also, the blades are incredibly sharp. You can do yourself a major injury just putting it on the saw!

Reply to
Gus

Yeah, but how does it cut wood?

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Reply to
Enoch Root

Even better than it cuts human flesh!

Reply to
Gus

Beat me to it. :)

Reply to
CW

Yeah and only one decent answer and he had to take all this abuse.

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Leon

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bdeditch

And amongst the most pricey is the Freud Dial A Width set. $250, give or take, and produces dead flat bottoms and super sharp inside corners. Dead easy to set width once you figure out the system. Downside? Takes a pretty long arbor so it wont fit all saws.

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LP

While not commenting on the Freud blade at all, at $250 you've got all the justification to spend that same amount of money on a good router that will do a much better and faster job on those dadoes- plus a lot more. Plus... you will have satisfied that primal urge, and dare I say perhaps even a Biblical mandate... that men continue to purchase tools to add to the toy box.... err, workshop.

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Mike Marlow

What can I say? Those who enjoy Crapsman tools are entitled to waller around in their ignorance. Most of the comments involved buying very expensive dado sets, not the capacity of the mandrel on the saw. I 'inherited' a barely used Crapsman dado set. The blades are .030" too wide and make a terrible cut. Anyone wants them, they are welcome for the cost of shipping. LOL Bugs

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Bugs

Huh? Router cut dadoes faster than dado-set? Not likely.

Dado set can slice out material enormously faster than router bit, almost without mechanical effort, relatively speaking.

Only advantage or router, if it can be accurately guided, is the precision of the resulting cut face.

(Not to be construed as statement that you don't need both!)

J
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barry

It seems to me that you are showing your ignorance, of that particular tool. The prevailing opinion is that those recent C-man saws are real legitimate contenders at that price point. I used to own a C-man saw; it was not the greatest but it could me made to produce some decent work. You're being elitest.

The guy as asked for dado blade help and you told him to buy a new saw. What's your point? And to be specific, I suggested a different *type* of dado, not a different quality.

Dude, choose a smaller raker and use the shims? Stock thickness is seldom exact. That's what the shims are for.

Ok, so we'll put you in the camp of folks who think that it's worth it to pay more for a decent dado set.

-Steve

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Stephen M

There's no problem with the mandrel capacity on that saw.

I use my Forrest set on it all the time at full capacity.

And FWIW, it is perfectly acceptable to run a dado set without the outside blade washer.

Gus

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Gus

When grilled further on (23 Dec 2005 09:09:36 -0800), "Gus" confessed:

Thanks for that clear, concise answer. I have a Craftsman saw also, and with a stacked dado set, I can just get to 3/4" with the outside washer. Might get to

7/8" now (if I need it).

Cheers, Rob

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Rob

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