STACKED DADO?

[shirehorseman]

Hi one and all,

:? Could someone please tell me where to get a 6" stacked DADO with a 30mm bore size. I have tried a lot of the American sites and the stuff on offer looks very good, but the trouble is that it's mostly with a 5/8" bore size. So I'm assuming it must be the norm (no pun intended) for over there.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions :? :?

Trev.[/b]

 

[tombo]

rutlands seem to have them

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/cgi-bin/psProdSrch.cgi/@cDado Blades@b::0::user::1,0,0,1::

i seem to recall that machine mart also sell freud dados, the trick is to get a saw that can take them :wink:

 

[tombo]

oops i just re read your post, you want a 6" set, you could try woodford, they have their own brand of dado's. When i visited the showroom they had a variety of sizes. What saw are you putting it onto?

 

[shirehorseman]

Hi Tombo,


I am going (hopefully) to put it into a RYOBI RA 2500 R.A.S.
and the maximum it can take is a 6" dado, although it has a 10" freud cross cut blade in at the moment. It would make it a lot easier to trench cut if I could get one.
Trev.

 

[jonny boy]

HI,

You will struggle to find a 6 inch dado with 30mm bore anywhere. If I were you i'd cut a piece of card at 8 inch and check that on your radial arm for clearance. A ten inch saw should accept an 8 inch dado which you can get with 30mm bore at loads of places.

cheers,
jonny.

 

[SlimShavings]

Check with Freud if you can. I think they will custom bore them for you.. Actually any good sharpening place should be able to rebore them.. freud has a very good 6" dado. i run on my ryobi BT3000

 

[shirehorseman]

HI,

You will struggle to find a 6 inch dado with 30mm bore anywhere. If I were you i'd cut a piece of card at 8 inch and check that on your radial arm for clearance. A ten inch saw should accept an 8 inch dado

which you can get with 30mm bore at loads of places.

That is a good suggestion I will try that. Thank You jonny boy.
Trev

 

[shirehorseman]

Check with Freud if you can. I think they will custom bore them for you.. Actually any good sharpening place should be able to rebore them.. freud has a very good 6" dado. i run on my ryobi BT3000

This is also a good idea, I'll follow this up as with the previous idea.
Thank you SlimShavings.
And once again Guys. Thanks to you both for the help.

Trev.

 

[jonny boy]

HI,

You have to remember that slimshavings lives in the states where dado blades come in more sizes than here. I personally have only seen the freud stacked dado set here in 8 inch or 10 inch dia. Both of these have a choice of 30mm or 5/8 bore. There will however be dado sets from years ago and maybe you will find a 6 inch dia. but I wouldn't get too hopefull.


cheers,
jonny.

 

[SlimShavings]

Ask your supplier/s if they carry the Freud SD506. I think Amazon has it

 

[shirehorseman]

To jonny boy & Slimshavings,

Have taken note of all comments from you both, and I really appreciate the input you guys.
When I was knee high to a grasshopper my father always said 'If you don't know, then ask' a bit like the adage of (measure twice and cut once)
though I can still get it wrong sometimes.
I am now a lot older and retired through ill health, but have worked with wood as a hobby all of my life. I used to make and donate (when still working) a lot of stuff to various charities to auction off for funds. I got a big kick out of that. Rocking horses and carvings etc. So I am now in the process having moved to a new home of setting up a workshop again and fitting in all the stuff, with the addition of a new toy. the Ryobi r.a.s.
Anyway thank you all for the help.
Trev.