Freud SD508 Super Dado 8-Inch Stack Dado
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Freud SD508 Super Dado 8-Inch Stack Dado
Customer Review: somewhat disappointed
Summary: 3 Stars
I chose this dado set based on the top reviews, and I am somewhat disappointed in the product. A substantial number of the carbide tips on both the outside blades and the chippers have imperfections and chips. The brazing is not as uniform as other saw blades I own. Some of the chippers were a little rusty. The cuts are decent, though the points of the ATB outer blades leave a fine but slightly deeper groove than the chippers at the extreme edge of the dado. Additionally, the chippers cut about 1/100 of an inch shallower than the outer blades, so I have to clean up every single cut when making a box joint.Customer Review: Best Dado set you can buy
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a 3HP Delta Unisaw and have a made quite a few cuts with the SD508. It make repeatable, glass smooth dado's. Set up is easy. The instructions are sparse, but they are adequate. The case is great. It helps avoid dinging the blades/chippers. All the shims you'll ever need are there. I have a friend who purchased the SD506 and is equally happy.Customer Review: Pretty Good Dado Set
Summary: 4 Stars
I've only used one other stacked dado set before (brand unknown), and this set tops that one. The only reason I didn't give it five stars was that the dado bottoms weren't totally smooth, and two of the carbide tips on the outside blades already cracked off after only a couple of uses (Probably a fluke - and the warranty should cover this - I plan on replacing my current set with the same make/model). Even after careful setup, following the instructions as exact as possible, I still got lines in between the chippers and outside blades. In all - the finish produced was good and I would definately recommend these to anyone looking for good, reasonably priced, stacked dado sets, but don't expect perfection.Customer Review: Help anyone?????
Summary: 3 Stars
Surrounded by glowing reviews, I hate to be the only dissenter. My set has been very dissapointing. On my Sears contractor saw each blade cuts at a distenctly different level. The resulting groove or dado can look positivly sawtooth. Are there problems with fit on Sears saws??? This is dispite considerable shiming and jiggling, and yes, I sequence them in the prescribed order (and have tried varying the order, also.) The set does look quality manufactured, but for me it has not been a good purchase; I now go to my router for almost everything and the dado set stays in the box.Customer Review: Superb tool!
Summary: 5 Stars
After using this dado for just over a year, I have found it to be nearly flawless. Close inspection of the dado joint produced reveals a slight v-groove at the two corners. This is as if 1 carbide tooth peak is a few thousands of an inch oversize. This is typically not noticeable in any application, once glued and assembled. I made a photocopy of the sizing guide in the manual and laminated it. I hang it on the wall next to the table saw for easy reference. The chipper blades are not labeled as to size, but a Sharpie pen will solve that.
Overall this is a dado that is easy to set up and leaves a perfect (aside from the tiny grooves at the bottom) in every material I have tried to date...including melamine.
I can't imagine needing a dado set supposedly better for any amount of money!