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Dado Blades For Snug Fits

A dado is a recess cut into a piece of wood. The dado must be sized accurately to allow other boards to be held securely when inserted into the recess. Dados are a simple, sturdy type of fitting that are traditionally used in furniture or shelving construction. The most common method for cutting a dado is a table saw fitted with a stacked dado blade set or a wobble dado blade. Sears carries both types of dado blades. Your local Sears sales associate will be glad to place the order for you if the store is out of stock, and the dado blades can be picked up at the store when they arrive or can be conveniently shipped directly to your home.

The stacked dado blade set, which consists of two saw blades spaced by a number of chippers, is the most widely purchased dado accessory. The number of chippers placed between the saw blades determines the width of the dado. The saw blades each have a 1/8-inch kerf, so a cut with no chippers will produce a inch dado, and a full set of chippers will produce a inch dado. Dados wider than of an inch are made with multiple passes over the blades.

Your table saw is fitted with a throat plate that supports lumber stock passing over the blade. When you replace a single blade with a stacked dado set, the wider set of blades will need a special dado throat plate with a wider gap. Sears carries dado throat plates in various sizes, and it is a good idea to have several sizes in your collection. The safest cut is produced using the smallest tolerance between the dado throat plate and the rotating saw blade.

A wobble dado blade has no chippers. It is a single blade set on a collar that allows you to adjust the angle at which the wobble dado blade is attached to the saw arbor. As the blade cuts, it rotates in a wobbling motion. Steeper angles produce more wobbling motion and correspondingly wider cuts. A wobble dado blade is less expensive than a stacked dado blade set, but most professionals prefer stacked dado blade sets.

Sears carries wobble dado blades, dado throat plates and stacked dado blade sets. Blades and throat plates are available from names you know and trust, like Craftsman, Delta, and Porter-Cable. You can buy replacement dado blades from Sears secure in the knowledge that you are receiving a quality accessory for your particular project.