larry merlau
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Ok this is for research and the comparison of other woodworkers logic.. i have made many dados, and when i first started in this hobby i would use plans given me threw a magazine which told me to do this or that.. but now after a board or two has been ran threw the saw with a dado head installed.. i have had some of my own ideas..
so whats your most used depth of dado and why? for me on 3/4" stock it was always 3/8" deep but now i tend to go with a shallower depth of 1/4", reason being the shear strength is the same i believe in both depths and the shallower depth actually gives a stronger side piece..
now i got a dilema,, i have a side that is 26" wide and 68" long ,, that needs 5 dados the 26" way.. i thought i could use my dado blade but my head wasnt turned on fully.. how do i support it way out in no mans land to make the first dado that is up 12" from the end of the plank????
so whats your most used depth of dado and why? for me on 3/4" stock it was always 3/8" deep but now i tend to go with a shallower depth of 1/4", reason being the shear strength is the same i believe in both depths and the shallower depth actually gives a stronger side piece..
now i got a dilema,, i have a side that is 26" wide and 68" long ,, that needs 5 dados the 26" way.. i thought i could use my dado blade but my head wasnt turned on fully.. how do i support it way out in no mans land to make the first dado that is up 12" from the end of the plank????
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