| Review by Ken90712 | posted 874 days ago | 2368 views | 0 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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- Freud SD508 Freud Dado Set
- Brand: Freud | Category: Tablesaw Accessories
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I was making some candleholders and my Dado Blades were junk and chipping wood on every cut. Then my local Rockler Store sent me a coupon with 40% off any single item excluding Power Tools. Sweet!, I tell Blondie I’m off to Rockler to save some money… LOL…. The set is $199.00 so that’s 80 bucks off. She brainwashed my sometime ago to always look for sales.
Another story sometime, LOL….
Man, I thought my Forrest Woodworker 2 Blade was something. This set is more than impressive! The blades are heavy! If weight is, any indication I was thinking WOW these are nice as I was holding them in the store. The Chipper’s each come with 4 cutters and rakes on each one in two different sizes, 1/8” and ¼” inch. There are shims as well to achieve all kinds of desired sizes. The book even tells you what combinations to use to achieve the desired cuts taking the entire need for math out of it.
The case is nice and solid and comes with spacers to keep your blades & chippers from hitting one another.
You will have to look at my latest candleholder to see the cuts, as were only allowed 3 pics in this area.
I would give this more than 5 starts if possible….
Thx for reading hope it helps.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
9 comments so far
davidroberts
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#1 posted 874 days ago
A lot of folks love their Freud dado set. You got a great deal. I would prefer to use the table saw verses router to make dados, rabbets, etc, when possible. I rarely buy any wood working tools if not on sale. Your wife is right – “never buy retail”.
-- david roberts, spinning Tales from Topographic Oceans, no, really.
richgreer
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#2 posted 874 days ago
I have the SD 606 set. I think the only difference is that mine are 6” and mine has the dial-a-magic feature. I think the cutters are the same. I am SO impressed with how cleanly they cut.
-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.
8iowa
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#3 posted 874 days ago
How does the freud Super Dado set perform on plywood. I understand that the teeth have a negative hook angle which should be ideal for plywood and laminates, but perhaps not optimum for hardwoods.
I have a 6” Oshlun dado set that does well on all woods except plywood, where there is a lot of tear out.
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Routerisstillmyname
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#4 posted 874 days ago
Freud saw blades and router bits are the sharpest and last longest.
-- Router è ancora il mio nome.
TopamaxSurvivor
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#5 posted 873 days ago
ken90712 How long did you have to ignore the 20% off to get to 40% :-) ??
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Ken90712
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#6 posted 873 days ago
Top, The send me so many coupons via mail and e-mail that I always go there.
Right now I have a coupon, “buy one item get 50% off the 2nd item of equal value.
Last itme I used it to buy a Forrest Wroodworker 2 blade and the Incra 1000 Miter Gauge set, both cost just over $100 so I save $50ish not bad being I wanted both. LOL
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
TopamaxSurvivor
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#7 posted 873 days ago
I got that one too. I know companies target with individual pricing and discounts. I go there quite regularly myself. I need to figure out to access the 50% off without buying the other one :-))
-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0
Tim_456
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#8 posted 872 days ago
I suspect I know the answer to this but are the combinations listed in the book accurate to the point where you don’t have to bother with trial and error to get the measurement they list?
I’ve had other saw blades and router bits from them and they are all 5 stars with me!
thanks for the review!
T.
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