wobble dado

I’ve used wobble dado cutters for years on table saws and radial arm saws with no problems – other than my own mistakes.

Maybe I’ve been lucky, but I’ve never had an issue with their “cut quality”, either. How often is a dead flat bottom really necessary? – lol

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Thanks for the quick response.
I too have used it for years on my radial arm.
I just ordered a powermatic 2000, and during my research I thought I read somewhere about a table saw use issue.
Couldn’t find it again, so I thought I’d ask here.

Again thanks for the rapid response..

-- RALPH

I dont see any reason why you couldnt use it. Although the PM2000 that you have I assume is probably 3 HP or more so you may experience vibration. And as you mentioned the quality of cut is much better with the stacked dado. If it were me, I would scrap the wobble dado and get a good stacked dado blade. You have a top notch saw, so I wouldnt jeapordize the quality of what it can do and what you make just to save a few dollars on the blade.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

The PM will have allot more torque… In case you make an oopsie.. But I used one for years.. When you move up to a good Stacked set you can adjust them with shims and such to really make nice cuts.. I would do this tho for now.
Make a set of Zero Clearance inserts for common sized Dado’s. And then remember to go slow.

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I’m with Snowyriver. I used to have a wobble dado and never knew what I was missing out on until I got my first quality stacked set. I also actually find it easier to get the width exactly correct with the stacked set than my old wobble dado (which would occasionally have difficulty maintaining a constant width through a long run of dados).

-- Greg, Severn MD

I used to use my wobble dado quite a bit. There were certain situations in which a precise measurement of the width of the cut was more important than the quality of the cut and me and whose shims never got along very well.

Today I use the Freud’s Dial-a-matic dado set (SD606). I get precise control over width (without shims) and a very high quality cut.

Want a wobbler? – send me a message. I’ve got a great deal for you.

-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.

Used a wobbler on my RAS for years. It did a respectable job, but not great.

Recently I bought the Oshlun 8 inch dado set, for not a whole lot of money. After seeing it reviewed here.

If there is a better dado set out there, it must be because you can see your whiskers in the bottom of it good enough to shave with it. Glass smooth. I couldn’t believe it. So, probably time to ditch the wobbler, like I did.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

You buy one of the best table saws available and you want to use a cheap wobbler blade? Why? In my opinion wobbler blades will give you a poorly cut dado, they are hard to adjust and I have heard they can move. I have no idea what a wobbler blade cost, but you can buy a quality dado set for $100.

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

I’d go with the Oshlun 6 or 8”stacked set. For less that $100 they can’t be beat.

-- Robert - Haven Wood Crafts

Lots of vibration always concerned me. I switched to stacked set and got MUCH better results.

Thanks to all of you for taking the time to respond.

It wasn’t a question of cost, as I had said I thought I read somewhere about a safety issue.

I will take your advice and pick up a stacked set.

Now that I’am permanently among the unemployed, I’m redoing my garage shop. I’m sure the dado set will be one of the smaller expenditures.

Thanks again.

PS: how about some recomendations for saw blades, general use or defined.

-- RALPH

I have used the wobble dado in my Powermatic Artisan Model 63a without any problems.

Dave

You can use it without issue if it’s functionally intact. You may even get acceptable results, but I wouldn’t suggest that anyone actually spend money obtaining one. The terms “wobble” and “tablesaw” together make me wince!

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