Help with Dado set up

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Rustic home | projects | blog 1252 posts in 493 days 187 days ago	Help!!! I am trying to run a 3/4 inch wide dado with a 1/2 inch set up. That is all my TS can handle. I need the dado to be centered at 8 1/2 inch. I am at a loss as to how to set it up. I am building a display shelf for SWMBO. It is 18 1/2 inches tall by 12 inches wide. I waas thinking of just making the center shelf 1/2 inches thick. But I am not sure I have the cash to get a 1/2 inch thick piece. Thanks for the help Rick -- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI
GaryK home | projects | blog 9533 posts in 885 days 187 days ago	You could just rabbet the 3/4” shelves to 1/2” to fit your dado. You could also make 2 passes with the 1/2” dado blade. Just move 1/4” after the first cut. -- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Rustic home | projects | blog 1252 posts in 493 days 187 days ago	Thanks Gary I never thought of that -- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI
Steelmum home | projects | blog 347 posts in 859 days 187 days ago	Gary is right. You could also turn the piece end for end after the first pass and do it again to be sure it is centered first. Then measure it and rabbit the shelf to fit. -- Berta in NC
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