Dado insert won't fit

Is this a right tilt vs. left tilt issue? Could you have bought the right part, but for the wrong tilt? Just the first thing that came to mind.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Is the tilt direction (right-tilt vs. left-tilt) different for the saw than the insert?

-- Dave J. Oakdale, MN

Oops – sorry about that. Mot beat me to it.

-- Dave J. Oakdale, MN

I think that is the problem. It seems like it would fit perfectly for a right-tilt contractor’s saw. I bought the exact part number listed in the owner’s manual. So, if I have the wrong one, they printed the wrong numbers in the manual.

If anyone is in the market for a dado head insert to fit a right-tilt unisaw or contractor’s saw, let me know. I doubt Delta is going to help me out on this one. I checked the online PDF of the owner’s manual for my saw. It’s been updated since I bought mine. The new manual doesn’t list any of the accessory model numbers. I guess they finally realized that they were shipping erroneous information in the manuals.

-- Joshua, Olathe, Kansas

I just took a closer look at the insert packaging. On the back there is a table listing which insert to get for various Delta table saw types. For left-tilt contractor’s saws it lists the 36-847. It would have been nice if the manual had that information.

I guess I’ll keep my fingers crossed that Delta customer service will do right be me.

-- Joshua, Olathe, Kansas

Well, glad that one is figured out. Just to toss in my opinion of factory dado inserts, they suck. There is no support of the workpiece unless you are cutting a full width dado at full blade height. (of course that’s nuts) Can I plead with you, for safety sake, to just make yourself a zero clearance insert for your dado set. You’ll find it even easier than making one for the rip/cross cut blade as your set is probably 8 inches and will sit totally below the ZCI before you plunge into it. Just my safety push. I think it’s a sign that you go the wrong one.

Cheers!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

It’s on it’s way back to Amazon. I called them today. (I didn’t know they had a phone number for customer support. I expected it to be completely online.) They decided this was partially their fault since the item description appears to claim this item is good for all Delta Contractor Saws. They’re giving me a full refund. Now I can just make my own using a zero-clearance insert as mot suggested.

-- Joshua, Olathe, Kansas