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Yes, if you have a 10" table saw, this should be a good blade for your saw.
Yes, you can cut many of the same dados with a router as with a dado set. You can also cut dados using sets like this using a radial arm saw.
No, you do not want an 8" or 10" dado blade for your 10" table saw, unless it's a cabinet saw. As a general rule, if your table saw runs on standard 120V power, you want a 6" or smaller dado set.
Yes, they can double as ninja stars. Practice, practice, practice.
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Personally, I would be happy with either as an awesome gift.
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Some FAQs:
Yes, if you have a 10" table saw, this should be a good blade for your saw.
Yes, you can cut many of the same dados with a router as with a dado set. You can also cut dados using sets like this using a radial arm saw.
No, you do not want an 8" or 10" dado blade for your 10" table saw, unless it's a cabinet saw. As a general rule, if your table saw runs on standard 120V power, you want a 6" or smaller dado set.
Yes, they can double as ninja stars. Practice, practice, practice.
Some FAQs:
Yes, if you have a 10" table saw, this should be a good blade for your saw.
Yes, you can cut many of the same dados with a router as with a dado set. You can also cut dados using sets like this using a radial arm saw.
No, you do not want an 8" or 10" dado blade for your 10" table saw, unless it's a cabinet saw. As a general rule, if your table saw runs on standard 120V power, you want a 6" or smaller dado set.
Yes, they can double as ninja stars. Practice, practice, practice.
At $300, the Forrest is a bit of a showpiece that with a diamond card, most can easily tune either of the OP (if needed). Every once in awhile a chipper will cut a touch deep, but if short, I just return.
This will be the third (maybe the fourth) 8" Oshlun and the 2nd 6" Freud for us. Unlike the Forrest, or even the Amana, they are cheap enough that we no longer send out to be re-sharpened that has become a bit expensive.
We use the 8" dado set on every 10" table saw with no issues, but the 6" that gives about an 1-1/4" cut is fine for most projects. When used on a 10" radial, the 6" dado is limited by the bottom of the motor housing and why we use the 8" Oshlun with a negative tooth rake ---the Forrest wants to climb and a bit dangerous to pull, but fine on a table saw.
Once up and spinning, it is all about feed rate for that saw.
Seems like if you can only get 1-1/4" out of a 6" dado set, you're not even deep enough for a 2x4...
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Edit: Also you'll need to pick up a throat plate. Ridgid might make a dado throat plate for that saw but if they don't you can buy a normal replacement and modify it for the widest stack size. A Dremel or oscillating tool with a plastic blade would suit that task well.
I can't vouch for the quality or fitment of these but this Etsy store sells plates: https://www.etsy.com/listing/8778...nce-insert
I think Woodcraft also sells blank plates for the Ridgid saws.
Not sure what makes that model a hybrid saw, but our similar Ridgid will run either. The 6" speeds up faster and will cut to a depth of about 1 -1/4" that should be more than deep enough for bee hive dividers. Are you going to get fancy and make dovetails for the corners?
PS: The 6 teeth chipper blades on the 8" Oshlun do give a better cut, but taking your time with feed rate and the 6" Freud does decent.
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Seems like if you can only get 1-1/4" out of a 6" dado set, you're not even deep enough for a 2x4...
That is about 1 -1/4" deep, not wide. You are going to be limited by width by not only the stack, but by the length of the arbor shaft on the saw. I have never seen a saw that had an extra 1 -1/2" of shaft length and still have any threads left to tighten.
Used, Radial arm saws are about the cheapest and most versatile saw out there. I can pick up nice 10" ones all day for $100 that might need a new wood table that is basically a maintenance item. Many people are afraid of them, but for me, Radial's are what I grew up using. Nobody drug a heavy cast top table saw to a job site.
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I can't vouch for the quality or fitment of these but this Etsy store sells plates: https://www.etsy.com/listing/8778...nce-insert [etsy.com]
I think Woodcraft also sells blank plates for the Ridgid saws.
Yes, a lot cheaper to make up several blanks for future use. I like polycarbonate that is cheap with 12" x 12" samples, but wood is fine.
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And consider buying the Mr. Sawdust book, which can walk you through buying and restoring an old Dewalt, written by the late Wally Kunkel, who helped take Dewalt and the radial arm saw into their primes. Then the book gets into how to actually use your saw. It's so easy to follow, even I was able to do it. www.mrsawdust.c
Note: I have no affiliation with the Mr. Sawdust book, and of course no financial interest. I'm just an avid user.