In article <[email protected]>,
Never Enough Money <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm in the market for a new dado blade? Anyone know the tradeoffs
> between these? I read glowing reviews of the Infinity Tools' Dadonator.
> Forrest has the reputation (and cost about $100 more). I'm replacing a
> Freud, which I ruined accidentally by sliding my mitre across several
> of the blades.....
>
> TIA.
>
Hi NEM,
About 9 months ago I bought the Freud SD508 set. I was very
impressed at how much better it was than the Sears "Excalibur"
blade that had served well for 8 years. The Freud is very good.
About 6 weeks ago, I bit the bullet and bought the Forrest WWII.
I am amazed at how much better this blade is than any other
blade I have ever owned. Today I was "crosscutting" 3/4 oak ply with
this blade. I swear that it does just as well as the Freud laminate
blade that I paid $80 for. Plus, it will glue-rip 8/4 oak without a
problem.
What I am getting around to saying is that if I had to buy another
dado set now, with what I have experienced with Forrest blades, I
would spring for the extra $ and get that Forrest SD.
These blades are way beyond what most of us think of as "good".
I am retired, but a woodworking hobbyist for about 20 years, so
I have gone through quite a few blades.
If you can swing the $, get the Forrest. I will never buy another
brand of blade - period.
Don't know nothin' about the Dadonator.
Lou
"Never Enough Money" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm in the market for a new dado blade? Anyone know the tradeoffs
> between these? I read glowing reviews of the Infinity Tools' Dadonator.
> Forrest has the reputation (and cost about $100 more). I'm replacing a
> Freud, which I ruined accidentally by sliding my mitre across several
> of the blades.....
If you think you may do that again get the cheapest set. If you think you
may do better the Forrest may not appear to do a much better job but I would
be willing to say that it will do a better job after several hours of
cutting. The Forrest blades tend to stay sharp a lot longer. I have the
Dado King and it works great.
"Never Enough Money" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm in the market for a new dado blade? Anyone know the tradeoffs
> between these? I read glowing reviews of the Infinity Tools' Dadonator.
> Forrest has the reputation (and cost about $100 more). I'm replacing a
> Freud, which I ruined accidentally by sliding my mitre across several
> of the blades.....
>
> TIA.
I've used Infinity router bits and they are top quality. If their blades
are too, it would be a no brainer. they offer a money back guarantee so
there is no risk. Forrest does make good stuff, but for the $100
difference, I'd go with Dadonator.
I have a Ridge Carbide dado, but I'd still consider the Infinity if I was
buying today.
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
I saw a review, comparison, recently. Cant remember exactly where it was.
Fine Woodworking IIRC. I have not yet bought a dado bblade but one is on my
short list. There was one in the list that did not use shims, cut a flat
bottom and was rated highly IIRC. I am going to look into that further when
I am ready to buy. I have a forrest WWI that I am very happy with.
"Never Enough Money" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm in the market for a new dado blade? Anyone know the tradeoffs
> between these? I read glowing reviews of the Infinity Tools' Dadonator.
> Forrest has the reputation (and cost about $100 more). I'm replacing a
> Freud, which I ruined accidentally by sliding my mitre across several
> of the blades.....
>
> TIA.
>
"Never Enough Money" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Freud, which I ruined accidentally by sliding my mitre across several
> of the blades.....
Hey! I did that once! :)
Like the others, I once bought a forrest WWII. I now have two of them, a hi
a/t plywood blade and an 8" dado king. I still keep a non-forrest blade
around in case I need to rip a 2X4 or something, but as the others have
said, buy one forrest and you won't want anything else. Unfortunately,
aside from being very happy with my dado king, I do not have any experience
with the others.
"loutent" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:180720052109545221%[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Never Enough Money <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I'm in the market for a new dado blade? Anyone know the tradeoffs
>> between these? I read glowing reviews of the Infinity Tools' Dadonator.
>> Forrest has the reputation (and cost about $100 more). I'm replacing a
>> Freud, which I ruined accidentally by sliding my mitre across several
>> of the blades.....
>>
>> TIA.
>>
> Hi NEM,
>
> About 9 months ago I bought the Freud SD508 set. I was very
> impressed at how much better it was than the Sears "Excalibur"
> blade that had served well for 8 years. The Freud is very good.
>
> About 6 weeks ago, I bit the bullet and bought the Forrest WWII.
> I am amazed at how much better this blade is than any other
> blade I have ever owned. Today I was "crosscutting" 3/4 oak ply with
> this blade. I swear that it does just as well as the Freud laminate
> blade that I paid $80 for. Plus, it will glue-rip 8/4 oak without a
> problem.
>
> What I am getting around to saying is that if I had to buy another
> dado set now, with what I have experienced with Forrest blades, I
> would spring for the extra $ and get that Forrest SD.
>
> These blades are way beyond what most of us think of as "good".
> I am retired, but a woodworking hobbyist for about 20 years, so
> I have gone through quite a few blades.
>
> If you can swing the $, get the Forrest. I will never buy another
> brand of blade - period.
>
> Don't know nothin' about the Dadonator.
>
> Lou