Andrew Petralia
07-06-2013, 8:31 PM
Hello all,
New to the forums here. I am strongly considering purchasing a European 5-in-1 combination machine to save some real estate (and because a 12" jointer is just too tempting). There are a few sacrifices I will have to make that I am convincing myself won't be too bad, but I'll leave that discussion for the other threads on the topic. One of the potential issues I see with it is this: it appears that it cannot accept a dado blade. The particular model I am looking at is a Minimax Lab 300N (man. in 2002). I understand I can adapt and overcome with a router setup, but I am used to using the dado stack for a lot of my work. Is there a reasonable way to modify the arbor or sliding table to accept a dado stack? I don't believe this is a problem for the newer models, but it appears to be for 2002 and earlier.
Also, if anyone has any personal experience (good or bad) with this model and would like to offer a perspective, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-Andrew
New to the forums here. I am strongly considering purchasing a European 5-in-1 combination machine to save some real estate (and because a 12" jointer is just too tempting). There are a few sacrifices I will have to make that I am convincing myself won't be too bad, but I'll leave that discussion for the other threads on the topic. One of the potential issues I see with it is this: it appears that it cannot accept a dado blade. The particular model I am looking at is a Minimax Lab 300N (man. in 2002). I understand I can adapt and overcome with a router setup, but I am used to using the dado stack for a lot of my work. Is there a reasonable way to modify the arbor or sliding table to accept a dado stack? I don't believe this is a problem for the newer models, but it appears to be for 2002 and earlier.
Also, if anyone has any personal experience (good or bad) with this model and would like to offer a perspective, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-Andrew