Best dado blade (5/8" bore)

[Tom Bain]

Don’t have a 5/8 arbor saw anymore, but when I did … the Infinity Dadonator was really nice.

[Mike Kees]

I own a Dimar 8'' set as well as a Freud 8'' they both work well.

[jim mills]

Anyone use an insert type groover?

[Mark e Kessler]

I have the Ridge Carbide and very happy with it, for what it's worth it has the lowest "Bat ears" compared to the Forrest and others. Not really a big deal unless you plan to do solid wood joinery like a bridal joint for example where the end of the cut would be exposed, with the Ridge once it's glued it practically disappears. I don't know with Forrest but with Freud you can definitely see the bat ears once glued, Freud had the tallest then Forrest then Ridge....

[jeff oldham]

all of the above is great dado blades,,,but i purchased a oshlun dado from amazon and it was months after i bought it that i used it,,well when i crossed cut on plywood it was really bad like you were using dull blades,,,,and the return period at amazon had ran out,,so i call oshlun and told them the problem and they send me a new set right away and a return label for my old set,,,,like i said all of the blades above are great blades,,but when i buy anything customer service is my top priorty,,,and oshlun is great,,,

[Curt Putnam]

De[ending on what you want to do, you nay want to consider a box joint set. Only two settings: 1/3" and 3/8" - easy peasy. So with one fence move you cut any groove size from 1/8" to 3/4" by eighths. No fooling around with shims.

[Rod Sheridan]

I have an FS Tools dado set, square, flat bottom groove, works great….Rod

[Thomas Wilson]

Hi Eric,

I am relatively close to you and have an 8” Infinity Dadonator set that is practically new that I cannot use with my SawStop. The problem is the anti-kickback shoulders and solid disk chippers. You may try it out if you like. The price would be really good. I don’t remember the price but it was expensive.

Thomas

Just remembered that my Unisaw said not to use a dado set larger than 6” diameter. This may be true of your saw too.

[Brian Gumpper]

I've got a Dadonator and like it very much. I didn't realize that it was manufactured by Amana, nothing on the blades mentions Amana.

Didn't know that either especially when Amana doesn't manufacturer them for themselves.

[jack duren]

I have freud but prefer the Amana sets.

[Mike Henderson]

I prefer to do dados with a router. The reason is that when you're putting a dado into a panel, if that panel is not perfectly flat, the depth of the dado can change. With a router (and a jig), the router follows the panel and creates a dado of the same depth all along the dado.

With a dado blade cut dado, when you put your shelf (or whatever) into the dado, you lock in the curve of the side panel. You pull the side into the shelf, but since the dado is not flat, the side stays "curved".

Mike