Freud SD508 Super Dado 8-Inch Stack Dado
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Freud SD508 Super Dado 8-Inch Stack Dado
Customer Review: Quality dado set
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this dado set for about 4 years and have plowed untold feet of dadoes and grooves in hardwood, plywood and MDF. I can always count on getting clean, chipout free, flat bottomed dadoes with this set. The 3/32" chipper makes it much easier to set up for undersized plywood or oversize laminates.
If you're looking for the same quality for a less money, consider Freud's 6" stacked dado set.
Customer Review: check carbide carefully
Summary: 3 Stars
This would've been a 5 star, except that I had to send the first one back. About half the carbide teeth were chipped or had pock marks on them. Cutters were dirty and had finger prints all over them. Not sure if someone had a bad day at the factory or this was return. The exchange process with Amazon was seamless and the second one had none of the issues the first one did. In addition it cuts beatiful dadoes - flat bottomed with almost no tearout.Customer Review: Price
Summary: 5 Stars
Buyer beware! We all assume that buying online will be our best value. I've found this same item at Home Depot for a $100.00 lessCustomer Review: Freud SD508 Super Dado 8-Inch Stack Dado
Summary: 5 Stars
Great product. But now, maybe, the dial-in model is newer and easier if it produces as good a cut as SD 508???Customer Review: Great for cabinetry
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this set of blades for over a year now and am very pleased with them. I use them on my Delta Unisaw and they work great. The most freqent use I get from them is making dados in plywood or hardwood cases for plywood shelves and dividers. The adjustability with the various blades and shims helps me to match the groove exactly to the various widths of my sheet stock. The bottoms of the dados are very smooth. Not router bit smooth, but perfectly acceptable for fit, finish, and glueups. They make very clean cuts and I have seen almost no tearing or chipping when cutting in veneered plywood. In a pinch I had to use this set once on a project that used green treat lumber. They tore through it with ease, and most importantly kept their edge. These are very high quality blades and should cut great for years if properly taken care of. I store them back in their hard case with the supplied dividers between blades after every use, so they still look like new after many hours of use.
***As other posters mentioned, the shims are not labeled. Something I cannot believe was not done on a set as expensive as this. One of the first things I did was mic the shims and mark them with a Sharpie as to their individual thicknesses. This has saved me headaches and trial and error numerous times.