Dado Cuts - Woodstock SHOP FOX W1711 Owner's Manual

W1677/W1711 10" Table Saw

Dado Cuts

Commonly used in furniture joinery, a dado is a straight
channel cut in the face of the workpiece. Dadoes can be
cut using either a dedicated dado blade or a standard saw
blade.
The table saw motor may be pushed to its limits when
making a dado cut. If the motor starts to bog down, slow
down your feed rate.
To use a stacked or wobble dado blade, do these steps:
1. DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM POWER!
2. Remove the table insert, the blade guard, and the
saw blade.
3. Attach and adjust the dado blade system according
to the dado blade manufacturer's instructions, then
install the table insert for dado blades.
4. Raise the dado blade up to the desired depth of cut
(depth of dado channel desired). When cutting deep
dadoes, take more than one pass to reduce the risk
of kickback.
5. Adjust the fence as necessary to align the blade with
the desired location of the dado.
6. Reconnect the power and cut the dado.
Note: When dadoing across a workpiece, use the
miter gauge and carefully line up the desired cut
with the dado blade. DO NOT use the fence in com-
bination with the miter gauge.
DO NOT make a through-cut with
a dado blade. Dado blades are not
designed for through cuts. Failure to
follow this warning could result in seri-
ous personal injury.
The danger of kickback increases rela-
tive to the depth and width of a cut.
Reduce the risk of kickback by making
multiple passes to achieve the desired
depth of cut. Failure to follow these
warnings could result in serious per-
sonal injury.
Figure 45. Dado cut.
Dado operations require proper pro-
cedures to avoid serious injury. Extra
care must be taken to prevent kick-
back when using dado blades. Any
movement of the workpiece away
from the fence will cause kickback. Be
certain that stock is flat and straight.
Failure to follow these warnings could
result in serious personal injury.
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