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I sent back my dado set to the manufacture and was charged to open it up and sharpen and it still doesn't fit on a Sawstop ICS.
Measure the arbor as .6248" and the holes in the blade as .6237" Are any brands better?
Have a metal lathe and at this point I might was see if I can hold figure a way to hold the blades without damaging them to enlarge the holes. Any ideas on that?
Thanks,
Rich
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Does Sawstop not have a standard sized arbor? My Freud set fits my Unisaw with no issues.
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My Freud SD508 fits my SS PCS just fine. Tolerances are fairly close, but it goes on and comes back off just fine.
The math on 5/8" equals .625". Based on your measurements, the saw is not the issue.
What brand dado stack do you have?
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(11-11-2020, 06:13 PM)WxMan Wrote: I have a Freud box joint set and it barely fits. Almost had to use the nut to get it over a tiny hump. The Freud I thought measured .6257".
Used the same micrometer but I'm going to check it to make sure it's dialed in, but the relative sizes should be close. I know someone with a pin gage set so I might stop by him and check all the holes with that to be sure since I was using one of those telescoping hole gages which take a bit of touch.
Rich
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Just curious. I have had problems with the shims falling into the grooves on the arbor making it difficult to get things together tight. Could that be your issue?
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(11-11-2020, 05:17 PM)richtes Wrote: I sent back my dado set to the manufacture and was charged to open it up and sharpen and it still doesn't fit on a Sawstop ICS.
Measure the arbor as .6248" and the holes in the blade as .6237" Are any brands better?
Have a metal lathe and at this point I might was see if I can hold figure a way to hold the blades without damaging them to enlarge the holes. Any ideas on that?
Thanks,
Rich
I use the same blades on my SawStop as I used on my Craftsman 22124. That includes Freud, Oshlun, and Mibro dado and box joint blades.
See ya later,
Bill
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I have an 8" Forrest Dado King. it fits my SawStop ICS just fine.
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I'm also running a Forrest Dado King in my PCS. And I can assure you the dado cartridge will fire and stop the Dado King if you forget a staple...
Math is tough. Let's go shopping!
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I use a Freud SD508 on mine with no problems, I also have a CMT dado set that fits just fine. The suggestion above about the shims might be worth checking.
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Have to admit that the issue stavs highlighted with the shims is about the only issue I have with the dado stack.
Will add, though, that I wish the arbor was a bit longer for wider capacity of my dado stack.
