Recommendations for a Dado Blade?

[SpiderDave]

One of the keys to look at is how flat the dado bottom are.  A number of sets have ATB profile teeth that leave tracks in the dado bottoms that show up on a joint edge.  The dewalt/delta wasn’t too bad.

Matt

Tracks or grooves where one of my concerns. And one of the reasons I was originally looking to start in the middle somewhere. Thanks!

[Willyou]

I picked up an 8" CMT on Ebay for a good price. It came in its original (slightly beat up) box and looked as if had only been used once or twice. I wasn't sure what I was getting, but it turned out to make excellent cuts; clean sides, square clean bottoms, and no bat ears. Couldn't be happier. I've made my own shims from various thicknesses of plastic from plastic lids, boxes, etc. You can also use paper and thin cardboard.

[rwe2156]

Freud, Infinity, Amana, and the ultimate is Forrest.

I just used my new Amana set.

Pretty impressive.

[museumguy]

About 30 years ago, the local sharpening guy sold Amana bits and also bits made by the same company, without the Amana logo. I bought the dado set without the logo for about $125 if I remember correctly. This was considerably cheaper than the set with an Amana logo. It cuts great, even after all of these years.

[kurt18947]

Dave said a primary use would be for box joints and such. Somebody (I don't recall who, unfortunately)makes a dado set that doesn't leave 'bat ears' in the corner of the cut. It's sold specifically for cutting box joints and the like. Here's one though I don't think this is the one I was thinking about:

https://www.sliversmill.com/product_756_...__150.html

Okay, here's the one I was thinking of.

https://www.amazon.com/Freud-20T-Joint-C...B000ASGV1E

[Ray Newman]

The two sets mentioned in the above link only cut 1/4" and 3/8" box joints.

Forrest makes two sets for box joints. One set cuts  1/4" and 3/8" box joints; the other 3/16" and 5/16" joints.  See:
https://www.forrestblades.com/saw-blades...dovetails/

[MichaelMouse]

The two sets mentioned in the above link only cut 1/4" and 3/8" box joints.

Forrest makes two sets for box joints. One set cuts  1/4" and 3/8" box joints; the other 3/16" and 5/16" joints.  See:
https://www.forrestblades.com/saw-blades...dovetails/

See the reference in my post above regarding box joints.  So easy the sixth graders could do it.

[BillN]

This set is much better than Forrest and I didn't pay much more.

http://www.carbideprocessors.com/dado-se...xXEALw_wcB

For an 8" set I vote for the Dewalt.

[jasfrank]

This set is much better than Forrest and I didn't pay much more.

http://www.carbideprocessors.com/dado-se...xXEALw_wcB

For an 8" set I vote for the Dewalt.

That sure is a nice looking set there from carbide processors. I'd probably cry if I happened to drop it on the ground though! My son has an 8" Forrest set and I'm not sure what could cut much better. I have never noticed any tearout on ply face veneer with it. It is much better than the systematic I use, but then its what I'm used to.