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paulj327
01-06-04, 05:03 PM
Is anyone aware of a a dado blade made specifically for ciruclar saws?

GregH
01-06-04, 07:30 PM
paulj327

No circular saw has a blade guard wide enough to accept one.

You would make dado's with a circular saw by using a jig.
Tn...Andy
01-06-04, 07:44 PM
And even IF you could find one with a guard that would take one, the arbors are only set up for a single thickness of one blade.

I make a series of cuts close together, knock the remaining pcs out with a hammer and chisel the bottom smooth IF it needs that much precision.

An alternative would be a straight bit in a router.

paulj327
01-07-04, 07:55 AM
Thanks for the replies.

I knew of these limitations. I was just wondering if anyone was able to come up with something that was able to overcome them.

Any tool inventors out there?
GregH
01-07-04, 08:03 AM
paulj327:

It would seem to be a good idea but another thing to consider is the fact that if the wide blade were to jam it could make the saw uncontrollable .
Tn...Andy
01-07-04, 09:11 AM
What is it you're trying to dado ?
paulj327
01-09-04, 07:38 AM
Originally posted by Tn...Andy
What is it you're trying to dado ?

Nothing in particular. I was just wondering if such a thing had been made.