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Can a router's pattern trimming bit be used to cut dados?
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javeryh:

--- Quote from: RayB on November 09, 2004, 02:02:55 pm ---What's a dado?
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It's a channel or grove cut in a piece of wood so that another piece of wood (or whatever) can be fastened to it at a 90 degree angle.  It is a stronger joint than just placing the boards at a 90 degree angle.

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Sweet pic, eh?

KrawDaddy:
Hey,

All you need is a straight cut bit (nice to have a mill blade on end of Bit) and a stright edge.  Assuming you have a plunger router.  Just set your depth at 1/4" and cut right to left against a straight edge.   (distance between bit and edge of router base)  To change directions allow plunger to rise, reset straight edge and carefully replung)

For straight cuts use your circular saw or jigsaw to rough cut your work piece about 1/4" too big and setup your straight edge, set straight bit to 7/8", and use the router to get the perfect straight cut.

You will not be disappointed but it takes longer

Kind Regards\

Kraw

neuromancer:
It's kind of hard to cut dados with a circular saw though!

I have cut dados with my router by using an undersized bit and making more than one pass. Results are sort of mixed -- it's hard to align the straight edge exactly perfectly.

Bob
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