Please check the distance between the blade and the dado cartridge before cutting. It should be between 1/16 and 3/32". Use the yellow plastic spacer attached to the allen wrench that came with the saw as a spacing guide.
Your Dado Set has the limit lugs behind the carbide teeth, they prevent full engagement of the stack into the brake cartridge and allow several more revolutions of the blade, possibly doing more damage to your hand, best to use a conventional blade for both dado and 10".
you forgot to mention resetting the blade height in relation to the cartridge. Also would love to get a bit more info on plunging down to the blade and how you determine your start and stop position. love the pro tip on the light. pretty funny!
You did a really good job on the demo. Simple and to the point…. Just wondering about your dado measurement pic and where you went to get it. Thanks, Michael
My old saw is showing it's age and the motor is getting tired. I also thought the bearings on the arbor so I decided to check out the saw stop. I talked to a friend who uses one as a tech ed teacher. He talked to me about the cartridge replacement whenever switching to a dado. I was concerned about that and so held off on buying a saw. I wanted to see how the cartridge was replaced. It's no big deal after seeing how to do it. I'll be looking soon and I'm figuring better safe than sorry. I've done wood working for over forty five years and always keep safety as my primary goal. So, it's back on the list
I had no idea there was a different cartridge for a dado stack. I bought a dado set and a corresponding throat plate, but didn't realize you needed another cartridge. The people at Rockler didn't inform me of this when I bought those two items.
I'm not surprised. They didn't inform me of a few things as well concerning SawStop. I finally spoke to SawStop and informed them of the issues and that their reps should re-educate the floor people. Thankfully, the guy I was speaking to helped me out and gave me free shipping on the parts I had to order, which negated most of the extra cost from Rockler's salesman's bad information. However, they lost a customer for life after that experience.
New to woodworking and trying to determine if it is worth investing in the SawStop. Looking at lots of videos to determine how it works and how easy it is to setup. I appreciate you sharing and hope your channel is doing well.
I'm new to woodworking too, I've done some basic projects prior. Bought the jobsite Sawstop 2 weeks ago...I was using my brothers Ridgid and it always made me nervous. Sawstop is just an overall better saw, it was like night and day cutting with it vs a Ridgid table saw. Bought a Freud cabinet 60 tooth blade and the l cuts are so sharp and clean it's crazy.
What about a 3/4 inch Dado? I have a Freud SD308 and the stack is too thick. The arbor nut only catches maybe 2 threads holding the stack on. My powermatic took the entire stack with no problem.
Several comments mention that you don't check the spacing, but you're not supposed to get the solid green LED if it's off. If it is off, the spacing adjustment is covered in this RU-vid video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fPFKcHhHY70.html
Stephen Loughin Same here. I just installed my Freud dado for the first time and it actually lightly contacts the blade stop shoe. If I powered it up now, I’d like trip the cartridge. So, I am double checking the adjustment procedure now (this is a new saw to me so still learning it) so I can get it right in order to use the dado. It will be somewhat of a nuisance having to adjust at each blade swap, but at least it is fairly easy.
The Diablo dado stack shouldn't be used in a sawstop. The brake won't engage on a painted blade, because it blocks the blade from being a conducter. When it hits your finger, it will cut it right off. Just saying.
"First thing I'm going to do is grab the supplies I need....." No, the first step in the process is to unplug the saw. Common sense, but common sense is not common. Other than that, a helpful video.
