Pro Tip For Perfect Fitting Dados on RIP-FLIP | Deep Dive | Woodpeckers Tools 

That's cool. Now all I need is a Woodpeckers Rip-Flip. And a table saw. And a woodworking shop.

This works really well. It used to take at least a few test cuts to get my dado adding/removing shims between each cut, which is a real pain. This is much easier. One tip, unless you're in a huge hurry cutting a big dado, here's an even easier way to do it. Just install your inside and outside dado blade (no chippers). Get a gauge set from Amazon (about 40 bucks) which includes a 1/4in block. The two blades without chippers are always 1/4in, so, instead of measuring, you can just put the machined (IE, perfect) 1/4in block between the two stops (vs the caliper the gentleman in the video is using) and you'll be setup to cut really fast. You can use this trick with any dado combination, if you're plowing something really big, put in the both blades and 2 chippers; that cuts a 1/2 dado. Instead of the 1/4in gage block, obviously, use the 1/2in and you can do the same thing. It's super fast to setup this way, but, honestly, I almost always just wind up with the 1/4 setup, I'm not cutting so many dados that 2-3 trips across the blade is a huge hassle. If you don't have a set of gauge blocks, get them. They are one of the most useful tools I have in my shop for setting up precision cuts. Something like this is what I have, they are fantastic: www.woodpeck.com/onetime-toolr-setup-blocks-2012.html

Add a couple magnets to eliminate the barrel to connect up. Makes things easier and less tools to keep track of around saw. Love my Rip flip I use it all the time for dados.

Ordered the Rip-Flip Stop system designed for the SawStop saws and it fit well on my Grizzly G0651 cabinet saw. I only had to replace the rail bolts on the saw with longer versions (M8 x 1.25, 1 inch long) to accommodate the extra thickness added by the Woodpecker brackets. The system works great!

Another "gem" from Woodpecker's. I will immediately go to their website and check it out. And I may just buy one. Whoopee!

Awesome tip! I can't wait to pick up that system!

My Excalibur fence system I bought in 1995 had this flip up and down stops.

this is cool - just got the Rip-Flip today - not even installed yet...

That's pretty slick, wish I'd thought of that. :-)

Ordered one last week for my Sawstop that is back ordered The quality of the fit and finish is amazing. Now all I need is for my saw to come in so I can put it to use. Thanks woodpecker for making quality pieces.

Neato technique, and the dado functionality was exactly why I bought one. Now here's an idea to make this even quicker and easier for doing single blade (i.e. multiple pass) dados without measuring. Just use a setup block or drill bit the same width as your blade (presumably 1/8") to set the gap in the stops.

Wow, that is a fantastic technique~! I love my Rip-Flip~!!

Nice guy, cool vid

Genius! This would also work well with a normal sawblade and making multiple cuts in between the stops..

Sold! That was awesome!

Very nice!

Would love to see this for the incra Ls table saw fence!

Delta Biesemeyer dominates the table saw market. When will that version be available?

If you had this for a Grizzly table saw I would buy it right now.

I won't tell anyone if you don't, but the "let's see how we did" part is not the same piece of wood you were dadoing on the saw. :)

So this device brackets fence travel to allow you to cut an accurate dado for your stock. That’s pretty cool. However, most dado sets can cut from 1/4” wide up to 7/8 or even 29/32”. Your stock would have to be thicker than that to create a need for this 2-stop system. Stock thicker than 3/4” is pretty rare. Otherwise, just set up your dado stack with the necessary chippers and shims as traditionally done. Yes, it requires test cuts which I dislike, but you’re probably going to take a test cut with this system too before plowing into your actual work piece unless you are braver than I am.

You have some very smart viewers. How does this connect to my saw?

Does either model happen to fit a Harvey table saw?

Will this work with a Harvey table saw

Dado's are cross grain, With grain is a groove. Otherwise... good trick!

Can this be used on the SawStop JobSite table saw or is it too small for this?

Nice technique. Being the owner of two classic USA-made Delta Unisaws equipped with 52" Biesemeyer T-Square fences, is there any reason a customer could not install, or to the extent necessary, modify either the Powermatic or the SawStop versions of the Woodpeckers Rip-Flip to work on a genuine Biesemeyer fence rail? Having installed Biesemeyers on saws formerly equipped with Unifences, I'm well acquainted with the need for careful alignment and where required, metal drilling and thread tapping.

Any guess as to when/if you will have this available for Biesemeyer fences?

I already have the perfect way to get great dados........let someone else do them. Maybe this will help

Still waiting for a Unifence version.😡

How long did it take you to learn that step by step procedure? Why don’t they make things simpler Lol?