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Timb how s was your bosh TS handle it, how is the vibration, In Canada its on sale, mind has I ding one time i drop it may be Ill get another set. And musta balikbayan box mo me pararating k aba uli

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the Bosch 4100 came out with flying colors bro... vibration was hardly noticeable, actually it ran like it like the weight more than the original blade.
Yes Chisel, check out the for sale, online items part 2....

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here is a close up of the dado blade cut... crisp and very clean... and this is on plywood which make it sweeter.

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@Timb,

Is it correct to presume that the Dado Blade is not as prone to kickback as the regular blade?

It will be good to have some fence clamps same as those of Violaine or probably the Rockler ones.

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17821

tks

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I knew those where the clamps you meant even before I opened the link. yes those would be great, I have made a sacrificial fence for the ts and all I needed were regular clamps for making rabbets. and since the stock I was rabbeting is 3/4" plywood only, hence the clamp needed to a tad higher than 3/4". I do want to have those but not at 35USD, its a bit pricey on my current budget.
as for the dado blades, yes they are designed to have anti-kickback feature but it isn't 100% fool proof. it will still produce nasty kickback if used the wrong way, just less prone compared to the regular blades.

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For the dado sacrificial fence, do we need only two Rockler clamps? Would using three or four clamps be an overkill?

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For the dado sacrificial fence, do we need only two Rockler clamps? Would using three or four clamps be an overkill?

the sreson behind using more than two clamps is to make sure you have a straight fence in relation to the original fence, unless you are sure that the sacrificial fence is straight I recommend you use no less than three clamps. four if you ant to extend it beyond the table...

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well we got the dado blades!

since we are using a direct drive saw, one author suggested that instead of the 8 incher, its better to use a six incher dado blades for the motor to run much lighter..he said that most of the time we will be making rabbets, grooves or dadoes no more than 1 inch deep.

anyways, as long as the blade edges are sharp (and made by freud) i swear to timbers experience that the 4100 can handle the 8 inchers very well.

ps

nice fitting fingerjoints (kahit na plywood lang ha!)

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since we are using a direct drive saw, one author suggested that instead of the 8 incher, its better to use a six incher dado blades for the motor to run much lighter..he said that most of the time we will be making rabbets, grooves or dadoes no more than 1 inch deep.

@ V

I'll make sure I check on this again before I finally decide to order my Dado Set.

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what Doc V. said is correct, but I do like the options of cutting deeper than 1" finger joints. always nicer to have the capacity when the need comes. and in my situation it will... 🙂

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So how's the 4100 taking the 8 incher. Is it showing signs of any complain at all?

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So how's the 4100 taking the 8 incher. Is it showing signs of any complain at all?

on the contrary Jay, I think it likes it...

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That's really good to hear. Yup the extra capacity is a real plus and the price difference between a 6" and an 8" is only $10.