CMT ORANGE TOOLS 230.312.08 DADO Set Saw Blade HW D=8” B=5/8” Z12 FTG+ATB Orange PTFE

I have been waiting to buy a legal (and safe!) dado stack for several years and found the imperial sized CMT would fit my DeWalt with its 5/8th arbour - that you fit a 30mm blade too - all to save money I believe. So don't buy the 30mm one.... This thing is awesome! Before this I looked at the American ones - they all looked a little strange and (the wobble blades) - simply dangerous. Then CMT introduced this with its internal lockable plates - and it works perfect. It is easy to use and the cut accuracy is fantastic with very little tear out or non at all is you use some sacrificial boards. Would be nice if you could fit it in one piece but that's DeWalt's fault - not the blades.

I’ve been using a high quality dado blade made by a highly respectable company. I switched to this one because it was recommended by SawStop for my saw and keeps the blades from creeping closer to each other. My other one was kind of difficult to get adjusted for just the right width. This one has magnetic shims which make it much easier to get them onto the arbor without getting caught up in the threads. The white plastic spacers click into the outer blades and the cutters and they all fit together to keep everything where it should be and keep the teeth away from each other. It’s safer with a SawStop if the brake triggers because it’s all locked together. Other blades can shift after a brake firing which could cause teeth to hit each other and possible dislodgment of them and cause flying carbide teeth. Not a good thing. I’m impressed that this is the only European certified dado blade currently on the market. I guess there’s no American certification for dado blades that I’ve heard of but don’t know for sure. I like cutters are laid out for a smooth flat bottomed dado. The included guide for shims makes it easy to set it to just the right width. My other one had a guide too but it was always off a bit causing me to have to take it off and add or remove a shim. I got this on sale and it was an excellent price especially for the quality. I can sell my old blade because it’s in such good shape.

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Before getting this set I had never used a dado stack. The value, not only in cost, but in safety and simplicity is so high. I like to build the stack on the arbor as to not damage the shims and bc they lock together it’s just a dream, this is the best innovation I think I’ve found in my experience thus far woodworking. The cut quality is fantastic so far. I’ve cut Oak, Pine, Ply, and MDF with zero issues and flat bottoms. Super recommend.

Great Dado set! Finally replaced my 35 year old Craftsman Dado with this one. I've only made a few test cuts but appears to work great, making clean cuts with no blade ridges or tear out. The shims are somewhat confusing which I'm sure I'll get used to. On the upside, the spacers do allow for a wider cutting range down to 32nds vs other sets which only go to 16ths. What's really nice is the locking spacers which allow you to put the set together with everything locked together vs installing each cutter one at a time on the saw.