Customer Reviews

DELTA 36-847 8-Inch Dado Insert for Left Tilt Unisaws

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Well, this does work and it fits exactly right. But, be very careful when cutting small parts with a thin dado blade because the workpiece can fall below the insert.

In other words, if you are cutting a 1/4" dado there is a lot of open area where stuff can fall. If you are cutting thin dados, your workpiece should be at least three inches wide, and that still is not very stable.

If you use a your dado blades a lot, I recommend that you create inserts (using zero clearance inserts) for dados between 1/4" and 5/8". I've got two inserts--3/8" and 5/8". The danger of parts falling below the insert is just too high.

And geez, this seems expensive. Zero clearance inserts are about $22 and I think they work better.

Sadly, I found the same insert at Sears for half the price and better made. The leveling screws on this insert are phillips, but the Sears product uses allen screws which are better. Otherwise, both inserts are identical.

This dado insert works just fine. The only flaw is the leveling screws are philips head screws and not allan screws.

The adjustment screws were not able to be used, and this is too bad, since the insert itself was not uniformly the same thickness. One corner stood above the table top, even with the adjustment screw totally removed. This was not a useable item. I'm sorry that I bought it. You can do much better by making one of your own out of plywood, which is what I ended up doing.

Trying to find that fits my delta table saw. This one fits perfectly. try it sand will like it.

Excellent quality, non-metal but very strong polymer composition. If you need to "dado" buy this. It's much, much less expensive that one made of metal (if you can find one).

Can't say too much except that it does the trick. A little pricey buy what r u to do but spend it.

It's smooth and fits well. Pins in ends keep it centered. It's red. It works. Yup...aaayup.

What can one really say? It fits well, the slot is nicely slotted, and it does its' blade guarding duties well. Nice adjustment and levelling features.