Customer Reviews

Delta 35-535 8-Inch Dado Head Set with 5 Chippers

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I am very pleased after one week's use of the Delta 35-535 8" Dado Set. I have used it on both hardwood and softwoods to make box joints and it has performed very well. More specific directions on use of the shims provided would have been appreciated and helpful. Overall, it is much more accurate on precise projects than my old "wobble" dado blade.

I BOUGHT THIS DADO BLADE BACK IN JULY AND IT CUTS A LITTLE ROUGH. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS BLADE IS THE BOTTOM OF THE CUT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE NEW YORK SKY-LINE. I SENT IT BACK TO DELTA AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW. GUESS WHAT? SAME PROBLEM. AT... . THIS IS A GOOD PRICE, BUT I'M GOING TO SPEND ... MORE AND PURCHASE A FREUD 8" SUPER DADO SET. YOU REALLY DO GET WHAT YOU PAID FOR. HOPE THIS HELPS ANYONE.

I bought this blade a little over a year ago and it's one of the biggest wastes of money that I've ever seen. Cuts through solid wood are only fair but the cuts through plywood leave a lot of tear out and the bottom is uneven and very rough. If you look closely at the picture you will see that there is a small plate attached to the inside of both the outter blades. I though these were a machined on integral part of the blade. NOT!! They are simply glued on as I discovered when one fell off. The quality of construction on this dado is way below par. Spend the extra money and get a Freud or Forrest(if you really have the extra dough). You will not regret it as I now do.

You get what you pay for. The bottom of the groove is not flat. The width of cut is not precise requiring lots of time to set up and shim. The side walls are not clean. I would recommend saving your money and buying the more expensive Freud. It is a tough pill to swallow, but you will not be happy with this dado blade.

The blades are not balanced and the bores are several thousands of an inch oversize which contribute to the out-of-balance condition. This also contributes to the grooved bottom of the dado cut. Not for precision work.

It cuts nice and is cheap, the edges are a little ruff but not too bad, well worth $90.Is also cuts very smooth in hard and soft woods.

i've had this dado set for over a year.i read all the other reviews,boy do some poeple knock it.the first few cuts i made were terrible too. but what i decided to do was buy a real shim kit & throw away that cardboard junk that came with it.shim kits are cheap.since then all the dado's are great.hard wood,soft wood,laminates,ect.also use your head & align the cutters equaly in the gullets of the outer blades,if they are not equally aligned around the blade & the 2 outer blades are not ligned up to each other,you will also have a poor cut.if i had the money to buy the freud super dado i probably would have,but after using this set why bother!!it is just fine.it has produced some beautiful stained cabinets out of oak & cherry.so save your money & get this set!! just remember to toss the cardboard shims!!

Stackable dadoes are the way to go. I get a precision cut. When performing repetitive cuts, setup and cutting time is so much less when using a stackable dadoe vs. a router bit. I've used it to create many drawers and is excellent and convenient for rabbiting work and haven't had a problem.

The 8" Delta stacked dado is dismal. I set it up to make a 1/4" box joint. Could probably have done better with a chisel. One of the outer blades is a larger diameter than the other, making a ragged bottom in the groove. Tried the same thing set at 3/8". Joint wouldn't fit right. Turns out the dado is really about .42" wide. Further setups revealed the chippers are not a uniform diameter. Don't waste your money on this. Spend it on a good one, like maybe a Freud or a Jesada. You pay for what you get. I wasted (my money) on this. I'm going back to my old Craftsman 7" wobble-head dado. The Delta may become an anchor for my boat. Maybe it can do that right!

I'm really disappointed in the 35-535 dado set. The blades create tearout and splintering and leave jagged, cupped dados. I bought the dado set as I thought it would be a good match for my Delta Saw-thinking I'd stay with the brand. Opt for a Freud or other make. I've contacted Delta with my displeasure and will request a refund. I do have other Delta tools-table saw, planer, dust collection and I'm pretty satisfied with those.