Loading…
10
My uncle told me to skip the dado stack for face frames
He said a good router table with a straight bit was just as fast and more flexible. I tried it on a kitchen job last month with 32 frames. It took me almost three hours longer than my buddy who used his dado set. The router needed two passes per joint and the setup kept shifting. Has anyone else found dado stacks to be the clear winner for this?
4 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In4 Comments
eva_moore5mo ago
Your uncle's method sounds like a pain.
7
the_claire5mo ago
Maybe your uncle's way works for him, but I'm totally with @eva_moore on this one. Dado stacks are just way faster and more solid for that kind of repeat work.
6
julia_carter615mo ago
Yeah, I tried my uncle's way once and it took forever. Ended up switching to a dado stack like @eva_moore said and it was a total game changer for those cuts. What setup are you using?
6
taylor9573mo ago
Huh, that's interesting. So you've actually used a dado stack for these same kinds of repeat cuts? I keep hearing people rave about them but I'm still on the fence. What's the biggest hassle with setting up a dado stack compared to just using a regular blade and multiple passes? Because I honestly think my uncle's method works fine for me, but maybe I'm missing something big.
1