woodbutcher74 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Last spring I was working on a small box for a gift . I decided to add splines to the mitered corners and built a spline jig. Well some other things came up and it got hot so I never got back to that project until today. Built the lid and everything was going good so I decided to go ahead and cut the splines. Lined it all up and ran the first corner through and BOOM. Sparks and carbide flying all over the place. When I built the jig I had screwed the angled supports to the backer board and had all intentions of removing them after the glue dried. Never leave something like this half done!!! Since I didn't have a rip blade to cut a flat bottom for the spline slot I was using one of the outside blades for my dado set. I was looking for an excuse to upgrade my dado and to get a rip blade but that's not the way I wanted to do it. Anybody need some chippers for a Freud 208. Normally I wouldn't share an idiotic move like this, but if it prevents somebody else from pulling a stupid move like this I guess it's worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Great post and great learning experience! I try to leave notes on things that I'm not going to get back to for a while. I'm not always great about it but, I try. Thanks for sharing and I'm glad it was on a blade that was damaged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I always carry a ball magnet. It's great for finding screws and nails in drywall and moldings. I roll it over any metal containing piece before it gets cut. If it has to be cut containing metal I change to an old steel blade. It's also handy to check and see if the nail gun runs out of nails to see the locations missing fasteners . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I bet words as well as sparks and carbide were flying! You might have expected this while ripping an old timber, but splines in a small box Enjoy your new dado stack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher74 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 I bet words as well as sparks and carbide were flying! You might have expected this while ripping an old timber, but splines in a small box Enjoy your new dado stack Thanks, Not sure which one I'm going to get. Not sure I want to spend $300 on a Forest. Freud has a nice set up for $200.00. Yeah this is a family friendly site or I would go into more detail. I bet the neighbors got an education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 When I built my spline jig I used screws to hold on the angles as well. This is exactly the reason I made sure the were in higher than the highest point my blade could cut. I know me too well. I also wasn't planning on taking them out after the glue dried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-Square Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 <Anybody need some chippers for a Freud 208.> Let's go contrarian... Keep the chippers and purchase Forrest's box-joint set. The cheeks are the most critical and will be cut by the Forrest blades.... So, for about $125, you get 90% Forrest-quality dado for about $150 less than a full Forrest stack: http://www.forrestblades.com/saw-blades-for-finger-joints-square-cut-box-joints-rabbets-grooves-and-dovetails/. And always remember, a router plane is the dado's best friend: http://www.lie-nielsen.com/joinery-planes/large-router-planes/ Enjoy. BTW: if you killed a chipper or two, who cares? I can count on one hand where I needed the full stack... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher74 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 <Anybody need some chippers for a Freud 208.> Let's go contrarian... Keep the chippers and purchase Forrest's box-joint set. The cheeks are the most critical and will be cut by the Forrest blades.... So, for about $125, you get 90% Forrest-quality dado for about $150 less than a full Forrest stack: http://www.forrestblades.com/saw-blades-for-finger-joints-square-cut-box-joints-rabbets-grooves-and-dovetails/. And always remember, a router plane is the dado's best friend: http://www.lie-nielsen.com/joinery-planes/large-router-planes/ Enjoy. BTW: if you killed a chipper or two, who cares? I can count on one hand where I needed the full stack... Great idea. Never thought about that. I use a dado clean up bit in my router. Thanks for the great suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-Square Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Screw that dust maker... The router plane is the dado stack's best friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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