Delta UNISAW User Manual

USING ACCESSORY
DADO HEAD
Dadoing is cutting a rabbet or wide groove into the work.
Most dado head sets are made up of two outside saws
and four or five inside cutters, as shown in Fig. 66.
Various combinations of saws and cutters are used to cut
grooves from 1/8" to 13/16" for use in shelving, making
joints, tenoning, grooving, etc. The cutters are heavily
swaged and must be arranged so that this heavy portion
falls in the gullets of the outside saws, as shown in
Fig. 67. The saw and cutter overlap is shown in Fig. 68, (A)
being the outside saw, (B) an inside cutter, and (C) a
paper washer or washers which can be used as needed
to control the exact width of groove. A 1/4" groove is cut
by using the two outside saws. The teeth of the saws
should be positioned so that the raker on one saw is
beside the cutting teeth on the other saw.
The dado head set (D) Fig. 69, is assembled to the saw
arbor as shown. IMPORTANT: The blade guard and
splitter assembly cannot be used when dadoing and
must be removed or swung to the rear of the saw as
explained previously in this manual. Auxiliary jigs,
fixtures, push sticks and feather boards should also be
used Also, the accessory dado head table insert (E)
Fig. 69, must be used in place of the standard table insert.
Fig. 70, shows a typical dado operation using the miter
gage as a guide.
WARNING: NEVER USE THE DADO HEAD IN A BEVEL
POSITION.
IMPORTANT: ALWAYS INSTALL BLADE GUARD AFTER
OPERATION IS COMPLETED.
Fig. 66
Fig. 67
Fig. 70
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Delta UNISAW Specifications

General

Brand	Delta
Model	UNISAW
Category	Saw
Language	English