Newbie_Neil":2a92o4d6 said:Oh, I've just remembered that I've got one. In which case I'll be very interested to know how you get on Jeff.
DaveL":3iea9j7c said:Neil, Not being tempted by the dark side are you......... :shock:
Shouldn't that be QDBES then...?Newbie_Neil":6y3855tw said:Shhusssh. You'll wake up QDBS (Cornwall branch) if you keep this thread going...The Queen of The Dado Blade Extermination Society
Alf":3bevgafb said:Seriously though, what you guys choose to remove your digits with in your own time doesn't bother me one bit. Giving the impression it's the obvious/only serious way to go on a public forum does (and I'm not saying you have, but you know what I mean), 'cos Joe Newbie who knows diddly squat won't necessarily read it from the same viewpoint or with the same experience as you who wrote it. Does that make any sense? I don't much like getting cast in the role of the dado police quite frankly, but equally I hate reading accident reports - especially ones with graphic pictures.
Not in the general context of being labelled an anti-dado person, which is what I was referring to. Should have made my disclaimer clearer perhaps.Noely":32l5ig66 said:Alf, I think we're all in agreement that safety is paramount BUT your reference to "only/serious way to go" dado etc is waaay out of context.
I dunno, I think we can have a helluva lot more influence on the passing newbie than perhaps we realise. The number of people who've found themselves on The Slope is a bit of an indicator... The opinion/practices of real world, just-like-me woodworkers are always going to seem more real, possible and likely than something on the telly/in a book or mag. That's what makes a forum such an excellent resource, but it also means we have a measure of responsibility too, IMO. If someone puts forward an idea that I know to be unsafe or just plain stupid, regardless of what it is, dado related or not, I feel bound to say something. Otherwise the valuable resource becomes a hopeless mix of good and unchallenged bad info, and ceases to be valuable.Noely":32l5ig66 said:Joe Newbie doesn't need to view this forum to think "that looks cool, I'll get an old carriage bolt, bit of superglue, a XYZ from Machine Mart and away I go".
Neither do I. I'll just have to put up with boringly saying there are alternatives to dado blades, and you'll just have to put up with me doing it! :wink:Noely":32l5ig66 said:As long as we're sensible I see no problem.
Erm, isn't there a nine page thread round here someplace where someone who's displayed some pretty fair indicators of qualifying for newbie status in some vital areas has been repeatedly encouraged to look at a dado-capable saw...? Are all newbies on the breadline? Don't assume just 'cos someone knows enough/has enough dosh to want to buy a dado capable saw they must know enough to not need obvious (to us) advice about using it safely or alternative ways to skin that particular cat. Also it seems it's pointless to expect anyone will have bothered to do a search on the subject either... :roll: :wink:Philly":32l5ig66 said:Dado capable saws are not going to be bought by newbies
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