Perhaps overly bold of me to start a new topic on my first post... feel free to chastise me if this is the wrong thing to do...
But I'm looking for a table-saw blade that will cut a kerf 1/4th inch wide with a ROUND bottom. That's so a 1/4th inch dowel will fit in snugly and evenly, with a little Titebond and rubber-mallet persuasion.
So far, I've used:
Dado blade (round peg in square hole. Inelegant.)
Three circular blades together (slightly nicer square hole.)
Forstner bit applied tangentially (good result but labor intensive.)
Router table (tricky and labor intensive.)
The table saw is quick and easy for this application, and would be perfect if it would just cut a round-bottomed kerf. Numerous web searches have turned up no blades for this purpose.
I could have a machinist make me a custom blade, but wonder if there is something already available on the market.
Suggestions? Ideas? Rude remarks? I'm open!
Jimmy Yawn
But I'm looking for a table-saw blade that will cut a kerf 1/4th inch wide with a ROUND bottom. That's so a 1/4th inch dowel will fit in snugly and evenly, with a little Titebond and rubber-mallet persuasion.
So far, I've used:
Dado blade (round peg in square hole. Inelegant.)
Three circular blades together (slightly nicer square hole.)
Forstner bit applied tangentially (good result but labor intensive.)
Router table (tricky and labor intensive.)
The table saw is quick and easy for this application, and would be perfect if it would just cut a round-bottomed kerf. Numerous web searches have turned up no blades for this purpose.
I could have a machinist make me a custom blade, but wonder if there is something already available on the market.
Suggestions? Ideas? Rude remarks? I'm open!
Jimmy Yawn