SCMI SI12 Dado capability?
Hello Everyone--
I'm new to Sawmill Creek and am looking forward to communiques on all subjects of woodworking.
I have a question that has been plagueing me since I got my used SI12: can it take a dado set? The throat plate looks as if it was designed to allow a dado set to be used but I cannot see how it is possible given the blade stabilizer that is keyed onto the arbor, the key itself and the lack of any spacers or bushings that would be required to tighten the blades and chippers over the unthreaded portion of the arbor.
Can anyone help?
Tim
SCMI SI12 blade stabilizer
Cliff and Jim, you are both correct: the SI12 is not dado compatible. I spoke with one of their technicians today. But I did figure out a way to make it work. I just need to find another blade stabilizer for a 22mm arbor. Getting one from SCMI would cost me over $50 so if anyone out there knows of another make of saw that has a 22mm arbor with readily available parts please let me know.
Tim