Woodpeckers Dado Nut

[Mark Katz]

I just received an email about this new product from Woodpeckers:https://www.woodpeck.com/dado-nut-sawstop.html.  I don't own a SawStop but it seemed like a great idea since I have to be very careful threading the washer and nut on my saw's arbor as the clearance is barely enough for my big hands. So the thought of going down in that hole just once instead of twice intrigued me.  I would use it for all my blades, not just the dado stack. And since [member=7266]jeffinsgf[/member] frequents this site I have a few questions.

First, is the SawStop arbor a standard 5/8-11 thread as mine is?
Second, and more importantly, is the thread left-handed as mine is or right-handed? Mine is an older right-tilt saw and it appears the SawStops are left-tilt, so I think I know the answer.

Which leads to my third question. Would Woodpeckers consider making a left-handed thread version of the Dado Nut? It seems like having both versions and marketing to all saw owners, not just SawStop, would be a plus.

Hoping I can order a version for my saw in the near future!

 

[jeffinsgf]

As of this minute, the right-hand thread SawStop model is the only one available. Having been flooded with requests like yours, we're investigating the possibility of making it in left-hand thread. We're specifically going to make sure it fits the Delta Unisaw. I'm pretty confident if we do that, it will fit the vast majority of saws with a left-hand thread.

 

[Mark Katz]

Thanks, Jeff.  Mine is not a Unisaw but it is a 1990 vintage Delta 2hp hybrid saw so anything Unisaw-compatible should work just great. Hope to see it available some day soon.

 

[ChuckM]

If I do dadoes enough (the DF500 has largely eliminated the need for dadoes), I'd definitely get this new product. The price is reasonable.

 

[Michael Kellough]

As of this minute, the right-hand thread SawStop model is the only one available. Having been flooded with requests like yours, we're investigating the possibility of making it in left-hand thread. We're specifically going to make sure it fits the Delta Unisaw. I'm pretty confident if we do that, it will fit the vast majority of saws with a left-hand thread.

And probably fit my old right tilt Walker Turner saw.

 

[squall_line]

The price is reasonable.

Shh... You'll ruin their reputation!  [cool]

For what it's worth, I'm very happy to see Woodpeckers moving in this direction.  It's good for their business as far as amortizing the capex around their new multi-axis CNCs and other tooling that they've brought in recently, and it's awesome to see these sorts of quality-of-life improvement products coming out of a Made-in-USA store at a reasonable price.

 

[Birdhunter]

I ordered the nut. It cuts in half the odds of dropping something down into the bowels of the saw.

 

[jeffinsgf]

LOL, that's the first thing I thought when Rich showed me the prototype.

The tolerance on the flatness of the arbor washer section was the second thing that caught my attention. 

 

[Hipplewm]

How many light bands?  hehe

Also, is there anyway it can go by USPS The small flat rate boxes are $10 - but fedex is $15 minimum - they also aren't nearly as reliable where I live.

 

[smorgasbord]

Also, is there anyway it can go by USPS The small flat rate boxes are $10 - but fedex is $15 minimum - they also aren't nearly as reliable where I live.

And USPS "Ground Advantage" is often less than $10 across much of the continental US for small/light things - closer to $6.

Back to the Dado Nut, not having a conventional tablesaw (mine's a 12" Inca), why do manufacturers keep the arbor shorter than can safely use a ¾" width dado? Are they actively trying to keep dado width use down, or just something with the threads and arbor design? My Inca has a set of spacers to be used before the blade(s) go on the keep them supported on the machined part of the arbor, not on the threaded portion, but other manufacturers don't do that I'm sure

 

[ChuckM]

I ordered the nut. It cuts in half the odds of dropping something down into the bowels of the saw.

I should clarify my previous support for the dado nut. It's its being one hardware piece instead of two separate pieces where I think its value lies.

The SawStop needs only the nut to mount the thicker dado cutter as given in the user manual (p. 29, PCS). The cut quality is not affected by the absence of the washer. It's just a marketing pitch that the quality would be compromised if you don't use the washer as far as SawStop is concerned. My friend cuts tons of 3/4" dadoes in his business on the ICS and never notices any issues.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

The first time or two made me a bit nervous, but I have been doing exactly as [member=57948]ChuckS[/member] said for years.
We have had SawStop saws in one form or another since 2009.