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One complete 6" Vermont American dado set model 26741. Here it is new. dado set. $20.
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I forgot the link to the new one. (mine is not new)
http://www.acehardware.com/sm-vermon...i-1291628.html -
From everything I've seen on this board, VA has a very bad reputation. Just a really cheap product I guess.
SteveComment
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Not so much bad as kind of low end. Sears sells a lot of stuff (tools) that are rebranded VA.
The big knock against the VA dado set, this one has no carbide tips, just HSS teeth. It will wear out in 1/10th the time of a carbide tipped set. At $54 its way overpriced. considering you can get a carbide dado set like freud SD206 for $75 or so.
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OK,OK. For $20 it may just be the ticket for someone trying out a dado. And I've not heard of too many people wearing out their dado and needing resharpening.
I'm sorry if I was perceived as trying to knock the OP's item. I was just commenting on a item mentioned. It's always a little awkward when a item is for sale by an individual rather than talking about an item being sold commercially. I try to stick to the truth regardless. If its a good item I'll say so. If its a bad item I'll say so.
If anyone wants one of these, I have the Craftsman 6" dado set which is identical to the VA set, as far as I can tell.
HSS, no carbide, used some. The dados it cuts are quite good, actually. I cut a 1/2" by 3/8" deep sample a while back on my BT. You can barely see some grooving of the outside cutters, otherwise the bottom is flat. I'll attach a pic in a few minutes. If Stav sells his and someone else wants one for the same price, contact me by PM.Attached FilesLast edited by LCHIEN; 03-20-2007, 06:24 PM.
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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Jeez guys give the man a break. This isn't Tool Talk after all. All he's trying to do is sell something and people don't have to buy it if they don't want it._________________________
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I'm with Dave.
It's a dado set. It's 20 bucks.
JRJRComment
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I didn't mean my comments as any type of slam. Sorry if it came across that way. I was just passing on what I had heard from others here about that brand -- nothing more.
SteveComment
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No offense taken.
Buying it would be an excellent jesture of good will.
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Here's what makes this worse -- when I replied to this yesterday I really truly thought this was in the bargain alerts forum. I didn't see until right now that it was the member classifieds. Good grief -- you can certainly sell anything you want to other members without me slamming it !
I really am sorry for posting my comments now......again, my apologies.
SteveComment
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Don't worry about it.Comment
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Its gone. Thank you all for your interest.Comment
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I'm very glad you got it sold. I still feel like dirt over the whole thing.
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