Dado Set-Up Fixture & Gap Gauges
If you’re tired of struggling to get a perfect fit when setting up a dado blade, you’ll love Woodpeckers Dado Set-Up Fixture and Gap Gauges. It starts with the Gap Gauge. Fit it to the stock that's going into the dado. Now you have a perfect reference for the correct width of your dado. Next, instead of working down inside your saw, the Dado Set-Up Fixture lets you assemble the correct mix of chippers and shims right out in the open, without any tools. The large knurled knob spins down and locks the stack just like your arbor nut. Use the Gap Gauge to check the width of the dado assembly and adjust as needed. When you've got it just right, transfer to your table saw and you are ready to go.
Get Your Dado Width Right the First Time!
To keep everything steady while you work, the Dado Set-Up Fixture has a shoulder you can grip in any vise. There are also 2 holes and two 3/8" pins. You can drill two holes in your benchtop and drop the pins in when you need to set up a dado cut. For a third mounting option, we’ve included a set of bushings that drop right into the 20mm holes on your Festool MFT or any similar surface with 20mm holes on 96mm centers.
The fixture is available in your choice of 5/8" or 1" arbor sizes. The base of the DSF acts just like the arbor flange of your saw. The bronze arbor sleeve keeps the dado components aligning smoothly. The fixture will accommodate up to 15/16" of dado width. The large knurled knob spins down quickly and locks firmly with just finger-tip pressure. Making minor adjustments with shims couldn’t be easier. Just spin the knob off, add shims and check it again…no busted knuckles, no arbor nut lost in the sawdust or caught in the dust collector hose. When you’ve got it just right, carry the whole assembly over to your saw and transfer it.
While the Gap Gauge is a perfect complement to the Dado Set-Up Fixture, it’s pretty darn handy any time you need to transfer an inside measurement to an outside (or vice versa). We liked the function so well we designed a smaller version, too. The Mini Gap Gauge is perfect for getting in confined spaces, like mortise and tenon joints. Either size will give you instantly matching inside and outside measurements from 1/8" to 1-1/8".
The Dado Set-Up Fixture, Gap Gauge and Mini Gap Gauge are built to order. We don't keep them in stock. Instead, we periodically offer them, accept orders for 3 weeks, then build just the number we need to fill the orders. This keeps costs down and makes offering a specialized tool possible. The Dado Set-Up Fixture and Gap Gauges are available individually, but since they work together so well, we’ve also bundled them into one money-saving package. These tools are precisely machined and carefully inspected in our Strongsville, Ohio, facility (just south of Cleveland). Orders will be accepted until December 8, 2025, Deliver is scheduled for January.
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