Infinity’s latest 8-in. dado stack ticks all of the boxes and more. What makes the XL different from Infinity’s standard Dadonator is thicker interior (chipper) blades that produce even flatter-bottomed dadoes and make setup quicker as well.

For example, it takes just two of the 1 ⁄ 4-in.-thick chippers plus the two outer blades to produce a 3 ⁄ 4-in.-wide dado. And a full stack of all chippers and blades can produce dadoes up to 1 1 ⁄ 16 in. wide, if your saw arbor is long enough. As with all stack dado sets, shims are included for fine-tuning the overall width.

The XL’s chippers, thick and thin, have large cutouts that reduce their weight, making for safe operation in SawStop table saws (the weight of some dado sets is too great for the brake cartridge to stop them effectively). The cutouts also make this top-quality dado set more suitable for smaller table saws, such as portable and contractor’s models.

I threw all sorts of challenges at the Dadonator XL, including various sheet goods and solid woods, and all of the cuts came out clean and splinterfree. Also, the scoring cuts from the outside blades were close to invisible. If you’re in the market for a top-quality dado set, I give my highest recommendation to the Dadonator XL.

—Jeff Miller is a longtime contributor.

Photos: courtesy of Infinity (top), Jeff Miller (bottom)

From Fine Woodworking #304