Bosch TS1007 Dado Insert :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Dado Insert

2008-01-26
Easy to install and remove. It actually fits and it's as advertised. Great deal and price.

it's a dado insert

2008-01-18
It's like the normal insert but for a dado blade. Not much to say or rate about. It holds just fine. I like that it's plastic because I have, in the past, had to cut a larger slot into my table saw inserts for more advanced cuts.

Better instructions should be written for this insert.

2007-11-08
I've had my Bosch table saw for a little over 3 years and use it every week in my carpentry business. It has yet to disappoint me. Up until now I had not purchased the dado insert because of some of the poor reviews. I had made my own insert and have put up with the struggle of using it all this time (I had to screw it in each time and place washers underneath to make it flush). After my last frustrating effort with my homemade insert, I decided that at $13, Bosch's dado insert couldn't be any more frustrating than using my own homemade one. Boy had I been wrong (and the reviewers that I had listened to). It took almost nothing to snap it in and adjust it to level. Those are the ONLY instructions that come with it - in three languages. Woohoo! The hitch came when I needed to cut a wide dado. This is where the additional instructions would have been helpful (and would have kept some of the reviewers from giving it low marks). On a wider stack you will need to remove the inner arbor washer and replace it with the outer washer, then put on your stack of blades. I would rate this 5 stars if they would only give you this small, but important, bit of info with the package. Even the instruction book that comes with the saw when it mentions working with dado or molding heads doesn't tell you this. All it says is, "Instructions for operating the Dado and Molding Heads are contained in the booklet furnished with these accessories. ALWAYS USE APPROPRIATE TABLE INSERT LISTED UNDER ACCESSORIES." Hmmmm, neither set of instructions tells you anything about swapping out the arbor washers. Fortunately I was able to figure this on my own. I wish now I had been using this from the get go and had not been influenced by negative reviews for so long.

As Advertized

2007-06-02
I am looking forward to using this made for the machine part. I had nothing to prove to anybody by trying to make something that would do the job as well.

Dado Insert, a must have.

2007-03-08
This one little accessory is a must have for your Bosch 4000 table saw. It fits the table top securely and once installed allows Dado cuts up to 3/4".

The one thing you need to know in order to get the max. width cut when mounting your dado blades, you must use the outside washer on the inside. Then use the standard 23mm lock down nut on the outside without a washer, or in my case, I used one of the dado shims as a washer.

Just get this, it works.

Info on how to use dado Insert

2006-08-23
For use w/ stack dado/rabbet cutters. - Specifications: Part Number: TS1007, Used on Model No. : 4000, Sales Pack Quantity: 1.

It works fine

2006-03-11
It set in snug and adjusts flush. No complaints, cheap and it works fine with my Freud Dado stack. It's not for wide stacks but that is a good reason to go out and buy a 14" "shop" table saw.

Dado Insert No. TS 1007 for Bosch Table Saw

2006-03-02
This is a metal dado cutter insert to allow you to safely make dados using a Bosch Table Saw. It is bright red, making it easy to locate when you set it somewhere, and mine required no adjusting to make it flush with the saw table surface--it has four set screws to adjust the height. No one could beat Amazon's price of $9.74 and since I ordered it with the saw there were no taxes or shipping expenses. I ordered it on January 30, Amazon quoted a delivery by February 14, and I received it before February 10. This accessory works great and you really must have it if you are going to do any dado work with your Bosch saw.

Second one works fine

2004-02-08
Well, the first one I received was bent -- laying it face down on the table top, it would rock considerably. If adjusted so the front and back edge were in line with the table, it was high in the center. I figured that would probably throw my cuts off, so I just shipped it back. Amazon had a flat replacement at my door a few hours after I managed to drop the old one in the mail. The replacement works great, and I'd probably rate it 4 stars if the first one hadn't been bent. Also, considering that the manual for the saw itself says very little about mounting a dado stack, it might be nice if the insert gave you some more info. I had to email Bosch tech support to get the secret for getting beyond 1/2".

Don't bother

2003-02-06
After struggling somewhat with fitting it and the dado blade to the drive, I decided it would be better to use it as a good template for my own homemade Insert.