"dgadams" wrote in message
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On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 18:16:38 -0500, ATP* wrote:
Around here (Albuquerque) all the homes in my area were built with
radial
arm saws. The carpenters had a RAS built into the bed of their truck.
Finish work is done with a chop saw.

D.G. Adams

If they use them for framing they are wasting time. A chop saw or RAS may
be
useful for repetitive cuts on 2x4's or 2x6's, but cutting rafters,
joists,
etc. is most efficiently done on the stack. By the time you move the
lumber
into position on the saw a good framer would have it cut. I guess if you
are
employing semi-skilled labor to feed cut pieces to framers the economics
of
the situation might change.

Yeah, Semi-skilled covers the situation just about right.

D.G. Adams


I'm not in the habit necessarily of driving around town looking at what
contractor's are using (although that is usually a good indication of what
works!) and I'm in an area that has little construction going on (Corrales)
but it seems what I have seen, is most are using the SCMS's. I still
agree that a RAS has it's place and is still a versatile tool. And you are
right, Semi-skilled....to say the least!
Cheers,
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