On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:23:11 GMT, "Rumpty"
wrote:

By the time you get up to the price of a good new one a compound miter
saw is probably a much better value.

A RAS walks all over a CMS.

Well lets see, A new radial arm saw that is any good would have to
be one of those made from old dewalt castings and they cost what
$2800? A good sliding compound miter saw costs what 6-8 hundered
dollars? The Radial arm saw is only portable if you mount it on a
trailer and takes considerable room in your shop. the cms or scms are
portalble and take up very little room in your shop. if you get a good
one they are reasonably accurate. The cms or scms will not rip which
you can do with a RAS but I would prefer to spend $800 on a scms and
use the $2000 change to get a good cabinet saw rather than buy the
Dewalt clone.
Regards
Bob