mac davis wrote:
Also you should use the RAS on a push not a pull.

That is not correct for a RAS. Always pull the carriage from its
position behind the fence. Yes, it's a climb cut. Yes, that's how it
was designed. No, it's not difficult to manage.

That was a really hard concept for me at first.. Totally backwards from a
table saw...


Wasn't tough for me... my first big tool *was* a radial arm saw. I honestly
don't see what the big deal is about pulling the blade towards me. It's not
like it's going to suddenly jump the track and shoot out past the table and into
me. I have one hand to the left side of the blade holding the work piece down
and my right hand has the handle of the RAS. If it binds, so what? It's not
going to break my arm.


You sure appreciate it, though, when something binds and the work is forced
against the fence and not shot out the front..


There is that, too. I have a respect for every tool I own but the RAS is no
worse than any other as far as safety goes.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com