On Apr 17, 12:16*pm, wrote:
My wife and I are about to install a hardwood floor and we're looking
to purchase a saw for this project as well as future projects. *This
would have been an easy decision until my father-in-law complicated
things by saying that I would never regret buying a radial arm saw.
So I've done a bit of research and I'm wondering if a radial arm saw
might be too much tool for me. *I'm learning stuff as I go and I'm not
afraid to learn how to use it, but it sounds like radial arm saw have
to be adjusted often and Im not sure if that's something I'll be able
to do accurately. *Any suggestions or opinions would be great...FYI, I
have other projects that will require miter cuts.

Thanks again,
Darren

I had a radial arm saw and I sold it. As others have said this job i
is something best done with a powered miter saw for cross-cuts and a
table saw for ripping. The radial arm saw I had did not do anything
that I could not do with the miter saw and the table saw. Just my
opinion.