On May 29, 9:30 am, Hoosierpopi wrote:

Please, I want to do this so spare me tha comments about altenatiives
like buying a sliding mitre saw, etc.

I probably wouldn't have responded but for that remark. Hilarious. I
have noticed that when a lot of questions are asked around here
sometimes, the answers have absolutely nothing to do with a solution.

I began by building a frame out of 4 x 4 legs and 2 x 10's to form a
"table." unsing 1 x 3 "stretchers" near the bottom - to support a
planned "shelf" as well as tie the legs together.

That is good so far. I have owned a couple of the old Sears RAS, as
they were the rage years ago. Before the offered bases for them, we
always built a strong square box on which to mount the saw and base.
We found the best solution was to make two smaller tables to fit on
either side of the saw's table, making it easier to align and level.

So, I have this table frame 10' long and 26" deep and, now, need to
figure out how best to mount the saw to it.

I am thinking that your saw base already has some holes in it so that
you can lag or bolt the base to a wood frame.

I "discovered" the height adjusting crank last night and realized I
would have to extend it through the front (2x10) support member. So
this is an issue - how to best do that.

See mac's post above.

I also want teh table top to be all in one plane, but want the
section
the blade will travel to be removable (when I cut too deep and scar it
- or plow slots into it!

The tops on these saws are easily removed. You can replace it
easily. Also, a lot of folks never knew that most of these had room
in the hold down bolts to shim the top level. This was something we
did often as the tops were a low quality MDF on our saws.

With the adjustable screws on the back of the top, you can also bring
the backstop on the saw into square with a framing square and some
patience.

Ours always looked a lot like this, where you can see the original
equipment (note the bolt down holes in the top) mated to two tables:

http://tinyurl.com/6m3hd7

Easy to imagine this one with a couple of tables
flanking it:

http://tinyurl.com/5nvuml

I still have my radial saw, but never really use it as it goes out of
adjustment so often. But when I was building bookshelves, etc., it
was nice to have a machine ready to go that would make an 11" cut with
no fussing after a quick alignment. I could cut out the sides,
shelves, and molding in no time for built ins. For me, it was also
impossible to beat for shelf dados on those cases. I liked putting
the blade on the mark and buzzing out the dado with no fixtures or
fuss.

I keep it thinking one day I might do it again, so that's why it is
around now.

Robert