On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 22:27:31 -0500, "
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:07:30 -0500, -MIKE- wrote:

On 8/5/11 7:42 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
The guard on my old (30 years) crapsman rotates to the front to hold down the
board against kickback. The pawls and splitter rotate down from the rear of
the guard. The guard doesn't do squat for flying sawdust.

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Did you look into getting the free replacement table and guard?

http://www.radialarmsawrecall.com/

Didn't know about the new guard and table. I'll look into it but how does a
guard cover the entire blade? I knew about the $100 for the return of the
motor but even though I haven't used the thing in 15 years, it's worth more to
me than the $100. ;-)


My RAS must be the same as yours. It also is the one the one they offer $100
for the motor. Like you, it is worth more than that to me. If I got rid of it,
I'd have to spend $600+ to buy a SCMS to replace it. I use mine a lot more
frequently than you do. ;^)

I could live without it, but it sure can be convenient to have along with the TS
at times. I also have a couple muscle powered miter setups, but don't use those
too often.

Regards,
Roy