In article ,
Doug Winterburn wrote:

On 8/6/2011 6:10 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:32:45 -0500, wrote:

On 8/6/11 2:26 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
Thnaks. I ordered the "kit" for my saw (113.19771). It implies that the
"kit" contains a guard and table. The site said it would take 8-10 weeks
to
get here. Since it was some time before 1993 (we moved that year and I
never
put it back together) when I last used it, I think I can wait. ;-)


They said "8-10 weeks" when I ordered mine and it showed up 3 days later.
Two very big, heavy boxes.

Then I'll have to find a place to store 'em.

The issue I have is on the other side of the blade. With a TS my hands
are
never on the back side when power is on. I suppose one can do the same
with a
RAS, but it's awkward. OTOH, I never stood in the line of fire when
using the
RAS. With a TS it's a little more difficult to stand completely aside.

I actually came up with a good idea for a brake on the sliding arm that
would always be engaged and only disengage when the squeeze handle was
pulled. There would be a ratcheting system that would not allow the
blade assembly to move unless the trigger was pulled.

The other danger is the blade powering the carriage towards the operator.
It
seems that sort of thing could take care of that, too. With modern
electronics such a thing would be trivial but I think the days of the RAS
are
over. I certainly wouldn't buy one now.


My current Searz RAS has a feature called "control cut". It's a
motorized cable that only lets the motor advance at a controlled rate
and retracts the motor when the trigger is released. It has a variable
rate control thumb dial. Works great.

Oh yea... sounds REAL safe. The motor retracts itself past the 'just
cut' little pieces while the blade is still spinning down or even
stopped? Can't you hear that wonderful sound of KAHcchAAANGGG when it
jams a cut-off into the slot? What the hell, a new blade, maybe an eye,
maybe a thumb....


RAS should be O U T L A W E D ! !