In article , lcb11211
@swbelldotnet says...

On 8/8/2011 8:00 AM, dpb wrote:
On 8/7/2011 11:22 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 8/7/11 10:06 PM, Max wrote:


You have mentioned the real deal killer for a RAS. Alignment. There are
so many things that have to be just right for a reasonable amount of
accuracy. It takes way too long to get it "just right".

Max


I set mine up years ago, have made more cuts than I can remember and
it's still dead on.

Agreed...it's not an issue that Leon makes it to be ime. (After all,
we're working wood here, not machining precision metal...)

--


Well that is certainly true but once you start to expect more precision
from your equipment your projects reflect that. Keep in mind that I
have seriousely been building furniture since the late 70's, have owned
both the RAS and TS and find that set up and accuracy to be simpler and
better on a cabinet saw. If your are satisfied with the results you get
from your RAS that is great. I eventually out grew the limitations of
my RAS, both in ripping and in cross cutting and added a TS for the
first time in 1983. I never used my RAS again and sold it a few years
later.

While I don't have your amount of experience, my own is pretty much the
same.

While an RAS, perfectly aligned, is a wonderful tool, bump it in the
wrong place and you have to go through the whole process again. I just
don't get the same repeatability out of the RAS that I do out of a
crosscut sled on the table saw.