On 03/25/2014 04:28 PM, Morgans wrote:


"Mike Marlow" wrote

. It seems to me that most of the
complaints about a RAS are reflective of really bad user practice as
opposed to inherent problems with the saw - except for turning the saw
for ripping.Then... I do believe the saw has some inherant problems.

Yep. While I was teaching, ripping with the RAS was the one prohibited
activity in my shop, and I advised them to never do it at home, either.

I really don't understand this. I've had a RAS for 43 years, well I'm
on my second one. The first was the only major power tool I had for
about 25 years. I made plenty of furniture and a lot involved ripping
with the RAS. As long as your RAS is properly tuned and you adjust the
hold down on the blade guard and the anti-kickback pawls and most
important feed against the blade rotation, the RAS has never given me
any problems. It is also wise to have infeed and outfeed support and/or
a helper with larger panels. Yet I hear all this hand ringing about the
RAS and especially ripping with a RAS.


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