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Bill[_47_]

wrote:
On 30 Jun 2014 03:22:57 GMT, Puckdropper
puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:

I'm looking at buying a used DeWalt RAS. It's definately quite old, but
those DeWalts have a reputation for top quality. What should I be looking
for in evaluating the saw?

It's capacity, compared to what you want to cut with it (that may sound
stupid, but I'm not kidding).
Look at the cord too, to see it that's an extra project (not kidding
about that either).
Check that it's not missing any of it's parts too. I'm not sure how to
tell you to check the bearings (Mike Marlow probably knows).
Try it out. If it does what you want, then it will probably continue to
do what you want for at least a while!
I wish I had bought a RAS sooner.

Good luck!
Bill

Puckdropper
My neighbour has a real nice older DeWalt RAS that has a nasty,
dangerous problem. If the blade stalls it kicks back and starts in
reverse- - - -