On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:34:06 -0700, Electric Comet
wrote:

the only advantage of radial arm saws over a cms seems to be the ability
to cut wider material

Can you rip on your CMS?

they also are a little more squirrely and i would not say they require
more vigilance but they can require more force to prevent from running

Huh?

would not consider buying a radial arm saw but maybe they still have a
place in the woodshop

I'd never buy one again but I have one (that needs to be put back
together).

if they do how do they fit in

They're better at some operations than a table saw. The depth for
dados and ploughs sets the thickness of the remaining material, rather
than the material removed. Since, in a cross cut operation (cut or
dado), you're not moving the material, it can be easier to get a good
cut. There is a board you're cutting against (cleaner kerf - less
tear out).

The downside is that rips are a bit scary, the reason I stopped using
mine. If had mine come after me on a crosscut, too. That's pretty
scary.

Cheap RASs (including all Crapsman) also aren't really stout enough,
though. The arms flex.