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On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:36:03 -0400, wrote:

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.

If you cut from outside in they shouldn't come after you. That problem
is inherent on RAS and sliding miter saws.

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