On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 11:13:57 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 7/16/2016 10:39 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:43:02 -0700, OFWW
wrote:

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.

Actually, I'd never thought of cutting the opposite direction. It
makes sense, though it makes setup a rather clumbsy operation on a
RAS. A slider is even worse.

The trade off might be more tear out on the top side of the cut.

I skim the surface on the way out, and lower on the way in. Easier to
do on a slider since you don't have to crank it down.

But on wood cuts that don't matter I just make a cut going in.