On 7/18/2016 9:58 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Just Wondering writes:
On 7/15/2016 2:17 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Electric Comet writes:
the only advantage of radial arm saws over a cms seems to
be the ability to cut wider material

Spoken like someone who has never used a RAS.
You can't dado (as opposed to grove) with a CMS.
You can't rip with a CMS.
You can't put a moulding cutter on a CMS.

You can do all those things with a table saw.


So what? The OP compared a RAS to a CMS, not a tablesaw.

In any case, I'd much rather dado a wide panel on the RAS
than the TS.


Actually I have done both, wide dado's on a RAS and a TS. I do many on
the TS and IMHO a wide panel along with the rip fence and proper
precautions is easier to accomplish than with a RAS. A RAS does have
its limits, putting a dado on a 24" wide panel on a TS is a piece of cake.
Dado's on narrow panels with a miter gauge is also pretty easy using the
rip fence as a repeatable stop.