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Default Worth of a Craftsman RAS

On Sun, 17 May 2020 14:13:55 -0400, Clare Snyder
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On Sun, 17 May 2020 08:43:20 -0700 (PDT), Sonny
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On Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 9:43:06 AM UTC-5, Hawk wrote:

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A Craftsman RAS was offered for free.

Depending on which model that might have been 10 times or more what
it was worth. The one I had was worse than useless - and dangerous. It
was WAY to "flexible" or "loose" to be usefull for anything other than
cutting up scrap wood.


Mine works well enough as long as I don't push it too hard, but
getting it back to square after I do an angle cut is a pain in the
butt. One of these days it's going to be replaced with an SCMS.
Radial Arm Saws were a wonderful idea but something got lost in the
translation from idea to product. I know there _are_ good ones out
there but they're hard to find in other than basket-case condition.