"Bob G." wrote:
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Well I still have ...and use... my 30+ year old Craftsman RAS ...but I
will also admit that the darn thing has not moved off a 90 degree cut
in the last 20 years...but I do have a Jig that allows me to cut
perfect 45 degree cuts without moving the arm ...

That said... I am really not one to be intimidated...but I do have
plenty of reservations about ripping on "MY" RAS... just not as
comfortable as using a table saw...

As for the OP... I too suggest he keep the RAS (hell I wish I had a
lot more "stuff" that belonged to my dad...) I have plenty BUT now
that he is dead everything I see in my shop that once belonged to him
just makes my day a little more enjoyable...nothing like taking a few
seconds to remember him... ..................... ok I just took
those seconds...

Pretty much the same for me now as well although for some really long
material the RAS is set up in a longer bench than the room the table saw
is in will handle w/o hitting a wall so it's easier to use it than to
move the TS---back then, I didn't have a TS...

I'm back on the family farm and having all of Dad's and much of
Granddad's "stuff" is, as you say, a treasured benefit...Dad wasn't very
much on keeping old stuff for sentimental reasons, though, so I keep
finding uses for something I remembered as a kid and discover it isn't
around (the old wall-mounted hand crank drill press is one specific
item). Of course, the old '28 Chevy truck I learned to drive in, the
old Cat 22 or the AC D17 would be nice to still have, too...

Also, OP probably won't get much for the RAS if he tries to sell it
anyway...