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What to do with a decapitated RAS?
I gave in and sent my RAS back to Emerson. I had compelling reasons...
Anyhow, is there any use for the rest of it? I could hang a router from it, and it would be great for routing dados, but that doesn't seem worth the room in my workshop or the work of building a carriage. It just seems too nice to put in the trash. Any suggestions? No, I mean useful suggestions. |
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"Toller" wrote in message ... I gave in and sent my RAS back to Emerson. I had compelling reasons... Anyhow, is there any use for the rest of it? I could hang a router from it, and it would be great for routing dados, but that doesn't seem worth the room in my workshop or the work of building a carriage. It just seems too nice to put in the trash. Any suggestions? No, I mean useful suggestions. Drum sander. See Performax. |
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The $400 Performax 22/44 kit requires the radial arm saw motor. And the
bottom conveyor belt is not included. By the time you buy the conveyor belt, and in this case, a motor, you could buy a whole drum sander. I would put the frame on ebay, craigslist, etc. and if no one picks it up, trash it. "George" George@least wrote in message ... "Toller" wrote in message ... I gave in and sent my RAS back to Emerson. I had compelling reasons... Anyhow, is there any use for the rest of it? I could hang a router from it, and it would be great for routing dados, but that doesn't seem worth the room in my workshop or the work of building a carriage. It just seems too nice to put in the trash. Any suggestions? No, I mean useful suggestions. Drum sander. See Performax. |
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What did you send back? What do you still have? I have used mine, as is
with an added collet, for an overhead router, but it isn't really rugged enough. Wanders too easily for accurate work. Maybe you could set up a spindle sander. You could put a top on the legs for a router table. Steve "Toller" wrote in message ... I gave in and sent my RAS back to Emerson. I had compelling reasons... Anyhow, is there any use for the rest of it? I could hang a router from it, and it would be great for routing dados, but that doesn't seem worth the room in my workshop or the work of building a carriage. It just seems too nice to put in the trash. Any suggestions? No, I mean useful suggestions. |
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"Steve Peterson" wrote in message ink.net... What did you send back? What do you still have? I have used mine, as is with an added collet, for an overhead router, but it isn't really rugged enough. Wanders too easily for accurate work. Maybe you could set up a spindle sander. You could put a top on the legs for a router table. The carriage, along with the motor, just slide off the track after I removed a bolt. They wanted that all back, less the blade and guard. I have the arm and the arm support. And the base with nice wheels on it; I am putting my planer on that. The base is almost worth what I paid for the RAS; but it would be nice to find a use for the arm. Yeh, I figured it would be easy to rig up a carriage, but it might not be firm enough for routing. |
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Toller wrote: I gave in and sent my RAS back to Emerson. I had compelling reasons... Anyhow, is there any use for the rest of it? I could hang a router from it, and it would be great for routing dados, but that doesn't seem worth the room in my workshop or the work of building a carriage. It just seems too nice to put in the trash. Any suggestions? No, I mean useful suggestions. Since I own one of these saws, I'm really curious regarding the "compelling reasons". If you're going to trash the rest, I might like a chance to claim some of the small parts such as knobs etc. Post on Old Woodworking Machines, some of those guys may be looking for parts. Tom |
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Since I own one of these saws, I'm really curious regarding the "compelling reasons". You asked... My workshop is 280sf. I couldn't get a RAS because I have no place to put it. My wife got sick of my overflow in the rec room and told me to move a wall over this winter. I was at an auction and put a small bid in on a RAS for my future workshop, never thinking I would win; but I did. So, it goes in the rec room; which will just make the remodeling harder because I will have that much less space to move stuff around in. Trying to find a manual, I hear about the recall. They take the saw I foolishly bought and I get a nice wheeled base for my planer. I can buy one with a proper guard next spring when I actually have someplace to put it. Works out great for everyone. Compelling might have been a slight exaggeration. It was a 113.23100. If there is anything there you can use, let me know. Aside from the base, the only thing I can use is a replacement washer and bolt for my table saw. |
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On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:29:02 GMT, "Toller" wrote:
"Steve Peterson" wrote in message link.net... What did you send back? What do you still have? I have used mine, as is with an added collet, for an overhead router, but it isn't really rugged enough. Wanders too easily for accurate work. Maybe you could set up a spindle sander. You could put a top on the legs for a router table. The carriage, along with the motor, just slide off the track after I removed a bolt. They wanted that all back, less the blade and guard. I have the arm and the arm support. And the base with nice wheels on it; I am putting my planer on that. The base is almost worth what I paid for the RAS; but it would be nice to find a use for the arm. Yeh, I figured it would be easy to rig up a carriage, but it might not be firm enough for routing. so what do you need in your shop in light positioning jigs? I could see a holder for the dust collector hose as a pickup for lathe chips for spindle work. or an overarm pin jig for the router table. or a swing away tool tray for the small parts tinkering bench. at this point the hardware is free. play around with it- just stop thinking of it as a radial arm saw. |
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Toller wrote: Since I own one of these saws, I'm really curious regarding the "compelling reasons". You asked... My workshop is 280sf. I couldn't get a RAS because I have no place to put it. My wife got sick of my overflow in the rec room and told me to move a wall over this winter. I was at an auction and put a small bid in on a RAS for my future workshop, never thinking I would win; but I did. So, it goes in the rec room; which will just make the remodeling harder because I will have that much less space to move stuff around in. Trying to find a manual, I hear about the recall. They take the saw I foolishly bought and I get a nice wheeled base for my planer. I can buy one with a proper guard next spring when I actually have someplace to put it. Works out great for everyone. Compelling might have been a slight exaggeration. It was a 113.23100. If there is anything there you can use, let me know. Aside from the base, the only thing I can use is a replacement washer and bolt for my table saw. Oh. I was curious in case there was a problem with the saw that led to the decision. Too bad about the space. As I said in my earlier reply it's handy to have the RAS around. I use mine quite a lot but since you've never had one in the shop you won't really miss it. Do you have the table/fence clamps? Those are about the only things that I can think of that I need. Thanks, Tom |
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