My father in law has a 1946 dewalt radial arm saw. Anyone have any idea how much it is worth? He is looking to sell it but I am trying to talk him into keeping it.

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My father in law has a 1946 dewalt radial arm saw. Anyone have any
idea how much it is worth? He is looking to sell it but I am trying to
talk him into keeping it.


What model and what condition is it in?

Once properly tuned up, those old DeWalt RASes will hold settings better
than anything out there. (It's not a hard process, but does take a few
hours.)

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My father in law has a 1946 dewalt radial arm saw. Anyone have any idea how much it is worth? He is looking to sell it but I am trying to talk him into keeping it.


If he might possibly use it, he may as well keep it. If someone
should come along that really wants it, you could consider that a
separate case. It's not that there is anything wrong with the
tool, it's just "out of fashion" (maybe because people were
putting the wrong blades on them?).

On Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:43:20 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

My father in law has a 1946 dewalt radial arm saw. Anyone have any idea how much it is worth? He is looking to sell it but I am trying to talk him into keeping it.

Someone might take it off his hands if he's willing to pay them $50.

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On Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:43:20 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

My father in law has a 1946 dewalt radial arm saw. Anyone have any
idea how much it is worth? He is looking to sell it but I am trying to
talk him into keeping it.

Someone might take it off his hands if he's willing to pay them $50.


In a heartbeat! Where's he live?

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On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 02:35:32 GMT, Puckdropper
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On Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:43:20 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

My father in law has a 1946 dewalt radial arm saw. Anyone have any
idea how much it is worth? He is looking to sell it but I am trying to
talk him into keeping it.

Someone might take it off his hands if he's willing to pay them $50.


In a heartbeat! Where's he live?

We have a dump here, too, but it would take a couple of hours. I
would need more than $50. (I have a '75ish Crapsman that I don't
believe has been so much as plugged in for 25 years). Maybe some day
I'll have a use for it.

On 3/28/2018 8:43 PM, wrote:
My father in law has a 1946 dewalt radial arm saw. Anyone have any idea how much it is worth? He is looking to sell it but I am trying to talk him into keeping it.

What size, just 10" or larger? The single-arm or center-pivot?

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Model GP and is in great working condition. Little dusty is all.

I am not paying someone to come throw it away. I can do that for free. If you are interested in buying it make an offer.

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Model GP and is in great working condition. Little dusty is all.

This guy?
http://vintagemachinery.org/photoind....aspx?id=27418

Some dude on eBay's asking $290 buy it now for his saw DeWalt GP. That's
not what it's WORTH, that's what he's ASKING.

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On 3/29/2018 1:02 PM, wrote:
I am not paying someone to come throw it away. I can do that for free. If you are interested in buying it make an offer.

Which size blade and where is it? I know GP went to at least 12"; I
don't recall if they all were or whether was a range under the GP
model...also what's the arm length?

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10 inch dual pivot arm. It is in Junction City KS

That's the one

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I am not paying someone to come throw it away. I can do that for free. If you are interested in buying it make an offer.


Oh, you said earlier that it was your father in law's and that
you were trying to talk him into keeping it. Do you have "power
of attorney" over him? Given there is not a lot of value in the
saw, it may be best to find the best moral solution--maybe there
is a technical school nearby that would be thankful for the
contribution? HTH.

Bill

On 3/29/2018 3:14 PM, wrote:
10 inch dual pivot arm. It is in Junction City KS


Bummer! Already have 10"; have regretted immensely not bringing the 14"
from TN when came back to the farm but unless minimum 12" just not
enough to gain even tho Junction City is within reasonable distance...

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On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:02:57 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I am not paying someone to come throw it away. I can do that for free. If you are interested in buying it make an offer.

Um, that's the point. I doubt you're going to find anyone who will
give you anything for it. Radial arm saws are really passe.

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On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:02:57 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I am not paying someone to come throw it away. I can do that for free.
If you are interested in buying it make an offer.

Um, that's the point. I doubt you're going to find anyone who will
give you anything for it. Radial arm saws are really passe.

The RAS has its place in some people's shops, especially a DeWalt RAS
properly tuned. I use my RAS more than my SCMS, it holds 90 degrees
while my SCMS arm deflects really easily. Should I get a better SCMS?
Maybe--but my RAS is better at solving the same problems.

If you've got room for a permanent cross-cut setup, a /good/ RAS can be a
very good way to go. The RAS can do everything a SCMS can do plus run a
dado stack.

If you're constantly moving the saw, the CMS is probably going to be a
better saw for you. They're light weight and good ones will hold their
settings in a variety of conditions.

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On Fri, 30 Mar 2018 04:12:18 GMT, Puckdropper
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On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:02:57 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I am not paying someone to come throw it away. I can do that for free.
If you are interested in buying it make an offer.

Um, that's the point. I doubt you're going to find anyone who will
give you anything for it. Radial arm saws are really passe.

The RAS has its place in some people's shops, especially a DeWalt RAS
properly tuned. I use my RAS more than my SCMS, it holds 90 degrees
while my SCMS arm deflects really easily. Should I get a better SCMS?
Maybe--but my RAS is better at solving the same problems.

Let me put it another way. If you didn't have a RAS, would you buy
one? I sure as hell wouldn't.

If you've got room for a permanent cross-cut setup, a /good/ RAS can be a
very good way to go. The RAS can do everything a SCMS can do plus run a
dado stack.

As much as I'd use the setup, it wouldn't be worth the time setting it
up. A router and a table saw will do everything, too.

If you're constantly moving the saw, the CMS is probably going to be a
better saw for you. They're light weight and good ones will hold their
settings in a variety of conditions.

The only thing I want the SCMS for is crosscuts. No dados needed. I
have the room for the RAS but, as I've mentioned here, it hasn't been
plugged so much as plugged in, in over 25 years.

On Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:43:20 -0700 (PDT)
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My father in law has a 1946 dewalt radial arm saw. Anyone have any
idea how much it is worth? He is looking to sell it but I am trying
to talk him into keeping it.

talk is cheap make him an offer

or send it to the teardown guy on youtube i think his name os boltr
so we can see the innards

On 3/30/2018 9:51 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Mar 2018 04:12:18 GMT, Puckdropper
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On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:02:57 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I am not paying someone to come throw it away. I can do that for free.
If you are interested in buying it make an offer.

Um, that's the point. I doubt you're going to find anyone who will
give you anything for it. Radial arm saws are really passe.

The RAS has its place in some people's shops, especially a DeWalt RAS
properly tuned. I use my RAS more than my SCMS, it holds 90 degrees
while my SCMS arm deflects really easily. Should I get a better SCMS?
Maybe--but my RAS is better at solving the same problems.

Let me put it another way. If you didn't have a RAS, would you buy
one? I sure as hell wouldn't.

I started with a 10" RAS many years ago. I added a 1hp Craftsman cast
iron top TS about 4 years later. I seldom used the RAS after that and
got rid of it about 4 years after that. I never missed it.
In the 90's I set up a dedicated CMS station and almost as soon as I
got my first cabinet saw, 1999ish, the CMS station was removed and the
CMS went into storage.
I could/can cross cut as accurately with my 2 cabinet saws as with the
RAS or the CMS.

Why did I get another SCMS? I always find myself needing to square the
end of a board and or cut one to length when the TS is set up to cut
dado's or rabbets. The Kapex is great but certainly was not a necessity
for me. It is more of a time and effort saver for me. And it's list of
advantages over the other brands really checked all of the boxes that
were keeping me from buying another brand previously.




If you've got room for a permanent cross-cut setup, a /good/ RAS can be a
very good way to go. The RAS can do everything a SCMS can do plus run a
dado stack.

As much as I'd use the setup, it wouldn't be worth the time setting it
up. A router and a table saw will do everything, too.

If you're constantly moving the saw, the CMS is probably going to be a
better saw for you. They're light weight and good ones will hold their
settings in a variety of conditions.

The only thing I want the SCMS for is crosscuts. No dados needed. I
have the room for the RAS but, as I've mentioned here, it hasn't been
plugged so much as plugged in, in over 25 years.

On 3/31/2018 1:14 PM, Leon wrote:
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I started with a 10" RAS many years ago.Â* I added a 1hp Craftsman cast
iron top TS about 4 years later.Â* I seldom used the RAS after that and
got rid of it about 4 years after that.Â* I never missed it.
In theÂ* 90's I set up a dedicated CMS station and almost as soon as I
got my first cabinet saw, 1999ish, the CMS station was removed and the
CMS went into storage.
I could/can cross cut as accurately with my 2 cabinet saws as with the
RAS or the CMS.

Why did I get another SCMS?Â* I always find myself needing to square the
end of a board and or cut one to length when the TS is set up to cut
dado's or rabbets.Â* The Kapex is great but certainly was not a necessity
for me.Â* It is more of a time and effort saver for me.Â* And it's list of
advantages over the other brands really checked all of the boxes that
were keeping me from buying another brand previously.
....

Similar here; 10" DeWalt RAS was only thing had initially; did
absolutely everything with it...that would have been early '70s. Didn't
get the Model 66 until mid80's I'd guess altho can't recollect for
absolute certain any longer precisely. Picked it up directly from
Powermatic in McMinnville, TN. Kept the RAS as well; before the day of
the miter saw..."inherited" a 14" Rockwell/Delta from owner of a cabinet
shop I got to know well when he retired but it was large-enough didn't
move it when came back to farm as Dad had bought the identical DeWalt
when he was redoing the house and so it was already hear and I thought
I'd be satisfied...kick my self routinely when have larger timbers than
the 10" will handle...

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