soundlight
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I don't know exactly how it works, but our shop has a saw brake on the radial arm saw that electrically brakes it very quickly. This makes using the radial arm saw much nicer than when the brake isn't working.
I don't know exactly how it works, but our shop has a saw brake on the radial arm saw that electrically brakes it very quickly. This makes using the radial arm saw much nicer than when the brake isn't working.
Brakes are usually the first thing to fail on any saw, and the old craftsman radial arm saws that everyone has usually the brake has burned up. The newer craftsman radial arm saws now have an actuator in it that draws the saw back and keeps the saw from being pulled out too fast. Its a tad bit annoying to use.
ripping with a radial arm saw......wow that would suck terribly.
Done it many times, when radial arm saws first hit the market they were sold as the magic "one tool that does them all".
Terminology is fine, except pictured is NOT a radial arm saw. It's a 12" sliding compound miter saw.Edit: I hope the terminology (in/out-feed table) is correct in this instance, when discussing a radial arm saw.
sorry it's so late...
I have never seen our saw with a guard on it
anyways- we are getting a new one soon
As Rigger said... get a Sawstop. It's a little more expensive but it's an amazing machine. It has won awards for being one of the best saws you can buy... ignoring the safety features. When you consider it's nearly impossible to cut off your hand with it, it's so worth the extra thousand bucks. Watch the hotdog video.
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