April 10, 20241 yr Author Popular Post On 4/2/2024 at 10:25 AM, 4DThinker said: http://radialarmsawrecall.com/ 4D Today I found and old unopened box in my dad's shop, way back in the corner. It had an invoice dated 2013. When I opened it there was the blade guard kit with a new handle for the RAS. It also had a new table top with the two behind the fence pieces that you change around for ripping. He passed in '14 so he had just received it before he died. Just wanted to give a little update. I'm not sure if I'll be installing it or not. If I do I'll post pictures.
April 10, 20241 yr Author Just now, Larry Buskirk said: If you post a model number I'll see if I can find the manual. 113.199250 I appreciate that. It would be cool to have the manual.
April 10, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, User74 said: 113.199250 I appreciate that. It would be cool to have the manual. Here's a link to download it from. http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=16668 Also http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=798 Edited April 10, 20241 yr by Larry Buskirk
April 10, 20241 yr Author On 4/2/2024 at 12:22 PM, HandyDan said: That's what I did with mine. I think the recall is no longer available. I guess because I grew up watching my dad use his RAS without any accidents it just makes me cringe when I here of one being chopped up. I do understand that not everyone likes the tools that I do though. I won't harbor any I'll will to those who dismantle their saws. (Sniff, Sniff) Lol
April 10, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, User74 said: I guess because I grew up watching my dad use his RAS without any accidents it just makes me cringe when I here of one being chopped up. I do understand that not everyone likes the tools that I do though. I won't harbor any I'll will to those who dismantle their saws. (Sniff, Sniff) Lol I enjoyed the saw and used it a lot until I started turning. Space is always at a premium and I elected to get rid of it. Knowing is wasn't the safest saw I elected to part it out.
April 10, 20241 yr Author Popular Post 17 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said: Here's a link to download it from. http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=16668 Also http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=798 Thanks for taking the time to look this up for me. I'm sorta new to this forum and I'm finding out that it's a good one that has a bunch of honestly good people that don't take themselves too seriously, also good advice and fellowship. I believe I'll stick around a while.
April 10, 20241 yr Author Popular Post 6 minutes ago, HandyDan said: I enjoyed the saw and used it a lot until I started turning. Space is always at a premium and I elected to get rid of it. Knowing is wasn't the safest saw I elected to part it out. I believe you made the right decision for you and your situation. There is no doubt that they are not the safest saw out there and if you don't pay attention you can easily mess up horribly. My dad used to say it was the level attention that you had to have to use it that made him a better woodworker.
April 10, 20241 yr Popular Post 15 minutes ago, User74 said: Thanks for taking the time to look this up for me. I'm sorta new to this forum and I'm finding out that it's a good one that has a bunch of honestly good people that don't take themselves too seriously, also good advice and fellowship. I believe I'll stick around a while. Thanks for the kind assessment. We certainly try to be helpful, honest and respectful to everyone while having some (OK, maybe too much sometimes)fun along the journey. As for your last statement, I sure hope you do. You've already become a great contributor. Happy you're one of us.
April 10, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, User74 said: I guess because I grew up watching my dad use his RAS without any accidents it just makes me cringe when I here of one being chopped up. When I was a kid back in the 60's my dad knew a guy that had a RAS mounted on a trailer. Guy was a carpenter and cut just about every cut imaginable building houses. My RAS is a combination of parts from late 50's Delta 900, & Super 900 machines upgraded from 9" to 10". 1 hour ago, User74 said: I do understand that not everyone likes the tools that I do though. Some guys think I'm a bit tilted, due to my affection for "Tilty" table saws. Different strokes for different folks! 1 hour ago, User74 said: I won't harbor any I'll will to those who dismantle their (insert machine type). (Sniff, Sniff) Lol FIFY Can't get most parts for my (insert machine type) new anymore.
April 10, 20241 yr We had the 10” version for a while and then my brother found 220v 12” version ( Craftsman) and we used it as a jobsite framing saw for years. Scary saw. I still have it in a storage space which we are clearing out this spring. That thing cut a gizzilion 2X4’s and all other framing lumber. I don’t think I can even give it away due to lack of any safety equipment on it so it will unfortunately end up at the dump. Paul
April 13, 20241 yr Popular Post Men were certainly men in the previous decades..a lot of the old fellas I grew up around were missing a few digits too...especially farmers and timber workers. I won't even run my table saw with anyone around...it's eye protection...ear plugs and calm focus. When I had it out the other day for the cabinet shelves it was the first time it had been out in a pretty good while. It always commands my attention and makes me a little nervous....I consider that a good thing. I've only fiddled with my lathe a few times...I still need to get a better stand under it. When I had it on I immediately started to think about all the PTO accidents I know of with farmers (not comparing the power but still)....I give this stuff all the respect I possibly can. There was a very recent conversation on another forum about angle grinders. I have one and have used it for different purposes occasionally...some guys said they won't use them for safety purposes. When I use it is "both hands on the wheel" no pun intended. I've yet to get one of them little chainsaw wheels attachments...but could someday. Anyway...I'm safety first best I can. I wish everyone safe experiences with their projects
April 14, 20241 yr Popular Post My Dad's shop, Dewalt Home Shop RAS in the back ground, no blade guard at all, that's just the way he always rolled, since as long as I can remember him. He also never uses a fence on his table saw, he just free feeds the panel or board through the table saw, the only time he ever used the TS Fence was for accurate cutting of strips. Here's my dad and his shop, during better days, now he's in a nursing home as a stroke patient
April 14, 20241 yr Popular Post By the way 74, I watched my dad do all those things yours did, he ripped boards all the time, and quite a few more things with his RAS, those molding heads sure looked scary to me but he loved em. I wouldn't recommend to my own kids to do what he used to do, thankfully we do have safer equipment to get the job done these days, and better. That being said, I've planned for sometime to have a good RAS for my own shop, to replace my CMS. I like them.
April 14, 20241 yr Popular Post Here's an interesting video on the RAS subject and its effectiveness and safety. You can skip to around 3:30 into the video to get to the meat of the subject.
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