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A rare DeWalt promotional film from 1955 — "A Complete Saw Shop in One Machine"


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When I started out, I read a book that talked about all the wonderful things you could do with a RAS.  I got a Craftsman.   It was scary to do crosscuts without jumping toward me, really scary to do rips, the deck of course, got all chewed up, was hard to stay in alignment, and had no dust control.  I finally gave it to my nephew who was remodeling when it was replaced by a table saw and became mostly a place to stack wood.  Jack of all trades, master of none.

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24 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

. For me, I don't have a miter saw in the shop while a large number of folks think they are (as Scott Phillips said once) a "foundation tool". Of course, as I said...all this is just my opinion.

I'm with you there.  I went many years without a miter saw and don't consider it a keystone tool.  I use it when I need to cut something to length and the table saw is set up for something else and for off-site construction work.

 

I don't get the people who recommend it as a tool for someone just starting out.

 

We have one at the furniture bank and use it to cut legs and aprons to length while the table saw is ripping to width.  We also have a couple at the theater shop, but that's mostly construction work cutting 2x4 and 2x6 to length.

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David, back to the original reason and spirit of you posting the videos, nostalgia, fun, and appreciation for the machine. I loved the videos! Thanks for sharing with us.

Most of the negative experiences regarding the use of an RAS are due to using it incorrectly. It's still a highly valuable machine in the shop for many, I love the saw myself.

Blade choice, machine tuning, proper safety, the machine is wonderful.

Thanks again David, and thank you Mr. Saw Dust!

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