Anybody got pictures of a bench/workstation that they’ve built for a radial arm saw? Trying to get some ideas for my “new” DeWalt 7770.
TP
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Here's mine.
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SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES...THEY ARE NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING, BUT...THEY STILL BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN YOU PUSH THEM DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS
Nice setup! That looks like one ROS that may still be running long after we're gone. Great way to incorporate your ROS/MS and chop saw on one bench.
She's a stout old girl. The tables and fences are all aligned with the exception of the mortiser which has a moveable fence. It had not been done when that picture was taken but the table on the line drill is also aligned with the others. I needed to be able to deal with 16' sticks and it just made sense to line all the saws up. Now if I just had room for a jump saw......
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SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES...THEY ARE NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING, BUT...THEY STILL BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN YOU PUSH THEM DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS
Maybe not a big revelation, but I have my drill press next to the radial arm saw table. I penciled a mark on the post and know where to crank the table to use it as an out feed table/work support.
Frank
heres another ,
This is actually from a dusty working shop not a show room display .
dusty
I'd take that as a compliment except it has'nt been that clean in at least 2 years!
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SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES...THEY ARE NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING, BUT...THEY STILL BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN YOU PUSH THEM DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS
d , thats funny my pic was about 1 1/2 years old as well.
d
"SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES...THEY ARE NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING, BUT...THEY STILL BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN YOU PUSH THEM DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS"
I resemble that remark. ;)Harry
Following the path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.
Dusty,You really need to get that DC breaker switch repaired:) BB
Yeah , but where will the spiders live ?
d
same place as always - in the dark recess next to the critical adjustment lever of whatever machine your using at the moment.
Those pesky little recluses!BB
A while ago I asked a similar question and got a lot of good responses.
http://forums.taunton.com/fw-knots/messages?msg=40365.1
I've gotten a lot of good ideas, especially on dust control, which is a huge issue, especially if you use it to cut dados. Based on all that I'm actually in the midst of setting up my old DeWalt. I'll try to get some pictures to post, although my handiwork is a pale version of what some of the people on this forum have come up with.
Here's mine. Total length of table is 17' - 8' on either side of blade.
Frosty
"I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922
Here's mine, based on the NYW Miter Saw bench
"I needed to put my saw to work right away for a fiber cement siding job."
You are embarking on one of the most challenging dust collection projects imaginable. The cement dust is very fine and more plentiful than you would ever think possible unless you have messed with that stuff before.
For your outdoor setup, try a shopvac connected to a louvred colection point behind the blade--and wear a mask!
you can see how mine is setup here
http://www.superwoodworks.com/Projects/ShopShots.htm
http://www.superwoodworks.com
Here is a wing table I just finished for my radial arm saw. As you can see the top and drawer hardware aren't shown. I just designed up the basic table to get the frame finished so I could my saw useable. I still have the drawers to make.
Just a thought -- you may want dust frames over those top drawers. (Unless you MEAN them to be dust catching/storing bins.) ;-) I also assume the cabinet will have sides & back to keep the bulk of the dust at bay. The saw will be sunken so it's table is level with the bench top?
Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA
The saw sits on a separate stand between the two wing tables. The wings were cantilevered inboard for a couple of reasons: 1) it left a space between the wing table and saw table for a scrap box on the floor on either side 2) it made my drawers the right size to maximize a sheet of baltic birch for the bottoms with minimal scrap. The sides and back are closed in so the drawers are sealed. I was able to get all of the table tops out of a single sheet of mdf to give me 2 6' wing tables and a 4' center table. This keeps the blade damage confined to the center table. It also allows me to use the wing tables as separate work benches if the saw dies down the road.
"The saw sits on a separate stand between the two wing tables. "
Ahh. The light goes on! I had missed that the drawing was one of two matching cabs.
Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA
Before Dr. roger Cliff passed away, I took a radial arm workshope with him. He suggested that it is best for the operator to be able to walk all around the saw to make any necessary adjustments. His belief was that it is a liminiting factor to place a radial arm saw against a wall with fixed side wings.
I took his advice and mounted my saw on a commercial castors sled. I use protable supports for long boards. I dismantled my previous fixed wings and picked up some shop wall space.
"He suggested that it is best for the operator to be able to walk all around the saw to make any necessary adjustments."
Just curious -- what adjustments are typically made from behind the saw? I've never made any on mine from behind, or even felt like that might be something I'd wanna do. And I kinda like a bulletproof backstop, like a wall, behind the saw to catch any shrapnel the saw may eject in that direction -- not that that's ever happened to ME, of course! ;-)
Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA
One of the objectives I had with the radial arm saw was to control a bit the amount of dust it spread about the shop. Attached are some pictures of the hood and blast gate lever control for it.
Moksha
Here is mine. I latter added cleats to the sides so I could add extension wings.
The saw itself was such a light weight that I gave it up for a table saw and a cross cutting sled.
Chaim
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