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Wider Cuts with Radial-Arm Saws
October 25, 2005

It's very frustrating to crosscut a piece of work on a radial-arm saw and find that the saw's capacity is short by an inch or two. However, there is an…
Streamlined Stop Block for Cutting Multiples
October 25, 2005

When I had to cut hundreds of 8-in.-long blocks, I set up my radial-arm saw with an auxiliary Masonite table and a floating stop block, as shown. I slide stock…
Angle Blocks for the Radial-Arm Saw
October 25, 2005

When you need to make angle cuts on a radial-arm saw, it is quicker and more accurate to use precut guide blocks than it is to move and reset the…
Radial-Arm Saw Picture-Frame Miters
October 25, 2005

Anyone who has attempted to make picture frames with a radialarm saw knows how difficult and frustrating it is to set the arm to a perfect 45¡ angle. I developed…
Making Dentil Molding on a Radial-Arm Saw
October 25, 2005

I needed several sticks of dentil molding for some bookcases I was building. My first inclination was to measure and mark each dentil and make the cuts freehand on the…
Lowering a Radial-Arm Saw
October 25, 2005

Here is a dead-simple method for quickly and precisely lowering the blade of a radial-arm saw just enough for through-cuts. Lay a playing card (which you keep conveniently on top…
Miter Jig
October 25, 2005

With this fixture I can make tight, clean production-run miter cuts on my radial arm saw. Those of us who can't always take time to readjust and tune our saws…
Fluting Columns
October 25, 2005

On the clock I am building now are four fluted half-round columns, each 1 in. high and 1-3/4 in. wide, two of them 41 in. long and two of them…
Tool Test: Radial-Arm Saws
August 1, 2002

Although the heyday of these machines may be past, there still may be a place for one in your shop
Radial-Arm Saw 33-891
August 1, 2002

Delta offers three versions of its 12-in radial-arm saw. This one features a 2-hp motor.

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