23 Re: Help with old Radial Arm Saw
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23 Re: Help with old Radial Arm Saw
From: rjb@bpa.BELL-ATL.COM (Ray Benash)
Date: 21 May 90 15:35:21 GMT
Reply-To: rjb@bpa.BELL-ATL.COM (Ray Benash)
In article <5837@scorn.sco.COM> robertb@sco.COM (Robert Boucher) writes:
>
>Common net opinion is that new Craftsman stuff
>is junk, while the old stuff was pretty good.
>
>I have just come into possession of a 1960'ish
>Craftsman Radial Arm Saw, which belonged to my
>grandfather. It was given to my uncle when he
>died, and has been neglected in the garage for
>the past 5-10 years.
>
>Aside from the typical places to oil, and a general
>cleaning, what else should I do to get this
>saw into top shape again?
>
Fine Tuning Your Radial Arm Saw
by Jon Eakes
Lee Valley Tools Limited (Publisher)
1080 Morrison Dr.
Ottawa, Ontario K2H 8K7
Distributed in the U. S. by
Sterling Publishing Co.
2 Park Ave. NY, NY 10016
This book goes beyond the owners manuals to set up your radial to be as
accurate as it can possibly be. I've used it on my late '60's Craftsman
10" ras with unbeleivable results.
The second book is:
Radial Arm Saw Techniques
by Roger W. Cliffe
Published by Sterling Publishing C.
Same addr. as above
I found this to be the most thorough book I own/have read on the ras. It
thoroughly covers safety, jigs, technique, and available accessories, and
general ras info. I've made jigs from this book and have referenced it many
times on safe operation methods.
Continue to:
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