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Guineafowl21 wrote:Can anyone give me some info on this machine? I can’t find a model number to research it. It’s on for £275.
Guineafowl21 wrote:
9fingers - where is the dropbox?
9fingers wrote:Guineafowl21 wrote:
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AJB Temple wrote:Unless you really want the long reach that a radial arm saw can give, and have a suitable amount of space in your workshop, I would think twice about such a tool. A good quality, large, sliding mitre saw will do most of what a radial will do, but with less travel available. I don't have a radial but I do have a table saw and a 12" sliding mitre saw and would not contemplate a radial for that reason as a pretty much "hobby" woodworker.
AJB Temple wrote:Unless you really want the long reach that a radial arm saw can give, and have a suitable amount of space in your workshop, I would think twice about such a tool. A good quality, large, sliding mitre saw will do most of what a radial will do, but with less travel available. I don't have a radial but I do have a table saw and a 12" sliding mitre saw and would not contemplate a radial for that reason as a pretty much "hobby" woodworker.
Guineafowl21 wrote:That DW 125(?) that Scaredycat mentioned looks pretty good. What is the arbor size of these machines? For example, would I be able to use any spindle tooling (30mm bore), such as my wobble saw (actually 1 1/4”, but I have reducers), with them?
AJB Temple wrote:Yes, I have the student edition of that but I think the original dates back to 1970 ish
Guineafowl21 wrote:
Any thoughts on this one?: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dewalt-radia ... 4721557445
It’s a DW 8001, with 30mm arbor.
Guineafowl21 wrote:@Trevanion those Wadkin BRAs (tee hee) are lovely but they do fetch a hell of price.
Guineafowl21 wrote:Looking back at the original saw, first post, some of the high price is due to the dado stack, which I’ve found to be quite expensive.
Guineafowl21 wrote:I nearly got this one:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/wadkin-cross ... 3963760873
But the offer was rejected. Maybe for the best, as I’m not sure that would fit on a pallet.
I might try a Powershop of some sort, and then if I like it, look for a more solid beast.
Guineafowl21 wrote:I’d be grateful for your thoughts on it.
Trevanion wrote:Guineafowl21 wrote:I’d be grateful for your thoughts on it.
You want my thoughts? You really must be desperate
So it's clearly been used in a commercial workshop employing a few employees as it's got the scissor side guards, electric brake and head return spring which are required by the HSE. This isn't necessarily a bad thing as there's very little to go wrong with the machine, but naturally, machines in a commercial environment tend to get a bit more use and abuse than one that's had a single gentle owner/operator for most of its lifespan in a little trade workshop. I personally don't like scissor guards as I've never come across any that worked that well on a RAS, they make the cutting action feel more clunky, and if anything they're more dangerous as they have a habit of the bolts working loose and going into the blade. I'm not sure what the piece of aluminium bolted to the side of it is. I'm personally not a fan of return springs neither, there's nothing really wrong with them but I've never liked them.
A return spring is about a £100 part, scissor guards are another £80 or so, a Brook Crompton DC brake unit is another £500 brand new.
Anyway, back to the saw itself. It's not the version with the cabinet underneath it which is a little more desirable for tooling storage but you can quite easily just make something to suit. From what I can see in the photos all the commonly broken parts like the height adjustment screw handle and the locking levers all seem to be intact. You can't tell what a machine is like mechanically from the photos of course, it would take a lot of work and neglect for the runner bearings that run on the arm to get worn out, but when they do these special bearings cost £100 each. The motor is pretty much bomb-proof, I've never heard of one fail before.
It looks like a decent machine, but it's one of those things I'd rather see in person before buying. I reckon it should fit on a pallet just fine, they're decently sized but they're not massive, just a little bit bigger than the Dewalt Powershop models.
Mike G wrote:Congratualtions on getting a nice little machine, but what a pity about the packing and breakages.
Guineafowl21 wrote:
*** Editor’s note: I am slightly peeved that ‘favourite’ is underlined in red, in favour (argh! Again!) of ‘favorite’. ***
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