@joemarkey6 The model shown in this, video would have needed a return mechanism for it to comply with Employment Health & Safety legislation. For personal use this legislation does not apply. For current legislation check the Health Safety Executive website, where you can download free leaflets on guidance in the use woodworking machinery. If you employ people you DO have to comply but if you work alone or as a hobbyist by yourself you do not. I would advise following the guidance for safety.
I'm curious, though, why you didn't throw on a dado stack to cut that tenon. Nice way to show the dado capabilities of the RAS, AND ... a cleaner, quicker way to cut the tenon.
@neil0502 This video shows what can be done with just the saw blade in the radial arm saw. Dado heads are not necessary to cut tenons as you can see. They will take extra time to fit then remove after use so are not used very often by me. I have a tenon machine which I can use for large production jobs but for small jobs this method often gets the job done quickly. I'm a professional carpenter so tend to use the quickest and easiest method open to me at the time. Hope this answers your query.
@MecCreativeStudio A stacked Dado head take all of 5 minutes to install and if you're cutting tenon's on wide boards it's worth that time. Good video.
@sonofsawdust Thank you for your comment. This video is simply to show some of the basic operations that a radial arm saw can perform straight out of the box with no extra outlay or cost. Everything I needed to do the job was already there on the machine which makes the radial arm saw a very versatile machine to own.
Thank's for posting. I've had a DW 1503 from '84 ..great piece of kit. Used it during two separate house building projects and it never failed me.
metsot 5 months ago
Thanks for the reply, it was really helpful.
joemarkey6 6 months ago
Hello, im looking at buying one of these second hand, do you know if it meets up to all the legislation in the UK with guards and brakes etc?
joemarkey6 6 months ago
@joemarkey6 The model shown in this, video would have needed a return mechanism for it to comply with Employment Health & Safety legislation. For personal use this legislation does not apply. For current legislation check the Health Safety Executive website, where you can download free leaflets on guidance in the use woodworking machinery. If you employ people you DO have to comply but if you work alone or as a hobbyist by yourself you do not. I would advise following the guidance for safety.
MecCreativeStudio 6 months ago
Very nicely done.
I'm curious, though, why you didn't throw on a dado stack to cut that tenon. Nice way to show the dado capabilities of the RAS, AND ... a cleaner, quicker way to cut the tenon.
Again ... very nice vid !
neil0502 10 months ago
@neil0502 This video shows what can be done with just the saw blade in the radial arm saw. Dado heads are not necessary to cut tenons as you can see. They will take extra time to fit then remove after use so are not used very often by me. I have a tenon machine which I can use for large production jobs but for small jobs this method often gets the job done quickly. I'm a professional carpenter so tend to use the quickest and easiest method open to me at the time. Hope this answers your query.
MecCreativeStudio 10 months ago
@MecCreativeStudio A stacked Dado head take all of 5 minutes to install and if you're cutting tenon's on wide boards it's worth that time. Good video.
sonofsawdust 4 months ago
@sonofsawdust Thank you for your comment. This video is simply to show some of the basic operations that a radial arm saw can perform straight out of the box with no extra outlay or cost. Everything I needed to do the job was already there on the machine which makes the radial arm saw a very versatile machine to own.
MecCreativeStudio 4 months ago