I loved how you changed the blades on the saw while it was plugged in. Then you Care about safety glasses and hearing protection. WoW Really

@JD-8-1971

24 күн бұрын

Just about every day I walk out to my shop. I find every machine that I left plugged in my shop has switched itself on overnight. You are right, just never know when that saw may start right up. Not only do I unplug them I cut the plugs off of them, switch the main of in my shop, call the power company to pull the meter, then disconnect the powerline feeding my shop as well. I then check to make sure no thunderstorms are around. Lightning could strike my shop and power up all my equipment. Then I change the blade.

Jim- Nice simple explanation, but. Man I am surprised you still have all your fingers! Great, thanks.

When using dado in the crosscut mode, be sure to achieve parallelism between the front-back line at the point of cut and the travel of the arm. This should be a part of the comprehensive adjustment of the saw, when you set up the table, but for dado this is particularly important.

I used to use my radial arm saw to cut dadoes, then I made a jig for my plunge router to slide in on a purpose built table, that was an improvement, controlling height and depth was easy by just changing the bit for width, and, the height adjustment on the router. My final solution was to use one of my two table saws with a permanent setup, that has worked the best, depth is accurate, location of the dado is easy using the fence, and, it is really safe, as the work always covers the blade as it is fed through the saw.

@KC9UDX

7 жыл бұрын

keith kuckler The workpiece on top of the blade is precisely why I don't like using my table saw.

Thanks for the demo

Thank you, love ur vids

straight and to the point with no head banging music, Thanks

Great video, but man, I’d never slide my fingers under any saw guard, down pressure or not. Surprised you didn’t use a push stick/bar for the last few inches of the cut with some type of finger board or spring setup for the down pressure.

@rangerbaynworkshop

3 жыл бұрын

That scared the woodworker right outta me! Sheesh!

@ApertureEC

3 жыл бұрын

Ummm what? This guy was safe and used the saw right

@markjohnson9495

2 жыл бұрын

No, at 7:15 his hand was not under the guard. It was next to it.

@vanrijn1669

2 жыл бұрын

Mark Johnson - it’s a close call - knew a shop teacher with over 20 years teaching in a local high school - lost concentration for a split second a ran his fingers into the planer he had used for years. I had a 2X4 jump out of my hand when doing a plunge cut while on a job site while using a Skilsaw. The power cut to the saw (someone pulled chords at the building gang box) for a split second and ripped the wood out of my hand. Still carry the scars as a remembrance. Showing this use of an already dangerous saw like this could get ugly very fast. Just saying that I never would have had my hand that close to that blade and I’m using power tools almost every day. So was that shop teacher. BTW he lost 3 fingers and most of the use on the remaining 2. Wonder what he would say about 7:15.

Regarding the adjustable dado set made by Irwin in New Zealand the NZ firm Izard in Wellsford was a very innovative firm purchased by Irwin clearly for the technology only to be shut down asap. It’s called globalization. Incidentally I have a similar set made by Black and Decker for their DeWalt RAS. This was purchased about 1980.

Where would you get that dado blade ? Please let me know thanks

Death machine I want another one I miss my old one

Shout out to the Milwaukee drill - I've got the exact same model - bought it in 2006 I think...14 yrs still works like a champ.

@affliction1979

2 жыл бұрын

Uhhh, that's a Makita.

@jensdavidsen4557

2 жыл бұрын

@@affliction1979 *facepalm* yes you are correct and I have dishonored my people

@affliction1979

2 жыл бұрын

It happens to the best of us.

How do you turn the saw head into the rip position on a dewalt radial arm saw 145b.?? Thanks

Hello - Thanks for the informative video. But you may want to observe a few safety recommendations. Never touch the blade even when stopped; it programs your brain that it is "ok" and you may inadvertently do it when you don't intend to. Also, your nut is not flush with the shaft end; the threads should always be at least flush with outside of nut, otherwise you are over-stressing the engaged threads and it is prone to catastrophic failure and possible injury. Lastly it is advised to ALWAYS unplug the saw or use lighted toggle switch whenever replacing the blade. Just my two cents. Thanks again for your informative videos.

@ifoundjim

7 жыл бұрын

Mike K more info is good.

Thanks for show us. Where can buy it?

You should use a thin washer on both sides of your blade. You need at least one thread sticking out of the nut. Nice video thanks

I have 3 of those and love them

Older video I know but Jim, I really like your videos and I am a new RAS owner. But I am confused on ripping. On one of your videos you rip from the back side of the blade. On this one you rip from the front. Which should I use? Thank you

Good video thanks for sharing

hola donde puedo conseguir los accesorios estoy en argentina saludos

Hey Jim! You showed me what I was doing wrong with making my boards true with the radial arm saw. Cup towards the fence not away. Anyways, doing great man.. keep making the vids!

I wanna make you work bench. Do you have more photos of the radial arm saw setup?

These blades are "just ok". At a 3/4inch dado, they typically don't have a flat bottom due to the design of the wobble blade. A true dado set is the best way to get a flat bottom.

@johnbauer3801

5 жыл бұрын

don't need a flat bottom if you're gluing the wood together, it's better if you have recesses for gluing....

@jaredb6934

Жыл бұрын

Flat bottom girls, they make the rockin world go round! Get on your bikes and ride! Wait, might be fat bottom girls.

That saw cuts beautifully. I own a new model Craftsman radial arm saw and have no problems with it. There has been a lot said about the older saws being better than the newer models. I have not seen this to be the case. There is nothing wrong with the newer radial arm saws that are sold under the Emerson, Craftsman and Ridgid brands. david

@bobbg9041

5 жыл бұрын

I've got an craftsman its about 8 years old I paid about 350 for it new at a outlet center, towards the end sears sold the demo off the floor for 199.00 but It did not have the wrench set. What I found is if your crank down the allens on the tower is the saw keeps a true 90 even if its moved and moved back, setup is key with these saws. I put some grease on mine so it moved smoother I really tighten the bolts hard, also on the newer craftsman they used too long a screw so its hard to set a bevel cut past a point I took a grinder and cut the tips off the screws so the motor would flip 90 both directions so it will work as a drill press too. Doing spline cuts on the tilted blade looks hairy but if your stock is held down and you don't cut a big kerf it works really good My blade was 2" and 4" off the table No jig necessary Just good clamping pressure.. You can cut right to left or left to right depending how the head is turned, but you always want the blade to cut on the upswing and you need somthing to hold it down on the table I really recommend board buddies for the RAS. I made a fence for mind using a old door jamb I screwed up on, its wide above the table and fits into the fence pocket but the extra wide give you room to install the board buddies on it permanently. Just change the fence for ripping. His dado, I think I'd have done that on the fence side and not out on the table like he did. Less chatter and more control, and your not passing under the arm with your hands.

@OutnBacker

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, but in 40 years I doubt that Craftsman will still be accurate. The Vintage DeWalts and Deltas, if not abused, will be twice that age and still be precise if tuned properly. There is definitely a fall -off in manufacturing quality starting in the mid '60's with these machines. The golden age of American machine tool manufacturing was over and was replaced by mergers and buyouts among top companies. They cheapened production to maximize profits and pushed hard into the homeowner's market with lightweight and easy to produce parts like cast aluminum arms with steel dowels for bearing ways instead of seasoned cast iron , machined to perfection. Yes, they cut well, but were soon sidelined by even cheaper portable tools like the now ubiquitous sliding miter saw - no more accurate or durable than anything else, but easy to move around.

Hi Jim, great videos. Quick question, I own a Rigid TS3650 table saw and a Bosch 4610 sliding compound mitre saw. Is it necessary to add a radial arm saw to my shop or can the Bosch do the same as one. Thanks

@ifoundjim

7 жыл бұрын

I don't like to have to pull the trigger all the time on the miter saw. Now I am cutting lots of PVC pipe for my Kitty Cot cat perch and the Radial arm saw is way more efficient.

great stuff...glad you are getting alot of view.s....

Very nice 👍

Hi Jim, RAS owner here. Thanks for all the great vids on these under-rated workhorses of the shop. I was wondering if you might do a video or three on joinery - specifically box joint jigs. Thanks in advance.

@ifoundjim

6 жыл бұрын

The Bald Druid I'll keep it in mind now...

@thebalddruid5076

6 жыл бұрын

Jim Howard Thanks, Jim. Looking forward to it.

@mrwaterschoot5617

11 ай бұрын

general comments. 1 safety jim has it eye and hearing protection. eye glasses or safety googles. ears muffs or hearing noise canceling devices. ears plugs also work. 2 do good work jim pointed key items. i add measure at least once or more if unsure. no one likes rework or mistakes you can not hide . mistakes are lessons to try to avoid. make a mistake once and get over it and learn not to repeat again. a mistake could be no big deal (good) a mess not so good or just plain ugly and time to quit until another day. 3 have some fun or enjoyment. jim did that three. this a a blessed trinity of doing volunteer work at a habitat for humanity work site. they build housing for god's people in need of shelter.

thanks for this video....

THanx for the tips but i recently was given one but no switch to turn it on! to be found wondering if any one can help me with this?

@sawchump

5 жыл бұрын

Jose Villarreal those switches are pretty easy to source on eBay and Amazon.

hey jim have you heard of a country mussic artist named rassy bailey. or as razzy award is for rasberries. some how i go dust in my eyes. i give you a ras award for you and your rigid radial arm saw and your carbide adustibale dado saw

I hate loading dados onto a table saw. I have an old radial arm saw and it’s only job is dados. Much easier to load them than the table saw.

What good is your vacuum system of you doing book the house to the SAE?? Otherwise, good video. Thanks!!

@ifoundjim

7 жыл бұрын

no idea... but I like my vacuum system anyway

@burntsider8457

4 жыл бұрын

huh?

would you be tempted to attempt that dado rip on timber that wasn't composite ( mdf or ply )

@ifoundjim

5 жыл бұрын

No problem

Thanks for sharing. This might be nitpicking, but I thought I would throw this out at you as I am a Mechanical Engineer by trade. If I were you and if I was choosing to replace one of the washers (and it fit just the same), and I wasn't woried about people raising their eyebrows, I think from a design perspective it would be BETTER to have the thinner washer on the outside. The reason being that the design of the washers is designed to be rigid under radial load....and the inside washer is going to see MUCH MORE moment then the outside one. So the extra rigidity is MORE important on the inside imho....but its not a big deal either way as long as you don't stick your finger in the light socket ;)

@stevenrenaud4883

7 жыл бұрын

"the inside washer is going to see MUCH MORE moment then the outside one" is moment a thing or did u mean momentum? explain moment? or tell me how the momentum is more for the internal one? thanks!

@ClintS-

4 ай бұрын

Completely agree. I had the same dilemma and came to the same conclusion. The OEM "flanged" washer is better suited inside for stability. BTW for the outside I use a "5/8" SAE washer which is stout 1/8 thick, but has 1/16" slop in the ID. I center it with a thin rubber o-ring.

Would the blade on the second cut create less chatter if you pushed the wood into the blade from the other direction instead of backward? You draw the blade across in the first cut with the teeth pulling downward and to the back of the RAS. The second cut the blade is tossing sawdust at you and is on the lift side of the blade. I'm thinking you wouldn't be fighting the board so much from the other direction because of the rotation, but IDK for sure.

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

No the way I'm doing it on the 2nd cut is correct. Feeding from the other end is completely WRONG.

@armanflint

4 жыл бұрын

@@ifoundjim ​ yeah, I chit chatted with a guy who has another video who did some ripping and he explained it. Some of these RAS come with a kickback pawl, and it didn't make sense to me to have that on the backside, but what he said was that the blade rides up from the other direction.

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

In the second operation if I was to feed wood from the front, the blade would pull the wood in the direction you would be pushing which is wrong. The way I was doing it is right and you're pushing wood against the force of the blade which also wants to pull the board up therefore you hold down pressure as you move the board forward. In the first operation, you have the back stop fence holding the wood from moving back. Of course it's possible to pull the saw head to fast forward without your sufficient arm force on the handle and the blade will grab wood to fast and can Jam and stop the blade.

Old skool with the wobble dado. Prefer a stacked dado set myself.

Where is the anti kick back device on the back side of the blade? The very first time I tried to rip a small board, 2x2, I did not set the anti kick back device and the blade cot the board and shot is into a concrete wall 20 feet away. The board split into many many small splinters. Forturnatly I was standing to one side other wise I would have had a big hole in me. The bright side of all this was that I never ever used the RAS in the rip position without the anti kick back device set up.

Every time I rip with the RAS, it gives me the hibbie gibbies.

Jose Villarreal, If you don't understand how to wire the machine It might be a good idea to hire an electrician. For example, if your machine is set up for 220 VAC and you wire it for 110 VAC you can burn up your motor. You need to gain an understanding of the circuit conditions before wiring and applying power to the device. david

@edwardschmitt5710

5 жыл бұрын

Um, less current isn't going to burn the motor, it will not have enough current to run, and either not operate or just be underpowered. Now running 220 through a 110 volt motor, that's going burn the motor from heat and voltage.

So I think with any video that one should always come at it with the perspective of the Beginner in mind, that being said you should let them know that the feed is always coming in from the backside when ripping (safety)

@ifoundjim

6 жыл бұрын

I have... kzread.info/dash/bejne/kZx1zMGkgtWzoKw.html

3 chipper shaper blade sears sold made by corbin.

Can you still buy blades like these

@ifoundjim

8 жыл бұрын

+BariatricLife, i bet you can... Google is the source

@alty79

7 жыл бұрын

www.amazon.com/Porter-Cable-7005012-Oldham-Adjustable-Blade/dp/B0000DD1BU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479919010&sr=8-1&keywords=adjustable+dado+blade

that dado if fefered to as a wobble dado. There is a nother kind that uses two blades and turns to set the spacing. both do a ok job of making the width of the dado. But they can leave a unflat bottom. The stack dado is the only one that leaves a fush bottom. Not knoking it as it all depends on how you are using the dado. I have both kinds and unless i need a tight botom I use my adjusible mor often. its made by craftsman and has two blades that pin togather on oneside and seperat from the other. I like to see people using RAS wish I still had.

probably would make it so the side of the board closest to the Dado, is on the inside closet to RAS base, so you dont need to do what he did and put your arm across the blade to push the piece through. bye bye arm

Holy crap, I thought your hand was was going to be dadoed.

@ifoundjim

6 жыл бұрын

camera view only my friend

So tell us why the dust extractor is on?!? 🤪

@ifoundjim

3 жыл бұрын

To take dust away uhhhh maybe 😂🤣🤠

Using the crescent wrench backwards-yeah I know it still works so so what. So your instructing.

@ifoundjim

5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I walk backwards... is that ok???

undersnug

@ifoundjim

6 жыл бұрын

Joseph and "undersnug" means.... force of rotation means "perfectly snug"

Maybe you unplugged your saw off camera when changing out the blades but it looked like you changed them without first unplugging the saw. That’s a No No in my book.

@bhutch216

4 жыл бұрын

Larry Squier the guy rips wood from the wrong side in most videos and is unsafe in almost every power tool practice. I’m going to assume it’s plugged in.

I am surprised your RAS does not have "anti-kickback" fingers. Ripping on an RAS saw has always been dangerous in its natural state; and one of the reasons that MOST woodworking will NOT use an RAS. But without these fingers it is horribly dangerous. Again I am surprised you do not have "anti-kickback" fingers when you are ripping. More, I can't believe you have not lost some of your fingers. Please consider this kind Sir.