I too have a pair of radial arm saws, one DeWalt and one Craftsman. Both were manufactured in the 1970’s and both still work great today. I couldn’t imagine having to do all my wood cutting on my 1960’s Beaver table saw, another fantastic machine! Your jig for mitres is terrific! Thx, great pt 1 and 2 videos!

@scrimperuk

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ron, many thanks for your kind comments and thanks for watching. I too think these machines are fantastic plus they are very reliable.

i'm learning more and and i appreciate it.......going to build my attachments now! thanks!

@scrimperuk

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate all comments.

Hey man. Love the videos. I wish you well and i hope you keep making them.

@scrimperuk

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for the kind comments, I haven't done any videos for a while although I do have several filmed and more planned but I need to get motivated to do them.

Just been given one of these I’ve overhauled it and it’s a cracking RAS I really appreciate your videos lots of good ideas with clarity. Thank you for sharing your informative video

@scrimperuk

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your very kind comments. You are very lucky to have been given one of these Radials, as you say they are brilliant. I have had mine for many years and it still works perfectly, I use it almost every day.

Thank you John. I just picked one up for £150 today which I know is an absolute bargain. Spent the day getting it looking like new. I now have to make a wooden cutting surface for it and from video one I'll be using your idea of making inserts for it.

@scrimperuk

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Gary, they are a fantastic machine I have had mine for very many years and it has been totally reliable. Looks as if you have a bargain .

Thanks for the video. A couple years ago I worked as a repairman for Sears. I went to a lady's house to work on her dryer. When I pulled up to the house I notice a old craftsman radial arm saw in a pile be side the house I ask about it she told to hall it off got back to my woodshop. The saw was not much to look a but it work. Went on the internet to get a manual then a different screen pop up and ask for the serial number did not thank any thing about it. A week later a huge heavy box was delivered to my house I opened it and inside was a new table and all new parts for the saw now I practically have a new saw for free. I didn't know these parts were being ship to me.

@scrimperuk

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Doug. You were very lucky. Decent Radials are very expensive now.

@frankherring6253

2 жыл бұрын

Doug: that was part of a law settlement against Emerson, the makers of the saw. You were one of the lucky ones to receive the safety update. That is no longer available. They only offer $50 US for the saw and you have to render the saw unusable, but only if you accept the payment.

What a gentleman 😊 great video thank you.

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

You are very kind, thank you for the comment Mark.

@markjarman7819

3 жыл бұрын

scrimperuk we are a very rare breed now. Keep up the great work.

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

​@@markjarman7819 Thanks again mark.

Excellent

@scrimperuk

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, so glad you liked the video.

Good clear video John 👍

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for the kind comment.

Hello sir, thank you for the helpful video, I am unable to find a Dado set for this model, do you know if more contemporary Dado sets, such as Freud, with a 5/8" arbor setting, work with the 16mm arbor? I bought this tool for the Dado capability yet still am unable to find the original Dado set specific to the model. Thanks!

Great videos mate. Delphi forums RAS has loads of information about RAS safety and the CORRECT blades. I changed to a Freud LU83010 as recommended and the difference was staggering. Absolutely staggering! Your blade is pretty much the same as the blades I was using. You will thank me for this hehe Please keep doing the videos but lose the tie mate.

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Mick. As mentioned in the first video the tie was just a little joke. I don't normally wear one when working as you will see from my other videos.

Love it!

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment Angela.

Greetings from down under.Thanks again for your video always a great pleasure to watch and I look forward to seeing them. Even if I am too old ( 90 ) to get some of the equipment you show, you make it interesting because I compare it with some of the tools I used to have to achieve the same results .One thing I thought I noticed was that the saw blade was exposed when you made a cut ! Also on a safety point your tie is not a good thing to wear in your shed because revolving things like to eat such items , but ! a clip on bow tie is fine . BYE FOR NOW

@scrimperuk

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comment Tony. As I mentioned in part one, I don't normally wear a tie in the workshop. I had been out and thought it would be a bit of fun to be a bit smarter while I made the video, I am normally very scruffy.

I look forward to seeing something from you soon. Ah well. I HAD my scroll saw in the Goldilocks zone, if blade longevity indicates such. Blade finally failed. Now 4 blades later, MAYBE I’ve got it right again

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dennis, blades don't last long and they get 'dull' very quickly. I bet it makes you jump when a blade snaps.

Hope all is well with you. I look for something from you all the time, even if it isn't about whriligigs. Thanks. Dennis

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dennis, thanks for the comment, I do have ideas about videos swirling around in my head but the grass keeps growing and the hedges need cutting so I don't have much time ATM.

Most enjoyable and entertaining vid John, thank you for all the effort you put into good editing and interesting camera angles. Lots of good stuff in there but I'd hoped you might touch on set-up and adjustments; you made the RAS look good but I think we'll still have to agree to disagree! Perhaps it was me rather than the tool but I could never get on with mine. It's been 'retired' now. Oh well, different strokes for different folks. Thanks again mate.

@scrimperuk

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, My RAS is in use most days, I would hate to be without it.

The saw takes a lot of space but I love my saw. Thanks for the video.

@scrimperuk

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment Pieter. You are right they do need a lot of space.

@pieternel8351

4 жыл бұрын

Don't you want to make a video how to set the blade perfect 90 degree. I will like that very much.

@scrimperuk

4 жыл бұрын

@@pieternel8351 I never alter mine so it's over 30 years since I set it up so I don't remember much about setting up.

@attilabori4734

3 жыл бұрын

@@pieternel8351 check out Brian Weekley's video on RAS alignment/calibration Pieter.

It is a bit of a shame to have a machine with five degrees of freedom and only use two of them... A modern mitre saw can do pretty much all of that and gives a choice of climb or conventional cut, rapid trenching/ scoring. and with better (though not great) dust collection. In a smaller space. I have been tempted by a RAS, but it would require much workshop re-organization, and a track saw plus MFT is superior to this or a table saw for sheet work. A digitally positioned version would be interesting, however.

@scrimperuk

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment, You have to take into account that I bought my Dewalt RAS a very long time ago, well over 35 yrs ago and modern mitre saws were not available then. I do actually own a Mitre saw but rarely use it, the Dewalt is superb especially in the way I have mine set up. I also own a table saw and bandsaws so I am lucky that I can use whatever machine is appropriate for the job so to speak.

I just bought 1 of these ytd for our men's shed. I'm getting a crash coarse on all the intricacies . Thanks. We paid $200 AU how much were they new and what year did the 1251 come out??

@scrimperuk

4 ай бұрын

Hi Aussie, The price you paid sounds very good value to me. it is such a long time since I bought mine and I don't remember the price paid. They stopped making the model 46 years ago!

Scrimperuk, I enjoyed your video re: radial arm saw. I have a Powershop 125. I noticed it does not have the kick back fingers. Do you have a close photo of the assembly or maybe know where I could buy some? Many thanks Ian

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Ian. The anti kickback fingers are only really required when you are using the saw for ripping. I only ever use my saw as a cross-cutting machine so I took them off as they get in the way. As cross cutting saw these DeWalt's are brilliant but I am not keen on using them for ripping as the hole in the side of my late friends shed would testify.

@ianelliott1016

3 жыл бұрын

@@scrimperuk Thanks for the very quick reply. Best regards Ian

@cferrara1125

7 ай бұрын

John love any video on using the radial saw. You do a nice job. But.... you are also hindering and helping keeping the myth of the danger of ripping. It's not the saw. It's the operator. Usually feeding from the wrong side. Or not using the kick back pawls. What do you think would happen if you fed the wood from the wrong side on a TS. I will readily admit. Operators do this. And I think that's how the myth began. Not using the saw properly. If you have and accident on a TS It's the operator. If you do it on a RAS it's the TAS. Strange how that has worked.

Hello Sir, thank you for the video, really very interesting. A few days ago I bought the model you have too (DW1201), but I have to clean it and fix it before using it, the only problem is that I can't find an instruction manual anywhere. Could you possibly help me? Thank you so much

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bruno. I think I have a printed copy of the 1201 manual, I might be able to scan it for you.

@brunotamiozzo

3 жыл бұрын

@@scrimperuk that would be fantastic.

@brunotamiozzo

3 жыл бұрын

@@scrimperuk if you can, please, send it here: bruno76@libero.it that's my email. Thank you very much for your help.

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

@@brunotamiozzo I will do my best but it may take a little while as I will need to scan it.

@brunotamiozzo

3 жыл бұрын

@@scrimperuk No problem Sir, I'll wait. In the meantime, I wish to you and your family a happy and peaceful Christmas.

Thanks

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Hi John wonderful videos thank you. I wanted to ask if you still have the 1201 user manual. I have a 1201 machine but cannot seem to get my hands on the manual anywhere.

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

Hello. I do indeed have the manual and it is sitting on my desk waiting for me to scan it for another KZreadr, when I have done so you are welcome to a digital copy.

@AG-zx5iy

3 жыл бұрын

@@scrimperuk Hi John that is wonderful news. Thank you so much. I will look forward to that when you get the chance. Take care and appreciate the quick reply

Hi Can you tell me where to buy a dado set for my dewalt…..also how does the riving knife fit to the 1251 Very kind regards

@scrimperuk

4 ай бұрын

I doubt they are still available, there were two types one was a proper quality head with cutters, the same sort of head used on a spindle moulder, then there was the cheap dado unit (poor quality) that they often bundled with the saw as in my case. I only use my saw as a cross cut machine so removed the riving knife as it is not required cross-cutting. I don't recommend using the saw as a rip saw, it is very dangerous. They can throw out the wood with the speed of a bullet.

Hello John. Haven't seen anything from you for quite a while - is everything alright? Are you all quite well?

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, so nice to hear from you, funnily enough I was thinking about you just yesterday wondering whether you had done any more vids, I just checked and I did not have the notification set properly. I have been doing a video today as it happens but I don't think it will be right to put on here as it is very boring and probably only of interest to people interested in old Hoover Vac cleaners.

Use to using 16" Dewalts, it seems you are cross cutting in correctly as the off cut is always on the blade side not the handle side. P.S. ripping is very safe but one correctly feed from the correct rotaion of blade. The wrong way is when you use it like you are cross cutting rotation which is pulling the rip from you. When head is locked material is feed an push into

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

I first started using a radial at age 15 back in the 1960 when I worked in a woodworking factory, I have been using one in my own workshop for almost 40 years, without any accidents. I maintain that they are safe machines when used as a cross-cutting saw. Using one as a rip saw is more risky and as I mention in the video my friend had an accident using the dewalt for ripping. I consider the moulding unit is also risky. I don't understand why you think my cross-cutting is dangerous? I have only ever used it to crosscut against the back fence. I use a 12" table saw for ripping.

Nice videos! Might at least mention the need to at least tuck the necktie into your shirt when working around power equipment. That could turn really bad, really fasts if you got that caught up in the blade!

@scrimperuk

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, as I mentioned in part one I don't wear a tie in the workshop, I had just arrived home and decided to make the video before I changed. I was in no danger of throttling myself with a tie.

@barnyardkh4

4 жыл бұрын

@@scrimperuk Point taken but you still operated the saw in the video. It only takes a moment. Have a good one.

@scrimperuk

4 жыл бұрын

@@barnyardkh4 I first started using woodworking machinery at age 13 whilst doing part time work in a factory (No H&S then) in all the years since I have never had an accident. I am always very careful and do not wear a tie when working it was just for the film. the RAS is one of the safest machines in the workshop IMHO.

@barnyardkh4

4 жыл бұрын

@@scrimperuk I don't believe I ever said it was a dangerous saw in itself. It's operators that do dangerous things with any kind of tool. NOBODY goes into the shop planning on having an accident either. I"m glad you are safe. Please continue to be so but my point still stands and it's still misleading to someone who may not have your experience with either the saw of woodworking power tools in general. Have a good day.

Do some ripping

@scrimperuk

3 жыл бұрын

No way. I use a table saw for that.