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[L5wolvesf]

I have this saw that I have not used for years. Can anyone give me some input (model, specs, possible value, etc) on it beyond what I know so far? I expect I will probably sell it, but I have not decided yet.

Sears Craftsman, 10” blade, has a number of blade/angle adjustments, can be wired for 220 or 110 volts, 10.0/5.0 amp motor, the motor “type” number is 121-28.

I know the on/off switch swap probably lessens its value, but it does work.

I can do more pics if it would help.

Thank you,
L

 

[Outlawmws]

That's an older (60's?) Craftsman, and there is a recall on many of the models of RA saws sold by Craftsman.

Google "Craftsman Radial Arm Recall" and it will jump out at you, enter the model no. and the site will say whether it has a new guard/table assembly available or if you can send in the motor for a $100 pay off (They send a box and pay shipping)

Street value on those is low, $25 -$35 on average, maybe 50 if you get lucky and the saw is cherry. The new breed of mitering chop saws has all but made the RA saw obsolete. Having said that, I like my (Dewalt) RA saws and won't get rid of them any time soon...

 

[3xpendable]

Outlaw you are a dream crusher lol

 

[woody 73]

Outlaw you are a dream crusher lol

true in my area they are a dime a dozen, I passed up a 14inch ra for $500.00 dollars; what would I need with two saws. Now on the other hand Tool boxes are like Platinum,they want your first born child, your wife, her sister, all your pay checks for the next two years and ohio state football tickets on the fifty yard line.

 

[lbgradwell]

They are called "Radical Harm Saws" for a reason.

Plentiful & obsolete means little money...

 

[L5wolvesf]

Thanks for the 411. Buzz-kill (bad pun intended .

L

 

[Hootbro]

They are called "Radical Harm Saws" for a reason.

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How? I have seen more people hurt themselves on a table saw than any radial arms saw in my experience.

Not denying your claim as I have heard it before but nobody ever backs the claim up.

 

[porschedude996TT]

I tossed mine at the city dump, couldn't use it (I have two compound Miters), and couldn't sell it.

 

[dandan111]

I used to use a free ra saw all the time. I liked it and felt pretty safe with it. The motor burned up and I tossed it. Really table saws and ra saws are both dangerous in my opinion. They both will cut the hell out of you in a second. You walking a line with saws.

It's not worth much. I see newer craftsman for $100 to $250. I would put yours lower,under $100

 

[BFBOB]

Don't have any data except my own experience. No injuries on either table or RA saws BUT if you look at a normal radial arm saw carefully, you will see that the blade turns the WRONG WAY! In metal working, it's called climb milling, and requires VERY special machines to make it work. With your radial arm saw, the blade cuts as you pull it towards you, and the blade is turning so it is trying to climb over the board towards you. See the problem? It's as if you were feeding a board into your table saw from the wrong end!
Now, the RA setup does block the workpiece so it doesn't go shooting out the back, but still! I was concerned enough that I reworked the table so the blade would cut on the IN stroke, but that decreased the cut width to the point of not very useful, and also made it extremely difficult to thread a long board in, even though this was a big 12" Craftsman saw.
I finally gave up, put it back the way it was. After all, a lot of people have made a lot of cuts on RA saws, and I never heard of them being unusually dangerous. As noted, they are pretty much obsolete now. I have a 12" Ridgid sliding bevel miter saw on the MSUV stand, and it's far more useful.
I had bought the RA saw at scrap price with the idea of fixing it up and giving it to a friend who was building his country house, and that's what I did.

 

[Tucko]

Although chop saws are great, a radial arm saw can be set up for ripping if one were that adventurous and didn't have a table saw.

 

[lbgradwell]

How? I have seen more people hurt themselves on a table saw than any radial arms saw in my experience.

Not denying your claim as I have heard it before but nobody ever backs the claim up.

Don't have any data except my own experience. No injuries on either table or RA saws BUT if you look at a normal radial arm saw carefully, you will see that the blade turns the WRONG WAY! In metal working, it's called climb milling, and requires VERY special machines to make it work. With your radial arm saw, the blade cuts as you pull it towards you, and the blade is turning so it is trying to climb over the board towards you. See the problem? It's as if you were feeding a board into your table saw from the wrong end!

+1; BFBOB has hit it...

I think the principal reason the tool is dangerous is because of the blade’s tendency to try to "climb" the material & "walk" across the board - sometimes very quickly. With a mitre saw, the blade rotates the same way, but you cut on the push...

This can be minimized by using a blade with a negative hook angle, to inhibit overly fast feed rate and the subsequent binding. Better still, choose one with an anti-kickback feature. This usually means NOT using the blade the saw was shipped with as this was normally an older "Combination" blade that was far too aggressive for the tool.

And, in spite of what was claimed by the manufacturers, RASs are not really very well-suited to ripping; stick with a table saw for that...