Radial Arm Saw
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PBCampbell
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Electronic?
There has been a few Radial Arm Saw threads recently, doesn't seem there is much demand, so you shouldn't expect much dollar wise.
I'm curious about the electronic part though.
Corndoggeh
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Not much demand on RAS unless its one of those gems that people like to collect like the much older dewalt RAS. Depending on condition and size it could range anywhere from free.99 - $150 (at best).
gnpenning
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Sears will give you $100 for it if it is a recall one. I bought an electronic one with base cabinet needing a battery for $10 a few years ago.
Those DeWalts were made before B&D bought the company. The home version was a nice little 8". I restored one. We had one at work, too. They also made the big 14" ones you see in lumber yards. B&D wanted to unload them, sold the tooling or factory or whatever but wanted to keep the DeWalt name. The big saws reappeared as Original Saw Company. I think they still make them. There was a period of time before B&D started using the DeWalt name for the yellow tools of today. A lot of the line was relabled and recolored (gray to yellow) B&D Industrial. Eventually they took what remained in the industrial line and made it all DeWalt. I had a Craftsman radial and it would not hold adjustment, a common problem with radials. A lot of their function was replaced with the miter saw and even more, by the sliding miter saw. CL is always loaded with Craftsman radials. I don't know if a digital readout fixes the basic problems with these saws. You could cross cut on them but ripping could be deadly.
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