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Streamside Storage Shed
When we bought our house, it came with a cheap metal shed on pilings made from telephone poles. It was leaky, dark, and low. Even my wife banged her head on the top of the door frame. It had to go...
Monet's Bridge
Ok, so it isn't Giverny, but it's the closest green Benjamin Moore had. The framing is pressure-treated pine, primed & painted with Benny Moore. The decking is Ipe, with Watco Teak Oil finish. I...
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Re: What Ever Happened to the Radial Arm Saw?
I picked up and restored a 1956 DeWalt GWI about 9 years ago. I have 8", 10", and 12" blades for it and quite a few moulding cutters.
posted: 11:34 pm on November 30thJust this weekend, I used it to rip some Ipe decking at an angle from 3.5" to 0" over a 20" length. Not an easy thing to do on my tablesaw. In the past, I've ripped wedges 1/4" wide on one end and 6' long to true up leaning walls. I suppose I could make some sort of jig for a tablesaw to do this?
I prefer the RAS to the tablesaw for dado cuts, since I can see what the blade is doing.
The RAS can also be used as a jointer (I don't have the space for one of those). Straight cutters with a moulding head, combined with a custom fence do the trick.
In a few years, I expect to be moving. When I do, the tablesaw will go on Craig's list. The RAS will move with me.
George