Several people have asked for various kinds of help with their radial arm saws.
Radial arm saw fence setup.
Setting up a radial arm saw.
This shows how i make tables for my radial arm saw based on the mr.
A large open expanse of tabletop which supports the stock as you cut it.
If you look closely at the tabletop of a radial arm saw you will see that it is constructed of three pieces.
A small vertical fence set just behind the main tabletop.
I would also suggest cutting rough lengths on it and getting a good miter saw for finish cuts.
And a narrower section of tabletop that abuts the back of the fence essentially sandwiching the fence between the two horizontal.
A hand clearance area needs to be routed where the arm elevation crank is located.
Assuming that your saw is the same model a bill s the 3 4 table won t be thick enough.
Sawdust design in wally kunkel s book how to master the radial arm saw highly recom.
This instructable will take the reader through the steps involved.
It is very important that the arm is exactly 90 degrees to the fence at the back of the saw table.
Many of these requests would be solved with a manual but that has often been lost by a previous owner.
This is my 10 craftsman radial arm saw 1972 vintage.
The table clamping system accommodates diff.
The front table is the cutting surface area.
As i recall 1 2 deep is about right.
Explanation on how the table on a radial arm saw works.
Radial arm saws are notorious for holding their square setup for about three cuts.
The rear table serves as a clamp to hold the rip fence in location.
The problem with the setup on the ras is that the fence is almost always in some way separate from the saw itself.
The unique table design of a ras is not like a table saw.
When looking at bill s saw the original fence supplied with the saw was about 1 above the table top.
Pull the motor along its travel and see if the blade teeth follow the edge.
Radial arm saw table alignment an easier way.
The rip fence supports the wood and keeps it perpendicular to the blade.