What do you think of this tool?

[Glen Butler]

I just got a hold of the guy and I am going to take a look at the saw now. Wish me luck.

[Peter Quinn]

That is such awesome and beautiful industrial design, for $100 I'd buy it even if it were broken beyond use just as a conversation piece. That dual rail design looks like the early precursor of todays SCMS, but less plastic and way cooler. And if it works, even better!

[keith micinski]

For God's sakes, just by it. I think it is so cool that I agree, if that thing doesn't work I would still by it, and I also have no use for a RAS.

[Jason White]

I'd buy it just to have in my office as a conversation piece!

Its a comet radial arm from sometime in the 50's. I can pick it up for $100.

[harry strasil]

I'd hock my soul for that beauty.

[Shane Whitlock]

Damn that's a good lookin saw


Glen I am glad ya bought it. I almost hated seeing it go, but as you could see my shop is getting a little crowded.

Build ya a nice Mr. Sawdust table for it and use the heck out of it.

Hope ya enjoy it and if ya have any questions or problems with it just ask.

Shane

[Bruce Page]

I have disliked the RAS ever since I had a bad scare on one when I was a kid but that Comet is a beauty!

[Glen Butler]

Well as you can see from Shane's post above I bought it. And from a fellow creeker I found out as we loaded it in the car.

You all should take a look at Shane's other restoration projects. He has some very impressive machines. You can see them here. http://www.shanewhitlock.com/

Especially take a look at the 1905 18" jointer. That thing is mammoth.

[David DeCristoforo]

Hey Shane... maybe you will want to sell me that Oliver TS for a hundred bucks? Or maybe that 18" Crescent jointer?

[Van Huskey]

That Comet is gorgeous. Powertools just aren't as elegant today. My RAS goes pretty much unused but I too would have bought it in a heartbeat maybe just displayed it, though that also seems to be a shame.

What are your plans for it?

[Glen Butler]

I just wanted an RAS so I could rough crosscut lumber. I hate waiting for my miter saw to get up to speed for every single cut. My last project was 110 cabinet doors. I figure there was 5 roughcut pieces per door. That is 550 total pieces. My miter saw takes a second or two to get up to speed. So in 550 pieces I wasted somewhere between 10 and 18 minutes of my life waiting for the saw to spool up. Call me a nut, but I hate things that are not efficient.

[Van Huskey]

Nice to see it is going to get real use, though there is a tiny part of me that thinks it is just to pretty to use.

As for efficiency I totally understand, I am constantly trying to shave a second off of repetative tasks, those seconds build up and reduce fatigue and frustration.

[Sean Nagle]

Well as you can see from Shane's post above I bought it. And from a fellow creeker I found out as we loaded it in the car.

You all should take a look at Shane's other restoration projects. He has some very impressive machines. You can see them here. http://www.shanewhitlock.com/

Especially take a look at the 1905 18" jointer. That thing is mammoth.

Shane has some spectacular restorations.

[Shane Whitlock]

Hey Shane... maybe you will want to sell me that Oliver TS for a hundred bucks? Or maybe that 18" Crescent jointer?

Nah I better not, if I did that I would just barely be breaking even

[Bruce Page]

Shane has some spectacular restorations.

That's a understatement!

Beautiful work Shane.