Today's SCORE!!

------------------------ · Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:42 pm

Traded a dump run for this beauty. At first glance I thought it was a radial arm saw, but it is really a Power Shop. Should be a great addition to the shop.
[ATTACH]7590[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]7591[/ATTACH]

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:46 pm

Dadgum, how lucky can one guy be?!?

You officially suck now!

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:00 pm

Ya gotta love old "arn".
Great score!

tkhudson · Post by **tkhudson** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:40 pm

Never heard of one.. how does it compare to a Sawsmith?

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:46 pm

You buy lottery tickets Mark? If not, START!!! Congratulations on your find!!! I would have a ball getting that baby prettied up!!

What year is it??

------------------------ · Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:38 pm

Unfortunately I dont have any of the attachments, so for now I will use it as a saw. The saw head swings and rotates, twists, raises, and lowers. In fact the whole arm can spin all the way around and around again. You can even rotate the head so that you cut parallel to the table. I have some fire wood that I am going to try to turn into usable lumber for a project. I will spin the arm 180 degrees and do radial arm cutting and I can adjust the blade down, Perhaps an inch per slice. And I will never know what this one looks like all cleaned up, 'cause it is going to be a workhorse.
Mark
I have been waiting all day for a call about a free Craftsman 10" table saw and another about a $40 Shopsmith- E #1945.

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:28 am

mark-b wrote:I have been waiting all day for a call about a free Craftsman 10" table saw and another about a $40 Shopsmith- E #1945.

You make me sick!

wa2crk · Post by **wa2crk** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:50 pm

Hey;
That looks just like my old one!!! Was it made at the Lancaster, Pa. factory?
Bill V

johnm · Post by **johnm** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:42 pm

That looks like a nice old Dewalt MBF (or similar). First thing you should do is visit the Mr. Sawdust site and order his book (written by the late William Kunkel). With the cast iron arm, those things are really precise. Kunkel's book will tell you how to build a stable table and do a precise alignment. Well worth the price.

http://www.mrsawdust.com

There's also a discussion group that can lend a hand; you'll find a link on the Mr. Sawdust site.

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:12 pm

I've been wanting a radial arm saw pretty badly for a while. I've been holding out for a good, older, cast iron one. I've only seen a couple on Craig's List around here, but they were newer Craftsman models and way overpriced.