Radial Arm Saw Blade Brake

[Brent Dowell]

The pictures pretty much explain it all I think.

My old red star radial arm saw will spin a 12" cross cut blade for about 5 minutes.

So I put a brake on it. Just orded the cheapest little bicycle caliper, cable, and handle set I could find.

Literally took me about 10 minutes to rig this up as a test. Works so good like this I'm not sure I'll make any changes, except to maybe move the brake handle a little farther back on the right hand side of the saw.

 

[Darren Wright]

Nice solution! I can attest to the fact that saw has some great bearings in it.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

That looks like a pretty slick approach.

 

[Bob Gibson]

Now that is a pretty interesting solution

 

[Rob Keeble]

You are a genius and sure can think outside the box. That deserves patenting. Absolute brilliant. Well done Brent.

 

[Al Launier]

That's using the noggin for what it was created for! Nice solution. Now go to the head of the class!

 

[glenn bradley]

Great solution; simple, elegant, reliable. I love it.

 

[Brent Dowell]

Thanks guys, Just seemed like the obvious solution, well, other than jamming a piece of scrap wood in the blade every time....

 

[Dan Mooney]

other than jamming a piece of scrap wood in the blade every time....

Where's your spirit of adventure??

Seriously, nice solution!

 

[Paul Douglass]

Duh... I would have never thought of that! My hats off to you!

 

[Ken Cook]

You's a smart feller Brent luv it!!!