Duncan Cheslett
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As I've mentioned in another thread I'm going to be leaving my workshop and moving in with a fellow cabinetmaker. We sat in the pub last night and over a few beers worked out the layout of our new shop.
The only thing we couldn't agree on was my 24" radial arm saw. I use it a lot; he's never had one. I think we should find space for it; he doesn't see the need.
We have a big sliding table saw with cross cut facility so I can see that a RAS is not totally essential. I could be influenced by the fact that it's only three years old and I paid a lot of money for it! I'll get about a quarter of it back on ebay.
I should mention that it's a European model and so will not take dado cutters as the spindle is very short.
What does everybody think?
The only thing we couldn't agree on was my 24" radial arm saw. I use it a lot; he's never had one. I think we should find space for it; he doesn't see the need.
We have a big sliding table saw with cross cut facility so I can see that a RAS is not totally essential. I could be influenced by the fact that it's only three years old and I paid a lot of money for it! I'll get about a quarter of it back on ebay.
I should mention that it's a European model and so will not take dado cutters as the spindle is very short.
What does everybody think?