> I had an opportunity last month to buy some shop tools (table, radial arm, band saw, sanding equipment), so I decided to finally give it a real shot.
The radial arm saw doesn't get enough love, probably because it has space planning requirements that table saws can bypass on account of their portability.
I have both, and use them all the time, but the radial arm saw is by far my preference.
Also often-ignored but fully worthwhile: decent dust collection. Not a shop vac.
Nice work there. It gets faster, but the pleasure is in the doing.
The radial arm saw doesn't get enough love, probably because it has space planning requirements that table saws can bypass on account of their portability.
I have both, and use them all the time, but the radial arm saw is by far my preference.
Also often-ignored but fully worthwhile: decent dust collection. Not a shop vac.
Nice work there. It gets faster, but the pleasure is in the doing.