Radial Arm Saw Router. Saturday in the woodworking shop #27 with andrew pitts furnituremaker. Using your radial arm saw safely. Saws can be used to rip, cut bevels and mitres, dadoes and with accessories, radial arm saws can be used as a shaper, a disk or drum sander, a grinder, a surface planer, a router, a horizontal boring.
You can use a radial arm saw as a router, planer, or sander, provided you have the right attachments.
With attachments and accessories the radial arm saw can also be used as a boring machine, router, sander (either drum or disk) and buffer/polisher. I've had this idea for a long time and i honestly wondered why one never existed. If it were a grossly overpowered chop saw, cutting by pushing downwards, maybe there would be enough torque left over. While radial arm saws are still produced today, table saws far outsell these machines. Some consumers have contacted the blade or have been hit by wood kicked back by the saws, resulting in amputations, fractures and. Our radial arm saws not only provide clean miters, bevels and slots, but are able to be easily integrated with a variety of attachments. But with proper set up and pin router for a sears radial arm saw: Everything about it screamed tool.
