Who's crazy idea was this?

I don't know. The seller says the saw was used in the building of a
house. Steel framed maybe? I'm just amazed if no one was hurt using
the saw with the blade mounted like that!

Layne

On 22 Sep 2003 08:44:25 -0700, [email protected] (tastbits) wrote:

>You can cut thin metal with a wood saw blade turned around
>(non-carbide blade). I've read about it several times. It's supposed
>to be VERY LOUD and produces a lot of sparks (clean out your sawdust
>first). Maybe that's what the saw was being used for.
>
>
>
>
>Ya think?

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 02:43:20 GMT, "Mike" <[email protected]> wrote:

>What's even crazier is the 11 bidders on this jewel of yankee engineering!!!

LOL!

Layne

That must be the RAS that the guy on WoodWorking always refers to but you
never see.


<Layne> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hey all,
>
> I was perusing Ebay and just came across this
> law-suit-waiting-to-happen item. It's a craftsman radial arm miter
> saw. It's a sliding compound miter saw that has a radial arm instead.
> The poor sap who used this saw before mounted the blade the wrong way.
> He/she dangerously mounted it against the direction of rotation. Some
> people should just stay away from power tools.....
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2559010562&category=46586
>
> Layne

"Bryan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
: Ya, that does look bad, but some people use blades like that for
: cutting through sheetmetal or plastics. Although I definetly would
: remove or turn the blade before selling!
:
Building a house...It probably was last used for cutting plastic
raingutters. I always put my blade on backwards when doing plastic, but I
usually use the cordless circ saw.

Leon,

I wouldn't even recommend "that" RAS!

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"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> That must be the RAS that the guy on WoodWorking always refers to but you
> never see.
>
>
> <Layne> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I was perusing Ebay and just came across this
> > law-suit-waiting-to-happen item. It's a craftsman radial arm miter
> > saw. It's a sliding compound miter saw that has a radial arm instead.
> > The poor sap who used this saw before mounted the blade the wrong way.
> > He/she dangerously mounted it against the direction of rotation. Some
> > people should just stay away from power tools.....
> >
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2559010562&category=46586
> >
> > Layne
>
>

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> That's the preferred way of cutting vinyl soffets. The backwards rotation
> cuts the plastic smoothly without grabbing and chipping. I've done the same
> on my RAS and on my circular saw when I put up soffets on my house and a
> friends house.
>
> Then again, the person using may not have known any better. ;-)
>
> Robert
>
Also vinyl mobile home skirting.
--
Mark

The truth as I perceive it to be.
Your perception may be different.

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You can cut thin metal with a wood saw blade turned around
(non-carbide blade). I've read about it several times. It's supposed
to be VERY LOUD and produces a lot of sparks (clean out your sawdust
first). Maybe that's what the saw was being used for.




Ya think?

Ya, that does look bad, but some people use blades like that for
cutting through sheetmetal or plastics. Although I definetly would
remove or turn the blade before selling!

(Layne) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Hey all,
>
> I was perusing Ebay and just came across this
> law-suit-waiting-to-happen item. It's a craftsman radial arm miter
> saw. It's a sliding compound miter saw that has a radial arm instead.
> The poor sap who used this saw before mounted the blade the wrong way.
> He/she dangerously mounted it against the direction of rotation. Some
> people should just stay away from power tools.....
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2559010562&category=46586
>
> Layne

What's even crazier is the 11 bidders on this jewel of yankee engineering!!!

That's the preferred way of cutting vinyl soffets. The backwards rotation
cuts the plastic smoothly without grabbing and chipping. I've done the same
on my RAS and on my circular saw when I put up soffets on my house and a
friends house.

Then again, the person using may not have known any better. ;-)

Robert

<Layne> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hey all,
>
> I was perusing Ebay and just came across this
> law-suit-waiting-to-happen item. It's a craftsman radial arm miter
> saw. It's a sliding compound miter saw that has a radial arm instead.
> The poor sap who used this saw before mounted the blade the wrong way.
> He/she dangerously mounted it against the direction of rotation. Some
> people should just stay away from power tools.....
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2559010562&category=46586
>
> Layne
>

In article <[email protected]>, "Rizla99" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
><Layne> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I was perusing Ebay and just came across this
>> law-suit-waiting-to-happen item. It's a craftsman radial arm miter
>> saw. It's a sliding compound miter saw that has a radial arm instead.
>> The poor sap who used this saw before mounted the blade the wrong way.
>> He/she dangerously mounted it against the direction of rotation. Some
>> people should just stay away from power tools.....
>>
>>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2559010562&category=46586
>>
>> Layne
>
>Looks like it has been used in that condition also, as the blade seems to
>have been over-heating a bit!
>Probebly the reason for sale! (not cutting very well :-)
>
The part I really liked was "the Craftsman name assures you of the finest
quality" !

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)

<Layne> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hey all,
>
> I was perusing Ebay and just came across this
> law-suit-waiting-to-happen item. It's a craftsman radial arm miter
> saw. It's a sliding compound miter saw that has a radial arm instead.
> The poor sap who used this saw before mounted the blade the wrong way.
> He/she dangerously mounted it against the direction of rotation. Some
> people should just stay away from power tools.....
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2559010562&category=46586
>
> Layne

Looks like it has been used in that condition also, as the blade seems to
have been over-heating a bit!
Probebly the reason for sale! (not cutting very well :-)