On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:46:37 -0500you write: > >I have had both saws and I only have a 12 inch Deewalt miter saw now. I >miss the radial arm saw very much. I sold it because I was moving from >Houston to Newport, Kentucky, and I didn't want to haul it around. > > > >The miter saw is much more accurate, since the radial arm saw has so many >places to loose accuracy from the table up to the rolling motor mount. >
I have both a Delta 33-890 radial arm saw and a bosch 10" sliding compound miter saw. I would say the miter saw is good enough for most folks. However, for my needs, I would give up my bosch miter saw before I'd let go of my Delta radial arm saw. The radial arm saw does everything the miter saw will do and more. When makeing multiple repitive cuts, there is no need to turn off the saw. I can make dados, rabits, half lap joints with a dado blade. The saw swings any direction 360 degrees. The blade will tilt both left and right for those compound cuts. The saw is much quieter. The motor is much more powerful. I can measure a cut easier and much more accurately because the saw can be pulled forward to the point where the measurement needs to take place. What I don't like about radial arm saws: Their setup is more involved then a miter saw. They are very dangerous. They take up a lot of room I think radial arm saws got a bad wrap because of the later saws produced by some of the manufactures who were trying to produce a saw that would compete with the miter saws. The later craftsman saws (ridgid) were very sloppy because of the lighter arm. I think the only new radial arm saw you can buy is one by Delta and General International. I'd stay away from everything else due to the lighter construction. My Delta is every bit as accurate as my miter saw. Although, it took me about 4 or 5 hours to get it tuned up. hth Terry
