Radial Arm Saw Fence Setup

This is my 10 craftsman radial arm saw 1972 vintage.

Radial arm saw fence setup.

And a narrower section of tabletop that abuts the back of the fence essentially sandwiching the fence between the two horizontal. Radial arm saw table alignment an easier way. Sawdust design in wally kunkel s book how to master the radial arm saw highly recom. A small vertical fence set just behind the main tabletop.

Setup and maintenance of a radial arm saw. Many cuts on the saw will cut through the fence and the work product and into the front table. Several people have asked for various kinds of help with their radial arm saws. The table clamping system accommodates diff.

If you look closely at the tabletop of a radial arm saw you will see that it is constructed of three pieces. Setting up a radial arm saw. The front table is the cutting surface area. Assuming that your saw is the same model a bill s the 3 4 table won t be thick enough.

The majority of radial arm saws have a three part table. A hand clearance area needs to be routed where the arm elevation crank is located. Many of these requests would be solved with a manual but that has often been lost by a previous owner. The rip fence supports the wood and keeps it perpendicular to the blade.

The problem with the setup on the ras is that the fence is almost always in some way separate from the saw itself. It is very important that the arm is exactly 90 degrees to the fence at the back of the saw table. The rear table serves as a clamp to hold the rip fence in location. Radial arm saws are notorious for holding their square setup for about three cuts.

This instructable will take the reader through the steps involved. As i recall 1 2 deep is about right. When looking at bill s saw the original fence supplied with the saw was about 1 above the table top. The unique table design of a ras is not like a table saw.

I would also suggest cutting rough lengths on it and getting a good miter saw for finish cuts. A large open expanse of tabletop which supports the stock as you cut it.