cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/705187000877520551
Is this correct for the updated blade guard on a radial arm saw?
The carriage doesn't go back far enough for the blade guard to fall down behind the fence. I thought the guard was supposed to keep the carriage in the home position until the user lifts it with the lever on the handle. I'm wondering if I did something wrong. Any RAS users know what I'm talking about?
I'm comfortable using a radial arm saw for the same tasks you'd use a sliding compound miter saw, plus dadoing. Granted, it's operating in a climb cut mode by design so it can run toward you, so it isn't as safe as a miter saw. It's where you get into the stupid things they used to say they can do while trying to market them as do-all wonder tools that they become hilariously dangerous.
There's a conversion I quite like for radial arm saws: Take the circular saw off and replace it with a router. Now you've got an over-arm router table.