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I have an old Dewalt RAS that is in pieces. Its not going back together as a saw.
I may use the adj. for an English wheel build unless I come up with a better plan for this saw post/track.
Thinking there is some sort of tool for metal working here?
Ideas?
A surface grinder might be a option, but will have to make some parts for auto feed.
Paul
I saw the lift mechanism being used on an english wheel.
Put it on craigs list and use the money to buy what you want at Harbor Freight. English wheels are kind of critical on tolerances.
The people that make there stuff have copies well.
Attachment 47I tried the craigslist thing, not worth the hassle for what I can get for it. Its already in pieces, with some of those pieces gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by GaryRoushkolb
its got little worth. I like the idea of a louver roller.
Worst case I add a bright light to it for detail work on little stuff and swivel out of the way.
But I think I can come up with something better.
Buying @ HF is fine when need be but not really in the spirit of a homemade tool. :)
thats a pretty killer louver roller, have any more info on it?
No, wish I did. Found it on AllMetalShaping.comQuote:
Originally Posted by nine4gmc
Asked for more pics or a thread on it. Still waiting.
Mount a router on the arm, put some rollers on the bed, and it could be a good surface planer for flattening large rough or cupped boards. Mostly I've seen jigs where the router is moved down the length of the board on a couple of rails, but here you'd just have to slide the board along on the rollers and move the router back and forth. You'd need some kind of mount for the board so that the plane you're routing stays the same.
no way of mounting drill head?
if you could lengthen rear shaft would make great drill press.
or fit chop saw motor to it for cutting wide pces?
here is what I am leaning toward......All MetalShaping
something like that. For now its sitting and waiting just like most of my many projects. LOL
cgroscoe has a good idea there! but instead of rollers, how about ball bearing feet or casters inverted into the table top to allow fore & aft movement, as well as left & right? THis way you could 'free hand' your woodworking projects. Just a thought....
Hi I am new here but have been making home made tools for a long time if anyone is still thinking of using an old RAS I did that one once it was a great tool I could do alot of different things with it. Let me back up a bit I mounted a router to it and built a clamp on fence for straight lines dado's etc for free hand I just used a larger board so as not to get hands to close to the bit , you don't need rollers or any thing like that just use a piece of hdp (high density plastic) screwed down to a piece of plywood counter sink the screws and mount the board on the brace that the saw would have had a wooden table attached to it this works great as the hdp is very slick. you can then use the angle tilt to angle the router so a dado is at an angle to the piece you are working on great for custom shelves with angled sides etc. great tool .
I quoted you here just for reference...as the link you show requires a sign-in. Is there a way for you to link to or attach a picture of what you are referring to? Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by nonhog
I too have an old radial arm...in fact...I have access to two...one a fairly newer version of a Craftsman and the other a 220 14" monster that is rusting away in a field. Anyway...my wish is to have a milling machine. Someone mentioned the old saws might make great drill presses. What about a "simple" milling machine? Any ideas? Thanks.
An overarm router does make a lot of sense. I really like that suggestion too.
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Originally Posted by papad50
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Its a tipping wheel. Hope this helps. My RAS parts are sitting waiting for me to work it out.
Thanks for the picture. I suppose I'll have to GOOGLE tipping wheel as I'm not familiar with that terminology. In the picture of the tipping wheel you shared the key it appears would be the rigidity (or lack of flex) both where that arm is bolted to the vertical RAS piece and the connection between the horizontal head piece and the vertical stand of the RAS. Jeezzzz...I hope I'm making myself clear here. I haven't studied the RAS enough to know...is the connection between the horizontal head piece and the vertical stand really flex free?
I suspect it would be, but really can't say for sure. I think (but could be wrong?) that the style of tipping wheel set up I would make would involve a go kart racing slick.(or skate board wheel) That would mean the flex would not be a huge deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by daveward
I understand...thanks for the feedback!
This thread has been moved to the Must Read subforum. Congrats (and thanks) to nonhog for making such a valuable contribution!
