Material for RAS top

> I need to replace the sacrificial table cover on my RAS... starting to
> bow in the middle after 10 years

Take a look at the Mr. Sawdust Book, How to Master The Radial Saw
http://mrsawdust.com/ and make one of his RAS table tops.

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Rumpty

Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start

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On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 10:35:58 -0500, "Rumpty" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>> I need to replace the sacrificial table cover on my RAS... starting to
>> bow in the middle after 10 years
>
>Take a look at the Mr. Sawdust Book, How to Master The Radial Saw
>http://mrsawdust.com/ and make one of his RAS table tops.

DAMN you Rumphy.... LOL

I figured you would actually post what you use because we all know you
love RAS's (not a flame ) and if anyone knew what was the best
thing to use it would be you...

I own an old Crapsman ..not a Dewalt ... that serves only as a cut off
saw yet it does hold its aleignment pretty well.... BUT I use the
standard pressboard table covered with a two individual pieces of 1/4
inch birch plywood... in between these two pieces I insert a 2 inch
wide piece of masonite as my sacrificial piece... takes 30 seconds to
replace the insert when I do want a cut to be absolutely free of tear
out etc...this way the table top on my saw never gets beat up...

masonite
Plywood 2 in plywwod
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Bob Griffiths

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 10:00:32 -0500, Michael Press wrote:

> I need to replace the sacrificial table cover on my RAS... starting to
> bow in the middle after 10 years. It's 1/4" pressboard (I think
> that's the term), which had a big advantage over other materials at
> the time - it came on a crate that was delivered to my house so it was
> free.
>
> What's the best material to use to replace it? I'm thinking something
> like of 1/4" hardboard because it's cheap at home depot and fairly
> smooth, unlike the pressboard. Other ideas?

I use 1/4" Baltic Birch. A half sheet (30" x 60") goes for around $7. If
more than the sacrificial top is bowed, It should be replaced with 3/4"
MDF. Some folks double the main table to two sthicknesses of 3/4" MDF. I
use 3/4" poplar for fences. MDF also works well for aux tables and other
jigs as it is very stable and not prone to twistinig/warping.

-Doug

LOL!

I have a Mr. Sawdust style table and I use a sheet of 1/4" luan for the
sacrificial top. My fence is a strip of 3/4" pine. It too is sacrificial
and typically gets replaced every two weeks or so.

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Rumpty

Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start

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"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 10:35:58 -0500, "Rumpty" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >> I need to replace the sacrificial table cover on my RAS... starting to
> >> bow in the middle after 10 years
> >
> >Take a look at the Mr. Sawdust Book, How to Master The Radial Saw
> >http://mrsawdust.com/ and make one of his RAS table tops.
>
> DAMN you Rumphy.... LOL
>
> I figured you would actually post what you use because we all know you
> love RAS's (not a flame ) and if anyone knew what was the best
> thing to use it would be you...
>
> I own an old Crapsman ..not a Dewalt ... that serves only as a cut off
> saw yet it does hold its aleignment pretty well.... BUT I use the
> standard pressboard table covered with a two individual pieces of 1/4
> inch birch plywood... in between these two pieces I insert a 2 inch
> wide piece of masonite as my sacrificial piece... takes 30 seconds to
> replace the insert when I do want a cut to be absolutely free of tear
> out etc...this way the table top on my saw never gets beat up...
>
> masonite
> Plywood 2 in plywwod
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> Bob Griffiths