"Peter" wrote
| Hmmm. Friend of mine gave me an old DeWalt RAS when he moved
| interstate. It's cast iron and I'd describe it as solid, all right. It
| most certainly is lacking in safety features. The main difficulty I
| have with it is the motor is relatively gutless compared with my (new)
| 12" DeWalt sliding compound mitre saw, tho I might well be comparing
| apples with oranges. For certain jobs, it's a superior choice however;
| I trenched out all the top & bottom plates on my barn frame and housed
| all the studs. The RAS was a lot better (more precise) than the
| compound mitre saw for that job. It can also rip of course whereas the
| mitre saw can't, tho I never use it for that. When I have some time
| I'll give it a thorough overhaul.


Power tools! So typically male.... But gawdawfully boring.

Cheers,
Ellen