Cost of dewalt radial arm saw

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I just need some help with what this may be worth to sell
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It comes with a few blades
Any help would be appreciated
 
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Ive never used one but a friend of mine has one that looks like that and said it was the most dangerous thing he'd ever used.
 
Hmm, maybe if they can be arsed, radial arms have by and large been replaced with more accurate safer kit.

I'm talking in general. I have a small collection of motors just for any projects I might take on - cheaper than buying new ones.
 
they are around £800 new so perhaps £200-250
But it's the so-called "portable" (lightweight) model which I believe were under £200 (street price) when new in the 1980s. My DW125 cost me about £250 back then (1981). As others have pointed-out, though, this one has no guard, so it's probably only fit for spares because DW just don't supply spares for them any more (the model didn't survive the transition from original DW, through Elu to yellow, current DW which probably makes it 30-odd years old)

In general the modern sliding compound mitre saw is far safer and more accurate/repeatable in use than radial arm saws (hobby model radial arms all seem to suffer from base frames which twist and flex in use meaning absolutely no repeatability when cutting mitres - industrial models are a different ketle of fish in my experience)
 
i must admit i had looked at buying one about ten years ago as the dado head sort off appealed as being ever flexible as well as trenching angle cuts and sheet material capacity
but a dewalt 18v track saw a pull saw and decent collection off routers made a set up much lighter much more flexible and takes up far less space as well as far less danger in use as proper guarding in dado mode is nearly impossible without chain mail and gloves :D
 
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i must admit i had looked at buying one about ten years ago as the dado head sort off appealed as being ever flexible as well as trenching angle cuts and sheet material capacity
The problem, though, is that with that particular model (the DW320) the saw was just too lightweight. The older hobby models (e.g. DW125, 1251, 1501, 1751, etc) are more suited, although DW stopped selling dado guards back in the 1970s which therefore restricted you to their 2-part 16mm wide trenching head in the standard saw guard. Good head, cuts well and far safer than a stacked saw set, but a tad restricted - and sadly long since discontinued

but a dewalt 18v track saw a pull saw and decent collection off routers made a set up much lighter much more flexible and takes up far less space as well as far less danger in use as proper guarding in dado mode is nearly impossible without chain mail and gloves :D
Guarding an RAS for a dado or trenching head tends to be a make-it-yourself thing, I reckon. On industrial machines there are appropriate guards available, as on this Maggi:

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Note the white line at the bottom of the main guard - it's a sliding skirt which is dropped into place just above the level of the timber for cutting (or at least it was on the last Maggi I inspected) - also the built-in metal box by the column which acts as a safe "home" position for the sawing head
 

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