Ok, so I've been scoping out CL for radial arm saws for the past 3 or 4 months now and finally got the go-ahead from the wife to pull the trigger. This is my Christmas present and I'm hoping to score a drill press for my b-day in February.
Anyway, I picked this up for $65 today and it works great. It's a craftsman and looks like it's at least 30 years old. It's a beast. 10" blade and cast iron arm. I'll be cleaning it up and fitting it with a new work surface tomorrow. Pretty excited now because cutting fret boards is going to be soooo much easier.
The only thing I can't get figured out is how to pivot the arm to cut angles. There's a knob on the front of the arm, coupled with a catch. I've tried loosening the knob and squeezing the catch, but it won't pivot. There is a screw at the back of the machine that holds the main post steady, and I can loosen that screw to get the entire thing to pivot, but that's not the correct way. Anyone here have any ideas? If not, I'll try a little google-fu.
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