Delta 16" Radial Arm Saw Restoration. It's colossal.
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In this video I will do a light duty restoration of a Delta RAS-16 radial arm saw. This is truly an industrial tool. I ended up buying two saws as the first one had a crack in the main casting. No worries though, since radial arm saws are out of popular favor they are super cheap. For those wondering why I added a radial arm saw to my shop, this is an experiment. I have a few ideas I'd like to give a try with this saw. If during my exploration of this tool I find anything interesting I will make additional videos.
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Welcome back, Mike! We've missed you over here in the magical land of RUclips.
Thank you. Playing catchup. I'll have some more videos out sooner then the last one.
@@MikeFarrington Thank goodness for that; I've been having to give myself song recommendations and come up with my own puns. Worse even, I've had to actually do woodworking and carpentry instead of watching you do it.
@@matthewbizzell4601 Haha! Great comment. Thank you.
Just now seeing this…great video! Also, when you can, check out The Pineapple Thief. Saw them in concert last night in Dallas, TX. You and the bass player, Jon Sykes, have an eerie resemblance. Great prog rock band f you’ve never heard of them.
If this whole woodwork thing doesn’t pan out for you, you clearly have a future in machine restoration.
Thank you. I wouldn't mind doing more of this kind of work. If people were willing to pay me for my time, I would totally dive in.
He's probably making over 100k just off RUclips
@@staytight6340 I wish.
@@MikeFarrington he means 100k half pennies? lol
@@1320crusier That would be a little closer.
Wonderful to have another well-crafted film of a well-crafted restoration from a great craftsman- Many thanks Mike
Thank you.
A much-maligned tool. One of my favs.
These old machines are a joy to work on/ restore.
Agreed.
I used this exact model for over 11yrs. I used to work for an orange store and this was the saw we would use to cut dimensional lumber and LVLs. Its a beast and can be a little dicey when it came to cutting PT.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for the insight. I have a 12 inch RAS that I have not pressed into service as of yet. When I was in my early twenties I worked in a custom mill work shop operated as part of a modular home building business. The equipment we used was always old top of the line cast iron. As the new employee I did the grunt work no one else wanted to do. I usually built peak ventilators, prefabbed boxing, ran miles of stock through a rip saw, made thousands of feet of dentil molding on a old Dewalt RAS. The saw held a 20 inch blade and a 12 inch dado set. I was always afraid of that machine. But often ran it days on end. Brings back may memories seeing your fire up. Be safe Sir.
Good stuff, a 20" blade would be crazy.
Love how big that saw is. That is also my only issue with RAS's. They can be large. I have a very serviceable old Craftsman 10" saw. I need to square up the table. Got mine before i bought a table saw so I've experienced with all the unusual cuts the manual showed. Love it and at times fear it. Thanks for a drama free video.
Thank you.
I have a similar saw but the Dewalt version.
Great video that has provided some inspiration for some of my “vintage” tools.
Thanks for the content 👌
Thanks for watching!
Nice job! It’s always great to see you give life back to an old tool.
Thank you good sir.
I had one of these exact saws years ago. Made short work of cutting boards to length. I also used it to cut thousands of herringbone strips. Brings back memories.
Thank you. Good stuff.
This is a great restoration. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.👍👍👍
Thank you.
That’s a monster. Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait for the table build.
I'll get to the table and cabinet soon.
Now you can put the rip blade in the table saw and leave it there. 30" stroke is absolutely awesome. These saws are in big demand by professionals and the longer stroke ones are very hard to find. I am glad you got it, I think you really deserve it. It should have been looking for you.
Art from Ohio
Thank you. Agreed, lucky find.
Nice vid. I love my 12 inch Delta Rockwell RAS. I use it for cross cutting only. With the dust collection system I made it’s my favorite saw to use.
Wow ! Thank you so much for all that you do!
Great restoration as usual. Thank you!
Thank you too!
When I was a kid I remember my dad had a radial arm saw that he could work magic with, so it was cool watching this one come back to life. Will be interesting to see if you and it become besties or frenemies. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, time will tell.
Nice job of taking the best from both tools and making a great tool.
Thanks 👍
Hola! 🖐Really enjoyed this video. MY WIFE, believe it or not, found a Craftsman 10" at a Yard Sale and picked it up for $20. Fully functional and BONUS, sits on a Heavy Duty Machinist Tool Chest. I have yet to use it but once I get my shop set up, I plan to put this guy to some good use. Take care and have a good one, Adios! 👊
That is awesome!
I sure do enjoy these video! Thanks for posting!
Thanks for watching!
What a nice add to your shop. 👍🏽
Gorgeous radio alarm saw rebuild.
Beautiful restoration.
Mike, your level of craftsmanship, and video content, are the best on RUclips. Thank you for what you do.
Thank you.
Having a nice full sized radial arm saw like this one is a fantastic addition to a cabinet shop, mine gets used for dado's constantly. It saves so much time. You are going to love this saw.
Thank you. So far its been nice to have.
very nice to see the differences between the old model and the newer ones and why sometime if not most times older is usually better for tools.
p.s. -thanks for taking us along for the ride.
always enjoy watching you restore machines and work on stuff, even if I don't have the time or setup to I can watch you do a good job.
Thank you very much.
Nice job Mike another old Quality tool brought back into service 👍
Thanks 👍
Awesome saw and good build. A good radial arm saw is invaluable in any workshop. Build a Mr. Sawdust table for it and you’ll have a great platform to dial-in a precision machine.
I'm going to build something similar to the Mr Sawdust table.
I really liked all the soft humor inserts. Good job with the restoration.
Thank you.
You're a man with multiple talents
Awesome acquisition and fantastic restoration :)
Thank you.
Great video and very informative, as always. Thank you.
My pleasure.
I love that saw. I had an older one in my shop years ago
So good to have you back brother
Thank you.
A kindred spirit. You would be a great neighbor. My shop is very well stocked, but not as big as yours. Love the final product.
I used to have the craftsman 10" ras. This is just plain intimidating. Nice work.
Yesss. It's a Farrington. My evening is complete 😃 regards from Denmark 🇩🇰
Thank you.
I have two RAS built into my miter saw station. One I keep set up to cut tenons like you mentioned. We cut all of our tenons on this saw and it’s worked great for us for years.
Thank you. That is my plan as well.
Very cool that you could pick the best parts between the older and newer versions of the saw. Subscribed.
That was a pretty neat turn of events. Thank you.
When you fired it up, all I could think about were the cartoons with damsels in distress. The ones were the said damsel would edge closer and closer to the saw! 😨😁 Enjoyed the rebuild!
Ha! Thank you.
This is a tool i used to have and that i really miss. I moved and just didn’t have the space for it. I did so many cool things with it. I of course had a cheaper 10 inch Version and its cool to see one like this. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for sharing!
always love your restoration videos
Thank you very much!
Nice to see another video...
More to come!
You have a great new addition to the shop. I think you'll love your new work horse...
I think so too!
Awesome find!
Thanks!
Build an extension base to your Mitre saw bench so that the radial saw table is at the. Same height. This can stabilize the saw ad provide extra length for long posts, columns, joists, etc. you will also find that this type of saw is useful for cutting long angles on sheet materials and can cut long beveled miters that a mitre saw cannot.
Totally agree with all that. I ended up building a miter saw station with the saw built into it.
Man that is a behemoth. Just thinking about operating it makes my hair stand up. Great vid.
It is intimidating for sure.
That's certainly a beast.
Thank you.
Nice rebuild. 16 inch, sweet.
I still have a 10" from decades ago (make that a half century) that like many old units was built to last.
Serious dust makers though. I located a 10" x 14" dust trap (usually used under table saw or in router cabinet ) Behind blade and hooked up to 4" dust sucking system .
Thank you. Yes, lots of dust, and dust that is moving much faster than from most tools due to the blade tip speed. I am planning a collection system as we speak.
I love your style!!
Thank you.
Great work, young brother!
Thank you kindly!
Awesome love radial arm saw more on the use with this please
On the way.
Nice job on the rebuild!
Thank you.
Welcome back!
Thank you.
Haha 😂 never thought of that acetone. Glad to see you back
Thank you.
Nice machine to rescue, what a beast. The local “old school” lumber yard by me (non big box) has a couple of old saws like this they use to cut down material for customers.
Thank you. My old lumber yard had a 20" DeWalt. Crazy huge saw.
I used to bid on a lot of industrial auctions in a previous life and end up with a couple of these radial arm saws that I couldn’t even give away. Ended up scrapping them a few years ago, even had a cool Art Deco looking Northfield uni point radial arm saw that was just plain cool looking.
Those uni points are really neat saws. I would like to play around with one. The low cost of these tools is part of the reason I ended up with two.
nice job on that very intimidating saw
Thank you.
Finally you make a video! Miss you.
Thank you.
These are fantastic for cross-cutting. Consider picking up another one for dedicated dado.
Excellent RUclips face thumbnail. May The Algorithm shine it's heavenly light upon thee.
Outstanding
Thank you.
Impressive heavy metal!
I love you’re square-peg/round-hole line, but I always thought that phrase was a misnomer at the hands of non woodworkers. You as well as I know the square peg has a place in the round hole. Love yr stuff Mike !
Thank you. I agree with the non woodworker comment, so true.
My prediction: you will fall in love with this saw. I had a brief love affair with a smaller model a few years ago. It turned out to be a dalliance and nothing long-term. She had been around for a while and hard use had taken a toll on her. I wanted her to help me build some garden gates with large timbers and deep dadoos, and she was able to do this, but just barely. I knew that she needed a rebuild from the bones on up, but I'm no Mike Farrington, and she and I both knew it, so we knew her time had come. I still think of her fondly.
Thanks for sharing Pat. I have a few similar projects in the works. I think this saw will really help.
Love old tools!
hello mike great presentation as always
hope you the missus and the shop assistants are doing well
yeah, a little intimidating a 16in circular saw blade being pulled to your chest. what a beast. hey thanks for the vid. love seeing well built tools
Thank you.
Great saws. Used to run one in a lumberyard in the Yukon in the 70's. It was in a shack open on the front and covered in canvas tarps on the sides. Mainly for ripping 2x4's into 2x2's and pointing survey stakes. We gave that saw no mercy and would run it in below -40F temps with no whimper from the saw, turning entire lifts of 2x4's into 2x2's. The whine from the saw would turn into a whistle at really cold temps and the wind from the blade would freeze your face, but the biggest worry was when ripping 2x4x16's and you would get a kickback. The inner part would shoot out of the end like an arrow and get lodged in the tarp covering the end of the saw shack. After a while you got used to it and to my recollection no-one ever got hurt on that saw. That thing is probably still running somewhere in the Yukon today.
Nice! I’ve had two, 70’s craftsman and a old delta/ Rockwell just like that one you got. I sold both. Not enough room when I got my table saw. Hope it works out well for you!
Thank you. We shall see.
still interesting...you do a good job
Thank you.
Years ago radial arm saws were every where. They can cross cut, angle cut, rip, dado, and more. They came in many different sizes but there is a learning curve to them. Many cabinet shops had them for fast and repeatable cutting. They all but disappeared once the chop saw came on the scene.
Yup, my hope is that this saw will be more accurate than a standard chop saw.
I have a 5HP single phase Milwaukee Rockwell Delta RAS, serialnumber MX3 1013. I hope to restore it soon. I used it for more than 20 years then set it aside in storage. Condensation has it rusted a lot. I hope it's not past saving. When I retired this saw about 15 years ago, I gave my 5HP Dewalt saw to a contractor friend. My favorite is the Delta.
Great video as always Mike. I own two 12" Delta RAS's. They are late 70's, early 80's vintage. I use them one dedicated for dadoing and the other for cross cutting. Enjoy your new saw. 30" of cross cut... Amazing really.
Thats my plan with this one. General cross cuts, then a dado stack for tenons, dados, etc. Thank you.
It is sketchy dadoing with a radial arm saw.
@@jeffshackleford3152 I disagree.
I picked up a free 18-in Delta radial arm saw on craigslist. Looks just like this but supposed to be able to fit a bigger blade. I haven't purchased a blade for it yet but I did a little research in there about $300. Not looking forward to that purchase. Still working out the wiring for it. 220, single phase but I think it requires 25 amp circuit and I'm only running a 20 amp circuit. Can't get the motor to start up without popping the breaker. But I also may have wired it wrong or my bees in the wrong capacitor. But great job on the rebuild. Have fun with it
I've got a DeWalt Model GE 16" built in the 40's. 5 HP 3 phase. Parts are available thru a company in Iowa. The original stand is solid. The start button is on the end of the arm. There is an after market blade guard covering the sides of the blade to meet OSHA. The carriage return is a shop built pulley and weight system that meets OSHA. Dust collection is a fabricated hood. In the last 30 years I've replaced the carriage bearings and the bronze nut for raising the arm.
I used one in a truss yard many years ago. It was a beast.
Good stuff.
Nice video and restoration; but I would recommend some sort of drop down/rotate around blade guard to reduce exposed blade height.
That is a good idea.
I have a few of those old saws .2 of them have the long arm great for cross cutting. I remember there were shims underneath the column I believe or at tbe top. Great Saws
One had a shim, the other did not. Funny how that works.
I had a modern radial arm for a while, similar capacity to yours, 16" blade etc. It was only a few years old, switch on the handle and a blade brake, which was a big plus. As you're no doubt aware the blade will spin for minutes once you cut the power. In the end I found it to be a massive pain in the butt to do anything but cross cut. A simple mitre cut was more of a process than I had expected and took quite a bit of fine tuning. In the end I just couldn't justify the space it took up for the function it provided. A simple T square and a circular saw (of a track saw) does all the wide cross cut I need and I honestly think that compound mitre saws are superior to the ol' RAS. Sold it to a saw mill.
Nice video as always. I was on the seat of my chair waiting for a song recommendation. I guess I’ll have to listing to all the songs from the Actone band…….
Ha! I'll have a song for the next video.
Nice video
Thanks
It has been a while, missed your videos these past few months!
Thank you. Its good to be back.
My local lumber yard had a vintage DeWalt 16" radial arm saw (don't know the exact year) out in the yard that they would cut down lumber with. One day I went there to pick up some trim and noticed the DeWalt was gone and they had a Dewalt sliding miter saw in its place. When I inquired about the old DeWalt I was told that it had broken and was beyond repair and had gone to the dump. I would have liked to have that saw just for its crosscut capacity!
Radial arm saws are out of favor. At any given time in my area there are several good ones for sale for just a hundred bucks or so.
@@MikeFarrington Thats true. I've turned down at least a dozen of them. Their usually either Sears or Montgomery Ward 10" models. All about $100.00.
Well that’s huge.
A virtual planetoid.
Has its own weather system.
Like the new plywood walls too.
Thank you. I'm planning a video on showing what I did to the walls as well.
on my wish list👍👍👍
Good choice
Great video. Would love to see more on the table build, if you get to that.
Thanks! Will do!
Can't wait to see its head tilted 90 degrees cutting edge grooves
Thank you.
Tenons: you can cut tenons very nicely in a RAS with a lot less exposed blade than a table saw. Usually there's a provision for a secondary guard alongside the blade on the motor side, which makes for a very nice setup.
Flip the blade into the horizontal position and add a flat guard over it. You can then make a simple sled that slides along the fence, with the work piece clamped to it going over the fence, under the guard, and into the saw blade. You then just slide and cut, using the vertical adjustment to set the width of the tenon very precisely. The blade is entirely behind the guard and the fence and the wood projects through the gap.
Thats the plan.
@@MikeFarringtonI think you'll be very happy with the results.
“Everything’s slicker then snot on a doorknob.”
Can you name that movie Mike?
Ha. I like the saying. I can not name the movie.
Great video
Love the Deftones reference awesome band from here in Sacramento Ca
Very cool!
Mitre Saw Station. 👀
Great video on the radial arm saw
Yes, I have been collecting stuff for a couple years now for the Mighty Miter Saw Station build. I now have everything I need, minus some plywood and drawer slides.
@@MikeFarrington
Great news
Hope you and the shop apprentices are doing well 👍
I have the 9" version of this saw. At this point I too am using it for a cut off saw.
Good stuff.
What an awesome tool. All it needs now is a flame paint job and it’ll be a full blown hot rod!
I wish I knew how to paint flames. There would be lots more tools in my shop with flames.
HAHA same here man
I have the same 1st gen saw (14" though). I think these models are the best industrial RAS ever made. I need to get around to restoring mine, just finished the smaller Delta Super 990 10" baby brother though.
They are good saws for sure. Lets see if I can build this one into my work flow.
Nice to see you back at it Mike. I feared your parole had been revoked.
You and me both!
love this video......
Thank you!!
That is huge. We have a Makita beam saw/ circular saw that uses that size. It's actually Pretty smooth and not scary to use 😍
I love those beam saws.
Another great rebuild video Mike. Cutting dados with a radial arm saw is equally as fun as turning your table saw upside down and moving it across your cabinet sides (in other words, not fun at all).
Thank you. I'll run some tests and see what I come up with.
Totally disagree. I use mine for dados and ripping and love it. To each their own.