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• This miniature table saws is not a toy—in fact it’s as expensive as some full-size versions. The main uses are in model making, and in sawing the lead or zinc “came” used in making stained glass windows.

• This table saw is nothing special: a mid-grade model designed for home shops or light commercial use. But it’s mine, I’ve done a lot of work on it, and it’s never let me down.

• This is like one of those half duck, half beaver sort of things. It’s the platypus of saws, with a radial arm saw mounted on a base very much like that of a modern miter saw.

• This old monster is probably from the late 1950s or early 1960s. It takes a forklift to move it and turning it on terrifies me. This is one of the original designs patented by Raymond DeWalt in 1925, with heavy cast iron frame, column, arm, and yoke. Similar models are still made today for use in commercial shops, where they have a few safe applications.

• Newer radial arm saws—this one is probably from the 1980s—are made of cheap sheet metal, which makes them much more dangerous than the cast iron originals. Because the frame and arm are less stiff, the blade is more likely to twist and get jammed, which is when the trouble starts.

• This is a cheaper miniature table saw, but still not a toy. It’s heavy cast iron, just like the real thing, and meant for model building.

• A good old cast-iron table saw.

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