> Hi fellow radial arm saw owners;

> As you probably heard me grousing about before, radial arm saws were just
> not made to rip small things - like rip a 3/4" x 1/4" strip in
> half. No real means to get a featherboard where it's needed, it just
> shatters small stock.

> I used a simple fix today to do all my needed "mini-ripping" and
> thought I'd pass it along - - I think of it as converting my radial arm
> into an upside-down table saw. I took a 16" length of 1x3 and screwed
> it into the fence, 1/4" above the original table. I then started the
> saw and slowly lowered it into this 1x3 until it contacted the original
> table - One featherboard to hold the strip against the fence, slide it
> under the 1x3 and it cuts cleanly, quitely and safely. Oh yes - Keep the
> attachment screws away from the blade area!

> Hope this helps someone, Spidey

Great idea Spidey! This way the lifting effect of the blade has something to work against.