Classic Delta Radial Arm Saw

1962 model. Sweet machine.

Thank you for checking that out. Is there a website for looking that up? I have an old, slightly unique drill press I wanted to resesarch.

Hey George, go to OWWM.com, they will have most of the information you need. Isn’t that called a Turret Radial Arm?

Thanks. No I will post separately. It is a 15” utility drill press, built like the higher end ones with six splines, but the depth gage is different than any I have seen. It is not the standard post with a nut around it that we are all used to. Never saw before or after.

Isn’t it going to be difficult to avoid lowball offers if you don’t know what it’s worth? You may be disappointed with what radial arms saws are currently worth vs. what they might have been at one point in time.

Isn t it going to be difficult to avoid lowball offers if you don t know what it s worth? You may be disappointed with what radial arms saws are currently worth vs. what they might have been at one point in time.

- bigblockyeti

I’d be afraid to make an offer for fear of upsetting you into thinking I was trying to lowball you and I may not have a clue as to what they are worth either. Dang fine machine though.

I’d love to have one of these older Delta RAS. I’d put my Craftsman out to the curb in a heartbeat!

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Hey George, go to OWWM.com, they will have most of the information you need. Isn t that called a Turret Radial Arm?

- Clarkie

Not sure if they called it a turret arm or not, but the Delta design has the advantage that when you go from left to right you are mostly cutting over the center of the table. Also the arm of any radial saw “drops” as the motor is brought forward. Something to do with gravity. With this design the support is in the middle so when the motor goes back it deflects a little, and when moving forward deflects a little. But overall less than a Dewalt type. Also the controls for left right angling are closer to the user. Lots of advantages to this design, that is why they were more expensive new.

OK all. New to the board here. Removed the “no low ball offers” so as not to scare anyone away. I still think that someone that realizes what this is worth will email me and say “holy cow, that is an amazing tool, lets talk”. And we will come to a fair price. Maybe I am wrong.

Give us a “ball park” idea of what price range you think you’re in.

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This looks very similar to the 1959 Delta Rockwell super 900 RAS that I recently purchased. Got it as a package deal with a Delta Milwaukee deluxe 4” jointer of similar vintage for $250. That said, I would expect between 100-200 would be fair for pricing

Do I hear $225?

Forgive the lightheartedness but I can’t take much of anything serious. Hopefully nostalgia is alive and the fine looking saw brings what it deserves. Count me out though. I’m just a penniless old pensioner.

Does it run, after sitting for twenty years that may be one point to cover…Now I’ll go sit next to markf.

You might find more info here:

http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/messages/6554/1

It’s a DeWalt RAS forum, on the left side of the page is a section covering Delta RAS. That is a desirable saw.

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Great looking saw!