The Original Saw Company RAS

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I was in woodcraft over the weekend (for the first time, I’m new to this game). There were some pretty amazing things in there. I was drooling over the powermatic machines and the like and the festool beauties, and who can forget the incredible sawstops.

I noticed on the side there was an Original Saw Company Radial Arm Saw. What an incredible piece of machinery that was! My brother wouldn’t even go near the thing, but it intrigues me quite a bit.

Now I know that in life I don’t think I will ever buy one, unless the little wife can just see the argument that we don’t need to pay the mortgage or for food or whatever other useless things there are in life and just buy cool wood working tools. But, my main question is if any of you have used one, have one, seen them in action, blah blah blah. I looked online and could only find the website, I know that they were started by two fellas from Dewalt, with the original design for the RAS. But I was just wondering what kind of Van Damage that kind of machine can do.

I know that there are some strong opinions about RAS’s, but I am more interested in what you guys think about these incredible machines. Any thoughts would be great.

And if you have one I would love to see a video of how that sucker works.

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The Afghan Quarterback

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The Afghan Quarterback

The coach had put together the perfect team for the Chicago Bears. The only thing that was missing was a good quarterback. He had scouted all the colleges and even the Canadian and European Leagues, but he couldn’t find a ringer who could ensure a Super Bowl win.

Then one night while watching CNN he saw a war-zone scene in Afghanistan. In one corner of the background, he spotted a young Afghan Muslim soldier with a truly incredible arm. He threw a hand-grenade straight into a 5th story window 100 yards away.

KABOOM!



He threw another hand-grenade 75 yards away, right into a chimney.

KA-BLOOEY!



Then he threw another at a passing car going 90 mph.

BULLS-EYE!



“I’ve got to get this guy!” Coach said to himself. “He has the perfect arm!”



So, he brings him to the States and teaches him the great game of football. And the Bears go on to win the Super Bowl. The young Afghan is hailed as the great hero of football, and when the coach asks him what he wants, all the young man wants is to call his mother.

“Mom,” he says into the phone, “I just won the Super Bowl!”

“I don’t want to talk to you, the old Muslim woman says. “You are not my son!”

“I don’t think you understand, Mother,” the young man pleads. “I’ve won the greatest sporting event in the world. I’m here among thousands of my adoring fans.”

“No! Let me tell you!” his mother retorts. “At this very moment, there are gunshots all around us. The neighborhood is a pile of rubble. Your two brothers were beaten within an inch of their lives last week, and I have to keep your sister in the house so she doesn’t get raped!”



The old lady pauses, and then tearfully says, “I will never forgive you for making us move to Chicago !!!!

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Spine Drift Illusion

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Was just wondering what’s been going on with our Japanese professor #Akiyoshi Kitaoka lately, when I received this amazing submission from one of our fans – featuring recent work done by our favourite professor. Yes, similar illusions were featured in the past, yet the inset in this one just won’t stop moving! I’m not sure you’ll be getting the same results I did, specially since your “tiredness” factor heavily influences the motion… BTW, you might want to slightly scroll the picture up and down, or tilt your head around to experience even stronger effect!

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