INCA Radial Arm Saw

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  • greenacres2
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2011
    • 633
    • La Porte, IN
    • Ryobi BT3000
    #1

    INCA Radial Arm Saw

    Saw this on Chicago CL this morning...

    http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/tls/2875288591.html

    Interesting looking design, hadn't seen anything like it. Not in the market and i've no idea if that is a reasonable price--but the square tube looks like it would be fairly stable.

    earl
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    • mikel
      Established Member
      • Jul 2006
      • 202
      • philadelphia
      • bt 3100
      #2
      Inca makes some nice stuff. They seem to hold their value. The bandsaws bet scouped up right away...

      ...m

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        • natausch
          Established Member
          • Aug 2009
          • 436
          • Aurora, IL
          • BT3000 - 15A
          #3
          Always thought it was a very unusual design. To get a miter you had to adjust the table. The one I used years back had some good safety features compared to a Craftsman, but swinging the stock around and trying to get the angle right was always a pain.

          Sort of like an inverted sliding miter table, but with a 9 inch'ish blade and a lot of flex in the beam.

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            • woodturner
              Veteran Member
              • Jun 2008
              • 2049
              • Western Pennsylvania
              • General, Sears 21829, BT3100
              #4
              Originally posted by greenacres2
              Interesting looking design, hadn't seen anything like it. Not in the market and i've no idea if that is a reasonable price--but the square tube looks like it would be fairly stable.
              The Incas are reasonable light duty RASs, but they do have limited capacity. In addition, Inca no longer makes power tools and parts are unavailable at this point. Given that it is an orphan and not that many were sold, the price seems a little high.

              I have the 20" bandsaw, and it's OK, but given the option I would not buy it again. Inca tools were "snob tools" in their day - priced like high end tools, but limited capacity and some unusual features. I got the Inca because it was a 20" bandsaw I could get into my basement -a Delta or Powermatic would not have fit, due to ceiling height, not to mention the difficulty of moving a 1,000 lb machine down stairs.
              --------------------------------------------------
              Electrical Engineer by day, Woodworker by night

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                • greenacres2
                  Senior Member
                  • Dec 2011
                  • 633
                  • La Porte, IN
                  • Ryobi BT3000
                  #5
                  Originally posted by woodturner
                  ...-a Delta or Powermatic would not have fit, due to ceiling height, not to mention the difficulty of moving a 1,000 lb machine down stairs.
                  Yeah, don't mention that!! My unheated garage is not as attractive as my musty cellar, but at least i don't have to haul the big tools and lumber down the stairs!!

                  I may eventually put a small lean-to on the end of the garage so i can insulate and heat. Or i could partition the 3rd bay that serves as woodshop, car repair, snowblower or mower bay (seasonal) so i could heat that--never the basement at our house!!

                  earl

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                    • BrazosJake
                      Veteran Member
                      • Nov 2003
                      • 1148
                      • Benbrook, TX.
                      • Emerson-built Craftsman
                      #6
                      That is one weird-looking RAS. The bearings and "ways" don't look like they would be real accurate.

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                        • All Thumbs
                          Established Member
                          • Oct 2009
                          • 322
                          • Penn Hills, PA
                          • BT3K/Saw-Stop
                          #7
                          Those were just rebadged as Inca. Someone else made them. I can't remember whom.

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