>There used to be some pretty wild published advice on how to use a radial arm saw including ripping full sheets of plywood by walking the sheet across the cutting plane with the saw pointed at your stomach.

So, similar to ripping plywood on a table saw, then? What makes one worse than the other here?

>They also travel towards the operator in the event of a catch because of the direction of the blade and the floating arbor.

So, like a modern sliding miter saw, then? What makes one worse than the other?