To keep a radial arm saw or not.
If I had a Craftsman ras, I would use it until I found a better (older Dewalt or Delta) ras.
I do 95% of crosscuts and dados on mine.
If it's a space issue, an older Dewalt model MBF (9" that cuts as deep as most 10" saws) has a base that's only 18" wide.
A ras can do much more than a scms.
Not sure if you are downsizing equipment. Remember a cabinet saw takes up the same space as a hybrid saw.
My current ras is a Dewalt 12" that I mounted on a cabinet, so the table is 6" above a work bench. For long board cuts, I have an extension table with fence, that sits on a 6" block on the work bench.
Ras vs. scms: Think dados, and wide (15" - 20") cross cuts.
Making a drying rack for cabinet doors, I had to cut 10, 1" x 1" dados in 2, 7', 2x4's. Cut all 20 dados in less than a few minutes.
I have also cut coves on the ras. Nice to see the cut being made.
A good ras is a very useful tool in a wood shop.
After playing with the scms's that were in the box stores, I was turned off by all the side deflection there was in the motor carriage, with very light side pressure.
The only use for a scms (imho), is for on site work, due to it's light weight.
1 vote for the ras.