Not sure how many this would affect, but anything to do with dangerous tools deserves attention (this comes from another wire source):
11:04 04/07 *DJ CPSC, Sears Roebuck Announce Recall Of Table Saw Rip Fences
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More detail:
Saw Rip Fences
CPSC, Sears Roebuck and Co. Announce Recall of Table Saw Rip Fences
WASHINGTON, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a
voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop
using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access
color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at
http://www.cpsc.gov.)
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO )
Name of product: Table Saw's Rip Fence Assembly
Units: About 41,800
Manufacturer of Rip Fence: Rexon Industrial Corp. Ltd., of East Windsor,
Conn.
Distributor/Retailer: Sears Roebuck and Co., of Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Hazard: The rip fence -- a metal guide that keeps material being sawed
from shifting side to side as it passes through the cutting blade -- can
come loose. This could result in kickback of the material being sawed and
possible injury to the operator.
Incidents/Injuries: Rexon on behalf of Sears has received 230 reports of
the rip fence bracket coming loose. No injuries were reported.
Description: The rip fence on these saws is made of silver extruded
aluminum, is 31 inches in length, and has an over-locking handle with a
black die-cast aluminum head. They were included with Craftsman table saw
model number 137.21830.
Sold: Sears stores nationwide from August 2002 through November 2004. The
cost of complete table saw is about $399, and the cost of the rip fence is
about $40.
Manufactured in: Taiwan
Remedy: The firm will provide free replacement parts with instructions to
consumers.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact the Sears Craftsman
Helpline at (800) 843-1682 between 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through
Friday.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the
public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than
15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths,
injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation
more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting
consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical,
or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer
products -- such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and
household chemicals -- contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in
the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the
past 30 years.
Did you post this in Knots and Tooltalk? Also Woodweb.com?Thanks,
Mark
Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut it with an ax.
A Craftsman tool with a defective part? I am shocked...shocked.
We like to poke fun at Ryobi, Skill, and Craftsman, but next time you're in the lumber yard/HD/Lowes parking lot, cruise thru and check out what's in the beds of the competition; I was kinda surprised to see a whole lotta Ryobi/Sears table saws and miter saws. Maybe they are good for what those guys need them for, whatever that might be.
I never met a tool I didn't like!
My principal beef with Craftsman is their use of "developed horsepower" for motor ratings. As I understand it, developed horsepower is the HP at full rpm at the instant the motor experiences a load. Brake horsepower is actual power under the load. The Craftsman radial arm saw I owned years ago was rated at 2.75 HP, but it was actually about a 3/4 HP motor.I'm sure it's possible to get away with using consumer-type tools for vinyl siding or whatever low-precision applications. My rule is to buy the best I can afford, and take care of them. Having a tool quit during a job is an unacceptable PITA, by my thinking.
Tools exemplify the old saying, You get what you pay for. Were I to use a consumer tool every day like a use a quality one, I would see an economical loss over time from having to replace it so often. Makes good money sense to invest in quality when you depend on the tools to make a living.
I never met a tool I didn't like!
They ought to redesign it anyway. Had to use one on a job for a bit and the fence was a pain in the azde. It has a T shaped handle to tighten but u cant hold a piece of wood against the fence to check ur mark because the ears on the fence handle get in the way.Who ever designed it never worked a atable saw for very long.