Table Saw Fence Recall Sears
 

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Rich




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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2005
Release #05-150

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 843-1682
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Sears Roebuck and Co. Announce Recall of Table Saw Rip Fences

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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.

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 31inches 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 at: 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.

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the
recalled items, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05150.html