Ras recall still sending parts?

[mike528]

Went to the recall site and filled everything out. Didn't have any options and didn't realize until I sent the request that they are sending a return box. Are they not sending out the guards anymore. There site did t really give much info on it

 

[reader2580]

Some of the saws could not get a new guard and they have you send in part of the saw in return for some money.

 

[Ponchoguy]

Went to the recall site and filled everything out. Didn't have any options and didn't realize until I sent the request that they are sending a return box. Are they not sending out the guards anymore. There site did t really give much info on it

Wasn't there a phone number you could call? I remember there was when my uncle inquired about it, but this was some time ago.

 

[LB-1911]

Went to the recall site and filled everything out. Didn't have any options and didn't realize until I sent the request that they are sending a return box. Are they not sending out the guards anymore. There site did t really give much info on it

Revised February 19, 2014 Release # 01-031


For more information, call Emerson at (800) 511-2628 anytime, or visit the firm's web site at http://www.radialarmsawrecall.com.

For a limited time, a limited number of retrofit kits will remain for certain models and can be provided for consumers who have saws that are in otherwise good working order.

Call the Customer Service Hotline number for questions about the kits.


Full text @
http://www.radialarmsawrecall.com/

 

[guy48065]

For a limited time, a limited number of retrofit kits will remain for certain models...

But in most cases they now have you send in your motor/carriage (to forever disable the tool) and they send you a $100 check so you'll go away.
Can't say I blame them for wanting to end this expensive problem.

 

[Reese]

I guess I don't understand the point of the recall. I used my dad's radial arm growing up in the 70's with no issues. As long as you respected the machine it didn't bite.

I considered buying one a few times, but so far I get by with a table saw and miter saw.

 

[mike528]

I was wanting it mostly for the free replacement table. I would have put the gaurds on it. But wanted to get out of having to make a table for it if I didn't have too

 

[guy48065]

I guess I don't understand the point of the recall. I used my dad's radial arm growing up in the 70's with no issues. As long as you respected the machine it didn't bite...

The world has changed. Now idiots WIN frivolous lawsuits for doing stupid careless **** with powertools.

I just read an article on the Boston Globe's website about a guy in Malden, Mass., who was awarded $1.5 million in damages in a suit against One World Technologies, Inc., makers of Ryobi tools.

According to the complaint filed in 2006, Carlos Osorio suffered serious finger injuries using a tablesaw while cutting some oak flooring. The suit alleged that One World was negligent because its saws lack "flesh-detection technology," which the plaintiffs claim would have prevented Osorio's injuries. The device, invented by Steve Gass and manufactured by SawStop, stops a sawblade in an instant when it makes contact with skin. The safety feature was pitched to major saw manufacturers by Gass, but according to SawStop, licensing negotiations broke down and no agreements were reached. In the end, Gass and his colleagues, David Fanning and David Fulmer, launched the SawStop line of tablesaws on their own.

According to the story, this case is one of more than 50 suits pending throughout the U.S. against tablesaw manufacturers for failure to include the flesh-detection technology in their products.

Read more: http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25130/man-wins-big-money-in-tablesaw-lawsuit#ixzz3q3dXH7uI
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