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Old 08-25-2006, 11:46 PM   #1
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Question Q For Those Who Own or Sell Rikon

How do you pronounce the name?

Rye-con

Rick-On

Rickon

What?

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Re: Q For Those Who Own or Sell Rikon

Rhymes with Chicom.


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so, is that

Chick - com?

Cheye - com?
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Re: Q For Those Who Own or Sell Rikon

I would guess Rye-con. That is how I have heard it pronounced.

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Chick - com?

Cheye - com?
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Re: Q For Those Who Own or Sell Rikon

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How do you pronounce the name?

Rye-con


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Re: Q For Those Who Own or Sell Rikon

i wish i could get my hands on one of their older band saw before they changed the tension trunnion.
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I have moved the thoughts on the new Steel city bandsaw to a new thread.

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