Rigid Table Saw Recall

Rigid Table Saw Recall · 08-20-2009, 10:42 PM

Saw this info on Rigid table saw recall posted on another site but haven't seen it here, F Y I...
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09311.html

Charlottend · 08-21-2009, 06:22 AM

Hmm, thanks for the link. Sounds pretty dangerous.

Glennbear · 08-21-2009, 10:55 AM

Thanks for posting this. I belong to the Ridgid forum and own one of the saws subject to recall.

Unfortunately I have not visited the Ridgid forum recently so this is the first notice I have seen about the recall

I called Ridgid and they are attempting to contact the manager of a repair facility in Henderson, NC (45 miles away) according to the recall notice they do the repair "on site" but we shall see. For those of you who own the Steel City version of this granite topped saw, at least one SC owner has had the arbor shaft snap while tightening the nut so you might want to see if they are recalling also. I love my saw but I do not need dado heads, shaper heads, or other shrapnel flying around my shop.

I will keep y'all posted as I attempt to get mine repaired/replaced.

Howard Acheson · 08-21-2009, 01:02 PM

Be aware that the Steel City hybrid is allegedly is manufactured by the same company in China. There have been a couple of reported arbor failures on this saw too. But, the CPSC has not issued a recall on the Steel City.