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Bringing you news from around the Woodworking world. If you have a press release or news article about woodworking, send it to us for publication here at This Old Workshop. IWF calls for entries The Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award is internationally recognized as the industry's highest honor recognizing advancements in technology or significant contributions to environmental improvement in the woodworking industry. It challenges IWF exhibiting companies to develop revolutionary, creative, ingenious, forward-thinking technology, materials, services or safety devices. Presented every two years during IWF,
the Challengers Award recognizes seven outstanding exhibiting companies
who have distinguished themselves by developing innovative technology
in products, services, or manufacturing techniques that advance the
industry. Download the Call for Entries Request Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF document) The Call for Entries for the next competition is officially underway. The deadline for entries is May 1, 2002. To request an Entry Package, complete the Call for Entries Request Form (above) and submit it to IWF as soon as possible. Entry Packages will be sent in January 2002. Following the May 1, 2002 entry deadline, a panel of distinguished judges will review and analyze each entry. After deciding on the top 20 entries, the final judging will take place on August 21, 2002, and the awards will be bestowed during a special ceremony during IWF 2002. Winners will receive a distinctive Challengers Award bronze sculpture, designed exclusively for IWF by well-known artist Carol Marks. For more information about The Challengers Award, call IWF at 770-246-0608, or email your request to info@iwfatlanta.com. News from CPSC CPSC, Ryobi Technologies Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Circular Saws For Immediate Release WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Ryobi Technologies Inc. (RTI), of Anderson, S.C., is recalling to repair about 125,000 circular saws. The lower blade guards on these saws can stick in the open position, posing a risk of serious injury to the operator and bystanders. Ryobi Technologies has not received any reports of incidents. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries. The 7 ¼-inch circular saws have a blue plastic body and a metal blade guard. The name "Ryobi" appears on the blade guard and the motor housing. The recalled saws have one of the following model numbers - CSB120, CSB130, CSB1308, CSB130K, or CSB130JS - which can be found on a white label on the motor housing. Some of the recalled saws were sold in kits that included a hard plastic, gray storage case (embossed with "Ryobi Circular Saw") with the saw and blade inside. Home centers (including Home Depot), hardware stores, and catalogs nationwide sold the circular saws from October 1998 through July 2001 for between $60 and $140. Consumers should stop using the saws immediately and contact Ryobi's Consumer Response Team for a free repair kit. Consumers should call Ryobi toll-free at (800) 867-9624 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or log on to the company's website at www.ryobitools.com. Consumers also can write to the company at: Ryobi Technologies Inc., P.O. Box 1207, Anderson, SC 29622, Attention: Consumer Response Team. Any circular saw with a green dot on the warning label (which is affixed to the power cord) or on the product's packaging, is not included in this recall.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. For information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call the above numbers or visit the web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/103.html. To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov. Receive Press Releases by Email: To subscribe to this convenient service, send an email containing your full name, position, organization, mailing address, email address, phone number and fax number to: kdulic@cpsc.gov.
CPSC, Emerson Tool Co. Announce Recall of Craftsman® Radial Arm Saws Sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Emerson Tool Co., of St. Louis, Mo., is recalling about 3.7 million Craftsman® radial arm saws for repair. These radial arm saws were sold without a guard that covers the entire blade. Consumers have come into contact with the blade or have been hit by pieces of wood kicked back by the saws, resulting in severe injuries. CPSC and Emerson have received about 300 reports of injuries while using these saws. Injuries include hand and finger amputations; lacerated hands, arms and fingers; fractured hands and fingers; and facial injuries. Emerson is offering a free repair kit that provides a complete blade guard. Consumers should stop using their Craftsman® radial arm saws immediately and call Emerson Tool Co. to determine if their saw is recalled and to ensure that they have proper safety and use instructions. Consumers should have the model and serial numbers of their saw available when they call. The recalled Craftsman® 8-, 8¼-, 9- and 10-inch radial arm saws have a model number beginning with 113, usually located on the base of the saw. The brand name "Craftsman®" and store name "Sears" are written on the saws. Sears stores and catalogs sold the 8-, 9- and 10-inch saws from 1958 through 1992. The 8¼-inch saws were sold from 1990 through 1995. The saws sold for between $100 and $700, depending on the model, year purchased and accessories. For older model saws and others that cannot accept the new guard, Emerson will provide $100 for the return of the saw carriage. Consumers must contact Emerson to receive a free repair kit or to return their saw carriage. Saws should not be returned to Sears. The new guarding system provides a substantial safety improvement over guarding systems manufactured before 1993. Even if consumers have purchased a lower guard for their saw, they should still replace it with the new guard system. For more information, call Emerson at (800) 511-2628 anytime, or visit the firm's web site at www.radialarmsawrecall.com. IWF 2002 Expands into New Exhibit Hall at Georgia World Congress Center ATLANTA, GA, USA — For 2002, the International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair – USA®, also known as IWF 2002, will be expanding to fill the new $220 million building currently under construction at the Georgia World Congress Center.
"This addition allows us to meet the demand for additional exhibit space that, to date, we have not been able to accommodate. We’re optimistic that IWF 2002 will encompass 800,000 net square feet, up from the 706,007 net square feet we used in 2000," commented John D. Bassett, III, IWF 2002 Chairman and President of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co. of Galax, Virginia. "To date, space sales are ahead of where we were at this point for IWF 2000. The three exhibit floors are filling up quickly and we may need to expand into some of the meeting rooms and concourses to meet the increased demand. Buyers should look forward to a fabulous show," continued Bassett. The new building, known now as the Phase IV construction, will be adjacent to the existing West Hall, north of the Georgia Dome, and accessible via two connecting concourses. In addition to the exhibit floor, the new building will include a large drop-off area for buses and taxis, a registration area, restaurants, and a 3.6-acre landscaped plaza. For more information, including artists’ renderings, on the Phase IV construction of the Georgia World Congress Center, visit the IWF 2002 web site at www.iwf2002.com. IWF is owned and sponsored by American Furniture Manufacturers Association (AFMA), Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA), Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA). The largest trade show of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, IWF expects to host buyers from more than 90 countries and will include a Technical Conference Program, a New Product Showcase, the Challengers Distinguished Achievement Awards® and Design Emphasis 2002 student furniture design competition among other features. For more information about the International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair – U.S.A.® go online to www.iwf2002.com, 6525 The Corners Parkway, Suite 115 Norcross, Georgia 30092 Email: info@iwfatlanta.com Phone: 770-246-0608 Fax: 770-246-0620 (back to top)
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Available After two years of development (Quincy, MA)- BladePoint Corporation has announced the launch of their new product. The BladePoint Laser Guide for circular saws. BladePoint’s innovative design allows a saw operator to make accurate, fast and safer cuts. The innovation that makes the BladePoint Laser Guide unique is the exclusive mounting approach where the laser is mounted directly on the saw blade. BladePoint Laser Guide simply replaces the manufacturer's retainer washer. Once the washer is replaced with the BladePoint Laser Guide unit and bolted on to the saw, the BladePoint Laser Guide is ready to be used. NO MANUAL ALIGNMENT is necessary. It is that simple. Just bolt it on and start cutting. It is rugged and never needs to be realigned. You can treat your saw as you normally would. No pampering of your saw is needed when your BladePoint Laser Guide is attached. This means you can move your equipment daily, as contractors need to do, and never have to worry about damaging your laser guide. It is virtually impossible to knock the laser out of alignment under normal daily movement and use. BladePoint’s laser is activated by a centrifugal switch. When the saw is turned on, the spinning of the saw blade activates the laser and a thin red line is projected onto the stock to be cut. When the saw is disengaged and the RPM’s are slowing down the laser will turn off automatically. The laser beam will turn on and off somewhere between 500rpm to 1200rpm. For safety reasons centrifugal force was chosen to engage and disengage the laser, eliminating any reason or temptation to place your hand near the saw blade to turn the laser on or off. Using BladePoint Laser Guide in no way changes the way a power saw is commonly operated. The only thing that will be noticeably different is the benefit of a bright, clearly visible red laser line to guide the saw by. Besides increasing accuracy and speed, BladePoint Laser Guide virtually eliminates back strain caused by constantly bending over to adjust the blade alignment to the stock. This also increases safety. The laser line can be easily viewed while standing upright, allowing the saw operator’s face and eyes to be behind the safety guards and further away from flying sawdust and debris. BladePoint’s retail price is $149.95, making it the most affordable laser guide on the market. Exactly what kind of impact will BladePoint have? It is too early to tell yet according to Raymond Caluori, Senior Vice President of Marketing for BladePoint. Customer demand to date has convinced us that there is a significant market for this product. This Old Workshop has them and will be reviewing them watch for the upcoming appraisal. You can contact BladePoint on the World Wide Web at www.BladePoint.com
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