Woodworking Tips and New Products from Circle Saw

New Tools, Accessories & Tips from Circle Saw Builder's Supply I realize this may be above many of your skill levels but I continue to get asked why are my dado's not straight. First of all you need to realize that no round router sub base is perfectly round. In order to get a straight dado either use a router bit with a bearing on top and a straight template either plywood or 1x but you have to make sure it has a true edge or my favorite is to mount your router to a piece of melamine after your have ripped it on your tablesaw to ensure you have a straight edge. Now you can also run this along your straightedge such as a TruGrip clamp or a straight factory edge ripped from a fresh piece of plywood. You can see a factory made sample for the large 3 H.P. Porter-Cable routers at http://www.circlesaw.com/shoppingcart/item33742191.html Of course if you dado's are close enough to the edge a good quality router edge will also do but sooner or later you will need a dado further from the edge than your edge guide will allow. Make more sawdust.

New Tools, Accessories & Tips from Circle Saw Builder's Supply

NEWS from CPSC

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2004 Release # 05-063 Firm’s Hotline: (800) 351-5788 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Robert Bosch Tool Corp. Announce Recall of Skil® Table Saws

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the manufacturers named below, today announced voluntary recalls of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Skil® Table Saw Model 3400 Units: 120,000

Manufacturer: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, of Mount Prospect, Ill.

Hazard: The blade drive mechanism may loosen or the motor can separate from the tool.

Loosening of the blade drive mechanism can result in kickback of the item being sawed, resulting in possible laceration. Motor unit separation can cause the coasting saw blade to damage the saw wiring resulting in possible electric shock, or the separated motor could strike the user and cause injury. Incidents/Injuries: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation has received eleven reports of loose or broken motors. No injury or property damage has been reported. Description: Only Skil® table saws with model number 3400 printed on the front side of the table base with the date codes listed below are included in the recall. Date codes are printed on the upper right corner of the table base and include 2002 date codes 28501-28831, 2003 codes 38101-39231 and 2004 codes 48101-48811. The table saw holds a 10-inch blade and is made of metal tabletop with a red plastic base. Sold at: Home Depot, Lowe’s and Menards as well as independent hardware retailers nationwide from July 2002 through October 2004 for between $149 and $199. Manufactured in: Taiwan

Remedy: Contact Robert Bosch Tool Corporation to receive a repair kit. The kit includes hardware and instructions for installation. Consumer Contact: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation at (800) 351-5788 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the Skil Web site @ http://66.77.255.70/webrequest/Recall3400.aspx