Radial arm saw

As a woodworker I know the pre 1992 Craftsman radial arm saws were pretty dangerous. You might want to check out this site for a recall. They use to give you an option of receiving a new motor carriage for it, but now looks like they are just offering $100 to retire the saw. Google Craftsman Emerson recall. Craftsman Radial Arm Saw Recall

Hope that helps.

that's interesting..... Thanks rustydollars. I can make more money off of those now. I prob get 1-2 a month. We just scrap them as were fully tooled and have no use for them. They don't really sell either.

Originally Posted by Copper Head

what the heck is going on ?
I will check Serial number .
Sounds like the carriage falls off wile in use
yes it has the 113 Model #
Well did I just make a fast $100 ?

The carriage doesn't fall off. Instead the saw can grab whatever you're cutting and instantly jerk forward toward you. If your fingers happen to be in the line of the cut you might be parted from them. Best to collect your $100 and buy an angle grinder and a metal cutting wheel for the job.

Interesting. I had one of those saws all through the eighties and nineties. I used them for building cabinets. They were not really meant for that and did not hold up really well but they were much less expensive than the commercial machines so I justified buying them. The did grab the wood from time to time but I never gave it a lot of thought. I just knew that having my fingers in line with the blade cut was a mistake (learned that from me "stubby" friends). I also learned to control the carriage movement to avoid a jerk that would ruin a cut. My biggest complaint with them was that they were hard to keep square.

Just the same, I wish I knew about the recall. I would have taken advantage of it. I certainly would not want to keep using a saw that has a defect which could cause and accident (especially to an unfamiliar user). That's another thing I learned from my "stubby" friends...