FYI: Bosch recalls benchtop table saws ...

Dec 06, 2004 0 Replies

CPSC, Robert Bosch Tool Corp. Announce Recall of Skil(R) Table Saws



WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- 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. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at

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of product: Skil(R) 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.


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