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About the Invention
The inventor of the MicroRip2000™, Jack Kennelly, purchased a 10" Craftsman
table saw in 1963, realizing right away that there had to be a better fence.
The fence that came with the Craftsmen saw, and all others in those days,
worked as a tee square. When one end was moved the other lagged behind
which meant that end had to be tapped to get it aligned with the blade and then
it had to be checked with a tape measure to verify that it was square with the blade.
Many table saws still utilize this 'old-school' technology that does not work well.
It seemed to the inventor that the solution was some way that moved both ends
simultaneously and a sprocket chain would do the job. Unfortunately he did not
have the time to refine his design and added this to his list of possible products
and projects.
In the Summer of 1997 the inventor finally got tired of fighting his table saw fence and
mentioned the design to his long time friend, Jack Linn. They discussed the problem,
the possible solution and began work on what would become the current design.
A table saw fence that was very accurate, rugged, light weight, easy to use, simple
to install and without a bunch of unneeded bells and whistles.
The current design was finalized in the year 2000, hence the name K & L Micro-Rip 2000™
Barr Brothers Company was offered the exclusive license to manufacture and market
the MicroRip2000™ saw fence in 2002 and introduced it to the national marketplace at the
National Hardware Show in August 2002.
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