The New RIDGID 2-in-1 Close Quarters AUTOFEEDTM Cutter Allows for Cutting in Tight and Restricted Spaces

ELYRIA, Ohio — August 2009 — The RIDGID 2-in-1 Close Quarters AUTOFEEDTM Cutter combines the RIDGID Model 118 Close Quarters AUTOFEED Cutter with a ratchet handle that allows for easier cutting in tight, restricted spaces.

The cutter can be used alone or with the ratchet handle. The handle, a light and ergonomic accessory, can be attached to the cutter and operated in ratchet steps as small as 10 degrees, allowing for fine indexing of the cutter to operate in tight spaces where the cutter cannot be rotated by hand.

The RIDGID Model 118 Close Quarters AUTOFEED Cutter requires the operator to tighten the football-shaped knob only once and the spring-loaded cutter wheel will automatically cut. The cutter is adjustable from ¼-inches to 1 â…›-inches outer diameter. The cutter is designed for use on hard and soft copper, aluminum, brass and plastic tubing. The cutter comes with a spare E-3469 cutter wheel in the knob and the ratchet handle is also compatible with the RIDGID Model 101 tubing cutter.

“The 2-in-1 Close Quarters AUTOFEED Cutter features a new ratchet handle that allows more flexibility and mobility for users to cut copper faster and more efficiently when in hard-to-reach areas and restricted spaces,” said Kennia Papadakis, director of marketing hand tools, RIDGID. “It’s rugged and easy to use. It’s also ergonomically designed so it doesn”t slip in users” hands when they are cutting.”

The 2-in-1 Close Quarters AUTOFEED Cutter is backed by the RIDGID lifetime warranty.

About RIDGID
RIDGID, a leading manufacturer of hand and power tools, markets its products in more than 140 countries. The company’s broad offering of more than 300 types of tools serve the rental, plumbing, HVAC/R, utility, industrial, electrical, petroleum, institutional, commercial and hardware markets. RIDGID is part of Emerson Professional Toolsâ„¢, a business of Emerson, which brings technology and engineering together to design and produce some of the highest-quality tools and equipment in the world. From wet/dry vacs to the industry’s best-selling pipe diagnostic system, key brands include RIDGID, KNAACK and WEATHER GUARD.

About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2008 were $24.8 billion and Emerson is ranked 94th on the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest companies. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.

For additional information on the RIDGID 2-in-1 Close Quarters AUTOFEED Cutter, please visit www.RIDGID.com, call toll free: 1-800-769-7743, or contact RIDGID, 400 Clark St., Elyria, Ohio 44035 U.S.A.