I have three BT3000s that I am parting out and one BT3000 that I am keeping after canibalizing the other three for the best parts for my personal BT3000 engineering marvel or piece of junk!
Quite frankly I still have mixed feelings about the saw but the fact that I already have it, it fits in a real small space and it is versatile as I can shift functions around and it provides a good base for my router with the router kit and accessory table means that i will probably keep it for a few more years. So far it has been accurate enough for most of my needs. Besides a cabinet saw will cost several hundred to over $1000 and still wouldn't be top of the line.
I listed two SMTs that so far haven't sold and I will relist them soon. One guy asked if I had the 'little plastic thingys' that the table slides on and I told him that the SMT listed has them..I lied as one one of the saws two of the slide had broken and the sliding table would lift off the base. I have determined that SLIDE (B) P/N 661845001 is the one that I need. Slide (A) P/N 661844001 appears to be good. This situation appears to be fortunate as checking online gardner ($?) and eparts ($1.99) both have Slide (B) but they don't have slide(A).
I have questions to raise with the forum:
1) do these slides periodically break?
2) can slide (B) be rotated 90 degrees to reverse the tab? Two of the slide (B)s appear to have no tabs remaining.
3) if I order slide (B) should I get a few extras in the event of breakage and I may also get another 'parts saw' as soon as I get my garage cleared of BT3000 parts?
4) Slide A - as these are no longer available is there any option of fabricating a plastic slide to replace it? It doesn't apppear that flipping slide (B) could ever replace slide (A)
5) One SMT seems to be sticking - would a dry lubricant be advised after cleaning out any sawdust, etc?
6) any other comments about the SMT and slides will be appreciated.
Lee
Quite frankly I still have mixed feelings about the saw but the fact that I already have it, it fits in a real small space and it is versatile as I can shift functions around and it provides a good base for my router with the router kit and accessory table means that i will probably keep it for a few more years. So far it has been accurate enough for most of my needs. Besides a cabinet saw will cost several hundred to over $1000 and still wouldn't be top of the line.
I listed two SMTs that so far haven't sold and I will relist them soon. One guy asked if I had the 'little plastic thingys' that the table slides on and I told him that the SMT listed has them..I lied as one one of the saws two of the slide had broken and the sliding table would lift off the base. I have determined that SLIDE (B) P/N 661845001 is the one that I need. Slide (A) P/N 661844001 appears to be good. This situation appears to be fortunate as checking online gardner ($?) and eparts ($1.99) both have Slide (B) but they don't have slide(A).
I have questions to raise with the forum:
1) do these slides periodically break?
2) can slide (B) be rotated 90 degrees to reverse the tab? Two of the slide (B)s appear to have no tabs remaining.
3) if I order slide (B) should I get a few extras in the event of breakage and I may also get another 'parts saw' as soon as I get my garage cleared of BT3000 parts?
4) Slide A - as these are no longer available is there any option of fabricating a plastic slide to replace it? It doesn't apppear that flipping slide (B) could ever replace slide (A)
5) One SMT seems to be sticking - would a dry lubricant be advised after cleaning out any sawdust, etc?
6) any other comments about the SMT and slides will be appreciated.
Lee
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