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  DIY BT3x Wooden Miter Fence Holder - Rod Kirby original design

  • Created by: LCHIEN
  • Published: 04-12-2026, 07:02 PM
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  DIY BT3x Wooden Miter Fence Holder - Rod Kirby original design

  Somewhere along the past I documented the Rod Kirby Shop Built (DIY) Miter Fence Holder
  
  
  
  
  
  CCF-KIRBY MITER FENCE HOLDER DETAIL.pdf
  
  The above PDF can be downloaded and has the measurements for the holder parts - its rather simple,
  Really takes a top plate, a block and a compound T-slot strip, plus you need a 5/16-18 x 3" bolt and a 5/16-18 female threaded knob the latter two can be bought most hardware stores.
  
  I'm pretty...

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  Small T-Nut for the Left side of Rip Fence and Front of Miter Fence on BT3x saws.

  • Created by: LCHIEN
  • Published: 12-07-2023, 10:13 AM
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  Small T-Nut for the Left side of Rip Fence and Front of Miter Fence on BT3x saws.

  Small T-nut for the left side of BT3 rip fence or front of miter fence (Article Version)
  
  11-30-2023, 04:00 PM
  I have found a perfect T-nut for the front of the BT3 miter fence and for the left side of the rip fence (same extrusion used both places)
  
  Its actually a weld nut, but fits the T-slot described above.
  
  Weld Nut: #10-24 Thread, Tab, 1/32 in Base Ht, 3/8 in Base Wd, 5/8 in Base Lg, Steel, 50 PK
  Item 1LAJ3 Mfr. Model 1LAJ3​ (WW Graingers)...

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  Last edited by LCHIEN; 12-09-2023, 09:02 PM.

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  Special DIY T-bolt for BT3000 Miter Fence, Rip Fence and Rails

  • Created by: LCHIEN
  • Published: 07-09-2023, 01:37 PM
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  Special DIY T-bolt for BT3000 Miter Fence, Rip Fence and Rails

  After a bit more thinking, some universal T-bolts for the rip miter fence make more sense than fixture blocks.
  The two big slots in the rip fence and the miter fence and the front and rear rails are sized to take 1.00 inches wide x 1/8th and 1-1/8" wide x 1/8th.
  
  So I took some 1/8th flat Aluminum 1.00 inches wide and cut 1-1/8" long to make a 1" x 1-1/8" rectangular plates; I used a short rip fence Block to space the length but not cause a kickback with the...

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  Last edited by LCHIEN; 01-24-2024, 11:27 PM.

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  How to make a BT3x00 Rip Fence/Miter Fence fixture block for mounting jigs

  • Created by: LCHIEN
  • Published: 05-24-2023, 08:55 PM
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  How to make a BT3x00 Rip Fence/Miter Fence fixture block for mounting jigs

  
  DIY BT3000 FIXTURE BLOCK for Rip/Miter Fence extrusion
  
  Simple shop construction - no machining.
  
  This is intended to fit the top T-track on the Rip and miter fence (uses the same extrusion) on the Ryobi BT3x00 / Craftsman 22811 family of saws
  You must make the Block and Base parts; you can make them 1.5" or 3 inches long or modify to any other length.
  Make the base from 1/8” aluminum bar, you can get 1.5”, 2”, and 3” at Lowes...

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  Another Thin Strip Jig

  • Created by: twistsol
  • Published: 04-16-2023, 09:42 AM
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  Another Thin Strip Jig

  Ripping thin strips can be accomplished in a number of ways, but this jig is the best I've found so far.
  
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  • There is no need to move the fence so every strip comes out exactly the same.
  • It is incredibly easy to build
  • It keeps your hands well away from the blade the whole time
  • It keeps control of the strip you are ripping all the way through the cut and past the blade
  • It doesn't interfere with the blade guard.
  • You can cut strips from any length of stock

  In the starting position,...

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  BT3000/BT3100 tall rip fence simple using fence clamps

  • Created by: LCHIEN
  • Published: 10-20-2021, 12:24 PM
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  BT3000/BT3100 tall rip fence simple using fence clamps

  BT3000 tall rip fence
  
  09-12-2021, 07:58 PM
  I have had a tall BT3000 fence for a number of years, I should have used it a few days ago but I didn't because it was too much trouble, And I paid the price as the tall item was a little unstable and I had a hard time controlling it as the two pieces separated and wallowed out a bigger kerf than I wanted at one place.
  
  Anyway the BT3000 tall fence is generally held on by the T-slots in the side of the rip fence. This is...

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  Last edited by LCHIEN; 10-29-2021, 01:21 AM.

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  Extending rails/rail profiles

  • Created by: LCHIEN
  • Published: 08-14-2021, 10:32 AM
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  Extending rails/rail profiles

  
  
  I am finally going to use my BT3000 extension rails.
  My objective is to have some easily attachable rail extensions rather than a full time wide BT3000 using two full rails taking up a lot of space and requiring table support under the right side as many do.
  I just want some wider support but not to do full 4x8 sheets of ply... if I need that, I'll break the sheet down on some sawhorses with a circ saw and some guides.
  
  I think I am going to cut my extension...

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  Last edited by LCHIEN; 05-16-2025, 03:07 AM.

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  Thingamajig

  • Created by: Dedpedal
  • Published: 02-02-2021, 08:24 AM
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  Thingamajig

  One of my early attempts at making mallets had me thinking how badly things could end up if my piece got away from me while cutting so I came up with this little jig sled to secure my work while cutting a 30° bevel on the end of the head.
  A simple flat piece of 1/2” birch plywood with a fence squared to bot the sled and blade with gussets on one side and push type toggle clamps on the other. Right now I have to manually place the stop block with double sided tape but working on a t track...

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  LarryG's Dual-Width Extension Wing

  • Created by: LarryG
  • Published: 02-01-2021, 12:10 PM
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  LarryG's Dual-Width Extension Wing

  Around the middle of 2006, I came up with an idea for an extension wing for my BT3100 table saw that solved some particular problems I had in my then-shop. The design worked well, and about a year later, on May 6, 2007, I started a thread on the old bt3central.com discussion forum and shared my design with the other members.
  
  I called it the Dual-Width Extension wing, and you can see it here:
  
  https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...extension-wing
  
  Almost immediately,...

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  Shopmade sanding blocks

  • Created by: LCHIEN
  • Published: 12-17-2015, 07:41 PM
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  Shopmade sanding blocks

  Whilst cleaning up I found an old BT3central post by ejs1097 I printed out from a while back. I had forgotten about it.
  
  
  I made some changes and whipped out a few in a couple of evenings.
  What I liked about them was they hold the sandpaper tight and snug, the bought ones the paper works loose and sags and gets caught and tears.
  Also easy and cheap. Also has a square end for sanding into corners and a radius to do curves. I did modify the block so it used thicker stock...

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  Last edited by LCHIEN; 06-28-2022, 12:54 AM.

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  BT3000 x 2 Frankensaw

  • Created by: rickschuster
  • Published: 03-10-2015, 09:30 PM
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  BT3000 x 2 Frankensaw

  Thanks to all of the great examples I saw on this forum, I decided that buying extension rails for my BT3000 would be silly when for less money I could find a used BT3000 to add to mine. Less money, and in addition to the rails I wanted, I had another complete saw, router table section, fence, sliding miter table, etc., and a far more useful saw overall. I really love some of the beautiful bases that some people have made for their Frankensaws, but I wanted to get the saws functioning to use for ...

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  BT3000 Quick Fold Table and Manual

  • Created by: LCHIEN
  • Published: 06-29-2013, 01:54 PM
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  BT3000 Quick Fold Table and Manual

  I have attached the manual for those who requested it. I found this a useful accessory. Its a fairly heavy table about the width of the BT3000 and maybe just a bit deeper than the top of the BT3. The front attaches to the rear rail at two points of the BT3 and has a slightly beveled front to that the workpeices coming off the saw don't catch. There's a hinge right behind the rear rail which fastens to the bottom of the rear rail via T-slot using T-nuts and bolts (the hinge is articulated so...

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  Zero Clearance Throat Plates with Levelers

  • Created by: Stytooner
  • Published: 11-26-2012, 11:14 PM
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  Zero Clearance Throat Plates with Levelers

  Custom Zero-Clearance Throat Plates With Levelers It occurred to me almost instantly to tap out the 4 holes underneath the TP to a 10-24 thread. I had kind of cussed under my breath at the Ryobi factory for not tapping this there and adding the screws to my parts package. I also wondered why I hadn’t seen this adjustment in the manual. I guess that was not the their intended purpose. ...

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  A Tenon Jig for the Ryobi BT3000

  • Created by: staff
  • Published: 11-26-2010, 10:50 PM
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  A Tenon Jig for the Ryobi BT3000

  Originally Posted by Highland Hardware in the category Traditional Table Saw Jigs - BT3000 Style A multi-purpose tenon jig like the one shown here is easy to build and easy to use on the BT3000. The jig is designed to ride on the rip fence, providing the capability for sliding movement accurately parallel to the blade as well as very easy positioning for centered or offset tenons, lap joints and bridle joints. The vertical tenoning fence can be removed and replaced with a right-angle cradle for splining miters, either individual pieces or assembled frames. An H-2 toggle clamp (see the clamp section of our main catalog) secures stock quickly and releases it instantly after cutting. ...

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  BT3x00 Wide Ripping Jig

  • Created by: big tim
  • Published: 03-06-2008, 06:37 PM
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  BT3x00 Wide Ripping Jig

  Without rail extensions the BT3x00 only rips up to a width of approximately 19". Unless of course you move the rails over, which means "re-calibrating" the rails afterwards. I put this jig together this afternoon and can now rip well beyond 24" in width. I shaped the bottom of the 3/4" thick slats so that the protrusion fit snugly in the upper slot of the front and rear rails. A shorter piece was screwed and glued to the end of those to raise the jig's fence so it will clear the auxiliary table. The ...

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