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Making a Polyethylene Featherboard
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- Published: 12-28-2003, 02:57 PM
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Making a Polyethylene Featherboard
Originally Posted by Don Hart in the category Fence Attachments Making a polyethylene featherboard By Don Hart You may have seen those plastic featherboards that are sold commercially at places like Woodworkers Warehouse or one of the online suppliers. They usually start at about $15 and the prices just go up from there. ... -
Articulated Dust Port Cover For the Ryobi BT3000 Table Saw
- Created by: Jim Frye
- Published: 11-21-2003, 09:23 PM
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Articulated Dust Port Cover For the Ryobi BT3000 Table Saw
This accessory for the BT3000 (BT3K) is intended to complete the process to enclose the cabinet of the BT3K. The purpose of this exercise is twofold. First, by closing up as many of the large openings in the cabinet as possible, better dust extraction can be done within the shrouded blade area. This should also help keep dust out of the motor. Secondly, the more openings in that are closed, the less noise should escape and thus make the saw quieter to operate. The first part of this exercise was undertaken by creating a “belly pan” to close off the bottom of the cabinet and to collect any dust that didn’t get collected via the saw’s dust port. At that time, the triangular openings in the top front and rear of the cabinet were closed off and the vent slots on the left side of the cabinet were closed as well. This cover project will close off the remaining large opening leaving just the motor vent on the right side of the cabinet, the slot in the throat plate, and the crescent shaped slot in the front of the cabinet that the tilt/elevation hand wheel operates in.... -
SMT Mounted Tenon Jig
- Created by: Black wallnut
- Published: 10-11-2003, 10:08 PM
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SMT Mounted Tenon Jig
SMT Mounted Tenon Jig
By Mark “Black Walnut” Stripes
Since the Ryobi BT3 series of table saws does not have a miter slot users are forced to make their own tenon jigs. While building the first prototype I decided that the best way to make it move laterally was to attach it to the SMT using the front t-slot. This jig features micro-adjustment as well as adjustments for different angled tenons. ... -
Making a friction holder for miter slots
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- Published: 08-30-2003, 12:59 AM
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Making a friction holder for miter slots
Originally Posted by Don Hart in the category Fence Attachments
We have all seen those holders made of plastic that when tightened expand and hold in the miter slot by friction. We the following instructions are how to easily make them yourself. These can be used for many purposed from holding a featherboard to holding a jig or anything else you can think of. ... -
Ryobi Micropositioner Manual
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- Published: 03-21-2003, 12:14 PM
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Ryobi Micropositioner Manual
This is an Adobe PDF file that contains the English language version of the
Robyi RapidSet Micropositioner Device manual.
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Spruce and Sandeply Another base option
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- Published: 02-01-2003, 01:52 PM
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Spruce and Sandeply Another base option
Originally Posted by Jim Dwight in the category Mobile BT3000s
Spruce and Sandeply – Another base option By Jim Dwight (aka JimD)
The thought behind this base was to create something a bit smaller where the basic structure could be cut from one sheet of 3⁄4 plywood. ... -
Kickback The Nightmare Explained
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- Published: 12-27-2002, 01:25 AM
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Kickback The Nightmare Explained
Originally Posted by Ray Girling in the category Miscellaneous
Kickback – The Nightmare Explained Most tablesaw owners dread kickback without necessarily understanding what it is and more importantly, what causes it. Knowing that it involves a piece of stock coming back towards you is fine, but as with most technical matters, once you understand how and why it happens, you’ve got much more chance of preventing it. These words and pictures are an attempt to get back to basics and de-mystify the subject. ... -
Maroon & Maple - A Mobile BT3 Cabinet
- Created by: Sam Conder
- Published: 12-27-2002, 01:23 AM
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Maroon & Maple - A Mobile BT3 Cabinet
Maroon & Maple – A Mobile BT3 Cabinet By Sam Conder Ever since my first BT3000, I have wanted a large mobile cabinet for it and an accompanying wide table kit. It took me almost seven years, and an upgrade to my BT3100, but I finally got around to constructing my cabinet. This document gives the reader some construction notes to go on, as well as some photos. ... -
BT3100 Compact 4-Wheel Dolly
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- Published: 12-27-2002, 01:21 AM
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BT3100 Compact 4-Wheel Dolly
Originally Posted by Rick Slaugh in the category Mobile BT3000s
BT3100 Compact 4-Wheel Dolly By Rick Slaugh (rslaugh) I live in a townhouse with a single car garage (which is an oxymoron because the garage will never house a car) that I share with my wife’s vintage clothing business. Needless to say sawdust and vintage clothing doesn'’t mix very well so my “shop” needs to be portable and move to the driveway when I actually want to use it. I bought the accessory kit for my BT primarily for the 4” casters. I soon learned that the casters are a poor solution for me because of the location underneath a storage cabinet where the saw gets stored. ... -
Full Extension Hardwood Drawer Slides
- Created by: Black wallnut
- Published: 12-27-2002, 01:06 AM
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Full Extension Hardwood Drawer Slides
Full Extension Hardwood Drawer Slides – By Mark Stripes
This jig enhances safety while milling hardwood lower drawer slides. It is made out of 1⁄2" Baltic birch plywood. Overall dimensions are 10" by 21 3/4". I made a handle at the front edge out of a block of walnut 4/4 by 2" by 6" with a 1⁄2" cove for the grip section and a 1/4" round over on all top corners. The toggle clam hold down block is 1⁄2" by 2" by 6" with a slot 5/16" wide to allow for adjustment. The toggle clamp is held onto this block with 2 #10-32tpi x1/2" machine screws. On the back of this block 2 “t-nuts” are set in so as to be flush. The slot for the saw blade is 1/4" wide. The slots for the end hold down and the toggle clamp hold down are both 5/16" wide with a channel 1⁄2" wide centered just deep enough to capture the bolt heads. To cut these slots affix a fence to your panel, install a 5/16" bit into your router and cut the slot, then without moving the fence change to a 1⁄2" straight cutter, set your depth to the thickness of your bolt head, cut the 2nd slot. Remove the fence, and repeat for other slot. To mill the 1/4" slot set you fence on your router table so that the center of your 1/4" straight cutter is 9/16" from the fence. Mark your stock for where you want to begin and end the slot. Turn on router, align your starting mark with the bit and lower the panel onto the cutter, and cut until you reach the stop line. Allow a couple of inches on each end of this slot so that you will be able to use the edge of the jig to track against your rip fence while cutting the slides, as shown here: ... -
Tool Triggered Power Cord For BT3000 And Other Tools
- Created by: Jim Frye
- Published: 12-27-2002, 12:51 AM
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Tool Triggered Power Cord For BT3000 And Other Tools
For many years, I have been using the power switch on my BT3000 to turn on the shop vac as well as the saw itself. My old shop vac was a low powered unit and together with the BT3K’s motor didn’t exceed the 20 amp. rating of the contacts in the switch. That all changed when I replaced the shop vac with an industrial model of Shop Vac. After several weeks of forgetting to turn on the vac when I started the saw, I knew I had to go back to the automatic method of starting the dust collector. Fortunately, Sears had the solution for this problem. They have a $20 tool triggered outlet device that plugs into a standard duplex outlet and provides two outlets that are switched on when the tool that is plugged into the primary receptacle on the device is turned on.... -
Wide Crosscut Fence For The BT3000
- Created by: Jim Frye
- Published: 12-27-2002, 12:51 AM
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Wide Crosscut Fence For The BT3000
Wide Crosscut Fence for BT3000This fence is used to extend the crosscut capacity of the Sliding Miter Table (SMT) from 16 inches to 23 1⁄2 inches. The design was originally done to address a question someone had asked on the Ryobi toolforum about cross cutting wide panels. After several people had attempted to add a fence to the front edge of the SMT and had drilled holes in the table to do so, some folks argued that there ought to be a way to accomplish the mountin...
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Ryobi BT3000 Router Fence Construction Notes
- Created by: Jim Frye
- Published: 12-27-2002, 12:35 AM
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Ryobi BT3000 Router Fence Construction Notes
Ryobi BT3000 Router Fence Construction Notes Design by Jim Frye This router fence is designed for use with the Ryobi BT3000 rip fence. It is essentially a hollow wooden box that attaches to the top T-slots of the rip fence and encloses the router bit that is mounted in the BT3K accessory table. The fence has a chip collection port at the right end of the fence to be used with a 2 1/2”diameter shop vac hose. The fence also has an adjustable guard for the bit opening, a 6”high fence for handling vertical work pieces and for clamping hold downs, and threaded inserts in the fence face for the attachment of accessory jigs like a pivot pin or a jointer fence. The rip fence remains usable with this router fence mounted. ... -
Folding Outfeed Table for BT3000
- Created by: Jim Frye
- Published: 12-27-2002, 12:28 AM
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Folding Outfeed Table for BT3000
Folding Outfeed Table for BT3000 Designed by Jim Frye When I first purchased a table saw, the first thing I knew I’d need was an outfeed table for it. The BT3000 didn’t have one and anything I’d seen on the after-market was intended for a cabinet saw. I’d seen shop-built outfeed tables in several of the wood working magazines and decided to make my own. I found a discarded file cabinet top from a Steelcase unit that was 18”by 30”by 1 3/16” thick. It was made of MDF and covered in off white lamin... -
Pat Greco's BT3000
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- Published: 12-27-2002, 12:25 AM
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Pat Greco's BT3000
Originally Posted by Pat Greco in the category Mobile BT3000s Although this article does not contain any supporting text or instructions, it's photos give some great direction for adding multiple miter slots and a shop made outfeed table to the BT3000. ...
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by LCHIENTrying to drill into a outside 90 degree corner, 45° to each side, is tough, the drill bit keeps wanting to walk off.
You can whack a small flat on the corner.
But here is a way I did it perfectly. Using this corner drill jig
Using the drilling jig, One hand is enough to hold the jig while drilling. The small board touching the top of the jig is my measurement stick. I use that to set the precise reproducible location of the hole relative to the top of the workpiece....-
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by LCHIENHere's how I do my Featherboard operations. As you know, Featherboards are spring boards meant to hold the workpiece against the fence snugly to ensure accurate rips while freeing both your hands for hand over hand and push stick smooth, even feeding of the workpiece to avoid burning and sawmarks.
The Feather board is the classic one that they suggest you make.... Mine was made 20+ years ago, apparently a 1x4 piece of pine wood with one end cut at 30 degrees. 15-16 inches long 3 to...-
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by LCHIENI made a belly pan dust collection for my BT3000, using a commercially available, cheap dust pan from one of the woodworking supply houses with a 4" hose fitting.
It seems to work effectively very simple DC belly pan under BT3000. Not tightly fitting I wanted to allow air in to carry the dust to the DC, pulling on a closed cabinet is not a good idea. So the plywood sits on the stand, not screwed down or anything. So there's air coming in thru the ends and the Shroud dust port arc....-
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With the small t-nut for the front of the rip fence and miter fence, I made a new stop block that can be used on both
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When used on the rip fence , it can set a stop for cross cutting fixed lengths off a piece against the miter fence without risking a kickback from continuous...-
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by LCHIENSmall 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
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by LCHIENAfter 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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