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A Mobile Base For The BT3000
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A Mobile Base For The BT3000
Mobile Base for the BT3000 by Rod Kirby Overall dimensions: 36” long x 24” wide x 17” high. Top and bottom are 3⁄4” MDF – both have a 3⁄4” x 1⁄4” rubber bumper, stuck on around the edge. Saw is centered on the top. The frame between the MDF has 1-5/8” square “legs”, with 3⁄4” x 1-5/8” rails all around – biscuit jointed. Height was determined after I bought the wheels - 4-1⁄2” High from floor to base (not wheel dia.), all are swivel, locking). This makes the top of the...
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Shopmade Rip Fence Micro-Adjust
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Created by: RodKirby
Shopmade Rip Fence Micro-Adjust
Rip Fence Micro-adjust – By Rod Kirby The reason this thing works, is because of Ryobi’s great Rip fence design. You only have to nudge the “T” end of the fence to move it – the far end is a smoothly moving roller. ...
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Hold-In Featherboard
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Created by: RodKirby
Hold-In Featherboard
You’ve got Hold-down, now here’s Hold-In – so simple to make! By Rod Kirby Woodhaven Hold in part #212 (page Fall 1999 catalogue). I located this as shown, so that you can’t make a mistake and place it too far forward – it’ll pinch the timber. To mount it, extend the SMT all the way towards you – left hand bolt is 3/8” (perfect fit in the SMT hole), right hand bolt is 5/16”. Finger pressure on the head of the 3/8” bolt holds it enough to tighten the knob. Make sure you lock the SMT down before y...
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Finger Board for BT3000 Sliding Miter Table
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Jim Frye
Finger Board for BT3000 Sliding Miter Table
Finger Board for BT3000 Sliding Miter Table Designed by Jim Frye This is a simple finger board mount for the SMT. The picture shows how it is mounted on the table. I used a 5/16”bolt and shop made 2”knob to secure it in the SMT slot, but you could use the bolt and knob from the miter fence. The bolt and knob hold the board in place and it is prevented from pivoting by two 1/4”thick wood strips that are glued and pined to the under side of the board and registered along the edges of the SMT tab...
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Ryobi BT3000 Extension Table
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Ryobi BT3000 Extension Table
Originally Posted by Rob Ballard in the category BT3000 Modifications & Enhancements
The black pipe...(which is actually a hollow closet rod) slides under the extension table and touches the right side of the saw stand...that way it is out of knee range and still available for transport. And since this monster is so long, it is very stable when moving; hence only one handle instead of two. I tried both options and this single system works well. A radiator hose clamp on the inside prevents it from sliding out too far. ... -
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Dust Collector Pan for BT3000
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Created by: Jim Frye
Dust Collector Pan for BT3000
Dust Collector Pan for BT3000 Designed by Jim Frye This project is the result of an attempt to create a prototype for a dust collector pan for the bottom to the BT3K cabinet. The idea here is to keep the dust from falling onto the items stored on the lower part of the saw stand. Since I have been planning to enclose the saw stand with a wood cabinet, I wanted to use the space below the saw for tool, blade, and jig storage. An additional goal was to improve dust collection inside of the saw and above it also. The aim is to collect more dust inside the cabinet and hopefully extend the life of the motor and other mechanisms in the cabinet by keeping it cleaner. The use of a dust collection system or shop vac is essential when using this pan. ...
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Cove Cutting Jigs for the BT3000
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Created by: Jim Frye
Cove Cutting Jigs for the BT3000
Cove Cutting Jigs for the BT3000 By Jim Frye This article covers the construction and use of a set of jigs to create cove moldings on the BT3000. Making cove moldings on a table saw is an old technique and is easily done on the BT3K. This technique can be used to cut a cove of almost any dimension up to 3 9/16” deep and up to 9 1/2” wide, although those dimensions are probably way beyond the realm of practicality. The cove cut on a table saw is not a true circular form, but rather an ellipse of ...
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BT3000 Portability Modification
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BT3000 Portability Modification
Originally Posted by Brad Anderson in the category Mobile BT3000s
This file describes one forum user's alternative to the Ryobi casters.
Original PDF Document:
casters.pdf
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BT3000 Accessory Table Router Mounting Plate Template
This file contains a template for making your own router mounting plate for your BT3000's Accessory Table.
Note: An image of the template is included here, but you would be better served to download the .pdf file for printing to get the template sized correctly
Original PDF Document:
rtrpltdrw.pdf
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WrkWatchr's Mobile BT3000 Cabinet
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WrkWatchr's Mobile BT3000 Cabinet
Mobile BT3000 Cabinet By Roy Shrove I picked up this BT used out of an ad in the paper. When I got it, I had already been a BT3k'r for about 3 years. I picked up my first BT when the old Builder's Square was morphing into HQ and changing from the Ryobi line to Bosch. I had been looking into "real iron" but decided for the $114 I paid for it (when the BT was selling for around $600) that I could used it while I saved enough money for a "real" saw. Needless to say, I fell in love with the BT. Even though it was an abused floor model, all adjustments were dead-on and have stayed that way for 2+ years. Anyway, I started to collect accessories so that I could put together a wide-table version of the BT. ...
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A Featherboard For The Rip Fence
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A Featherboard For The Rip Fence
Featherboard for the rip fence – this is the result. By Rod Kirby
I remembered that I had bought (years ago) a Woodhaven “Hold Down” (still available: part# 211, page 21 in their Fall 1999 catalog $17.99). Everything you see (except the knobs/washers, tee nuts & wood) is supplied by Woodhaven. All you have to do is make the wooden support – it’s a snap! ... -
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Why Buy A BT3000?
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Created by: Jim Frye
Why Buy A BT3000?
Why Buy A BT3000?At least once a week (sometimes once a day), someone on a wood working tool forum somewhere, asks about what table saw to buy for the hobbyist or for the home shop. In almost every instance, that person gets one of two types of answers. They either are told to buy a certain brand or type of saw, or they are told to stay away from a certain type or brand of saw. Almost never are they given factual reasons for the advice, just opinions. Almost always, some...
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BT3000 SMT Alignment Instructions
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BT3000 SMT Alignment Instructions
Originally Posted by David Hawkins in the category BT3000 Maintainence & Repair Three steps to a square SMT: After years of fussing over the SMT and trying to understand what made it tick, I've developed this understanding of its alignment process. It is similar to Ryobi's with a few less ambiguities. There are three steps to follow when aligning the SMT's base, table, and fence. In each explanation, I give a brief description followed by the dirty details. ... -
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BT3000 Belt Replacement and Shim Adjustment Instructions
BT3000 Belt Replacement and Shim AdjustmentThe following document is transcribed from the sheet that Ryobi Technical Support sends out if you request belt-changing instructions. It also contains information about adjusting the setscrews that hold the guide holder shims in proper alignment and instructions for taking the motor out. Ed Ellickson (see his article elsewhere on this site) expanded on this article to make...
Instructions from Ryobi Technical Support
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Shopmade Handles For The BT3000
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Shopmade Handles For The BT3000
Originally Posted by J.P. Honeywell in the category BT3000 Modifications & Enhancements A very effective and inexpensive retractable handle system can be made using (4) 3/4“ 1/4-20 u-bolts and (2) 3/4” x 36” black pipe (use longer pipe if you have the wide-table kit). You will also need an additional (4) 1/4-20 nuts. You will also need the Caster The corner bolts on the right side of the stand are almost perfectly spaced for the u-bolts. I found that by threading the 1/4-20 nuts all the way onto o...
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