Didn't know what forum this fit in, so I stuck it here. Just couldn't contain myself anymore. I'm now the proud owner of a lightly used BT3100. Can't wait to get home and start making sawdust!
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Welcome to the real world Doc. Believe it or not I know where New Albany is. Bill5 OUT OF 4 PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND FRACTIONS.Comment
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Do you know about kickback? Ray has a good writeup here... https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...mare-explained
For a kickback demonstration video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/910584...demonstration/Comment
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You poor suck, it's not just the saw. It's this forum, takes over your whole life, even affects your S E X life.
However, congratulations, no reason why you shouldn't suffer like us.
TimSometimes my mind wanders. It's always come back though......sofar!Comment
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Congratulations
Mike
"It's not the things you don't know that will hurt you, it's the things you think you know that ain't so." - Mark TwainComment
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congradulations! you will not only find the saw to be a great and a lot of fun, but you will find that this site is also the best place for everything._________________________
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Morning doc...
Small package.... Big delivery!
Welcome and regards from Atlanta...Comment
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Congratulations Doc! Enjoy your saw and post of picts of your work.
New Albany, MS? Is that somewhere between Ecru and Myrtle/Hickory Flats?
Hank Lee
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!
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Don't forget to use the FAQ I sent you earlier. An excerpt:
I just got a BT3x, what do I do next?
If it’s a new BT3100, before removing it from the box, try and see if the screws retaining the red throat plate can be removed with a screwdriver. For a while, many of them were so tight from the factory the saw ends up getting returned. Do this before you unpack everything.
Read the manual! Obey safety rules.
One thing widely done to help avoid cutting the miter fence is to paint a red line in the groove in the table top directly in front of the blade. Anything hanging over this line is apt to be cut off! This ritual is called "Painting the Red Line".
Don’t force anything. The saw is usually quite easy to use and having to force something usually indicates a problem that needs to be cleared up. It’s not "delicate" but it is a precision woodcutting system, er, I mean tool.
Use only Johnson’s paste wax (or equivalent that specifically has no silicones in it) on the table top but do not wax the rails.
Avoid the Five Things a newbie often breaks on a BT3:- The ends of the miter fence, or the miter fence itself get cut if the SMT or miter fence is set too far to the right
- The zero stop on the SMT, its real brittle metal and slamming the miter fence into it will do it.
- The latches on the SMT when they drop it, or unlatched, it falls off as they move the saw around
- The eccentric screws (they’re real brittle) that set the SMT alignment – know how they work before you adjust them
- The belts. If you freeze the blade when starting, the belts will go to protect the motor. This occurs in making ZCTPs, and if the wood closes up around the blade.
Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questionsComment
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Thanks for the encouragement guys.
Loring, I've practically got the FAQ you sent me memorized by now, but I am referring it to it as I set up the saw.
Lee, very good! I had no idea where New Albany was until I moved here two years ago, despite the fact that I'd driven up every Easter since we got married. Wife usually drove. For a broader reference, it's between Tupelo, MS and Memphis, TN - where Elvis was born and died, respectively.
Forum has been great so far, I've picked up more offhand tips and tricks than a year's worth of Family Handyman.- Chris.Comment
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Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questionsComment
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My home county, not too far from you, went from being the poorest county in the nation for about 15 years running - until the mid 90's when it started sucking in all the money from the surrounding area to make it a great low cost retirement area - Tunica - with its 8 casinos!
I notice that the main industry of my current Japanese location is about to install a factory in Tupelo.Last edited by leehljp; 05-12-2007, 05:49 PM.Hank Lee
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!Comment
Congrats on picking it up.
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