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  • Kirkus
    #1

    New to the forum.

    Hi everyone,

    My name is Kirk. I'm a new member, and very happy to have found BT3Central!

    I have about 7 years as a hobbyist woodworker under my belt, but have been away from it for about 2 years now. I'd spent some time learning the craft, thoroughly enjoying it, building some really nice pieces and a few that only I appreciated. Over the years I acquired what I thought was a pretty nice shop. But circumstances led me to have to sell it all. I managed to hang on to a few hand sanders, a set of chisels, a power saw, and for some reason a lonely miter gauge. I'm just now able to try and get back into it.

    I purchased the first piece of what I hope will be another pretty nice shop, a used BT3000. I have a question about setting the rails that I'll ask in the appropriate thread, but I wanted to say hi and introduce myself first.
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    • Pappy
      The Full Monte
      • Dec 2002
      • 10463
      • San Marcos, TX, USA.
      • BT3000 (x2)
      #2
      Welcome to the Asylum, Kirk. You will find answers to most any question among the family. Email Loring for a copy of the BT3 FAQs.
      Don, aka Pappy,

      Wise men talk because they have something to say,
      Fools because they have to say something.
      Plato

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        • leehljp
          The Full Monte
          • Dec 2002
          • 8694
          • Tunica, MS
          • BT3000/3100
          #3
          Welcome Kirk! Glad to have you here. Join in the fun.
          Hank Lee

          Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!

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            • Richard in Smithville
              Veteran Member
              • Oct 2006
              • 3014
              • On the TARDIS
              • BT 3100
              #4
              Hello Kirk. Glad you could be here with us.
              From the "deep south" part of Canada

              Richard in Smithville

              http://richardspensandthings.blogspot.com/

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                • drillman88
                  Senior Member
                  • Dec 2007
                  • 572
                  • Southeast
                  • Delta Platinum Edition Contractor Saw
                  #5
                  Hey Kirk,
                  Welcome aboard. The Bt gurus here will surely be able to get you up to speed.
                  There is a wealth of knowledge here and friendly people willing to share it.
                  I think therefore I .....awwww where is that remote.

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                    • Uncle Cracker
                      The Full Monte
                      • May 2007
                      • 7091
                      • Sunshine State
                      • BT3000
                      #6
                      Welcome aboard, Kirk...

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                        • Ed62
                          The Full Monte
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 6021
                          • NW Indiana
                          • BT3K
                          #7
                          Glad to have you on the forums, Kirk. Do make sure you get the FAQ mentioned above. It will have most of the answers to questions you might have about the BT3.

                          Ed
                          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/

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                            • Uncle Cracker
                              The Full Monte
                              • May 2007
                              • 7091
                              • Sunshine State
                              • BT3000
                              #8
                              Yes, to get the FAQ, send a PM here to "LCHIEN" (that's Loring) with your e-mail addy. This FAQ has developed over many years and many iterations of the BT saws. It's more useful information about servicing, upgrading and repairing the BT saws than you will find anywhere else.

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                                • L. D. Jeffries
                                  Senior Member
                                  • Dec 2005
                                  • 747
                                  • Russell, NY, USA.
                                  • Ryobi BT3000
                                  #9
                                  Glad to hear from a newbie! We're a great bunch of guys, even if I do say so myself. LOL! Serious: just about anything you need to know, someone here can enlighten you. No question is ever DUMB; however some of the answers may be. LOL
                                  RuffSawn
                                  Nothin' smells better than fresh sawdust!

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                                    • poolhound
                                      Veteran Member
                                      • Mar 2006
                                      • 3196
                                      • Phoenix, AZ
                                      • BT3100
                                      #10
                                      Welcome to the best woodworking site in the known universe. You can tell from some of the other replies that we all like it here One way or the other we are able to help each other out with woodworking and many other topics besides.
                                      Jon

                                      Phoenix AZ - It's a dry heat
                                      ________________________________

                                      We all make mistakes and I should know I've made enough of them
                                      techzibits.com

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                                        • bigstick509
                                          Veteran Member
                                          • Dec 2004
                                          • 1227
                                          • Macomb, MI, USA.
                                          • BT3100
                                          #11


                                          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 Twain

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                                            • Alex Franke
                                              Veteran Member
                                              • Feb 2007
                                              • 2641
                                              • Chapel Hill, NC
                                              • Ryobi BT3100
                                              #12
                                              Greetings, Kirk! Welcome -- you're gonna love it here.
                                              online at http://www.theFrankes.com
                                              while ( !( succeed = try() ) ) ;
                                              "Life is short, Art long, Occasion sudden and dangerous, Experience deceitful, and Judgment difficult." -Hippocrates

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                                                • chopnhack
                                                  Veteran Member
                                                  • Oct 2006
                                                  • 3779
                                                  • Florida
                                                  • Ryobi BT3100
                                                  #13
                                                  Welcome Kirk, they have said it all already! Enjoy your time with us
                                                  I think in straight lines, but dream in curves

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                                                    • Kerf
                                                      Established Member
                                                      • Feb 2006
                                                      • 138
                                                      #14
                                                      Welcome aboard!
                                                      Nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that! -Rocky Balboa-

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                                                        • turkeywire
                                                          Forum Newbie
                                                          • Dec 2008
                                                          • 52
                                                          • Pearland, Tx
                                                          • Old Craftsman contractor (Grandfathers)
                                                          #15
                                                          Welcome to the forum.

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