upgrade for bt3100

[ebanks]

I would like to upgrade my bt3100 to add more room on the top surface for ripping cross cutting etc. but not sure of best method.
I have seen the jointech but it seems too expensive.
I have heard that there is a wide table kit available but I am not sure how to find it. Is there an optional fence system upgrade also for the saw?

What does everyone recommend.

[drumpriest]

The wide table kit is available from ordertree.com and it is a second set of rails and some connecting hardware. With it you increase your rip capacity by 42". I have a 1/2 set that I split with another forum member.

As for the fence, it's a good fence, not sure what you want to do to it. You can fashion your own attachment to the fence to lengthen it front to back, or for burried cuts.

[Roger on the Rock]

Can't find the wide table kit on ordertree.com. Could you post a link to it?

Thanks,

Roger

[Bruce Cohen]

I got one a few weeks ago on ebay (direct sale, no bidding) the rails and the connecting hardware were $99.00, but that still leaves you with coming up with a longer table, legs ($54.00 from Sears and the hardware to mount the top to the rails.

Best,

Bruce

P.S., just enter Ryobi in the search window of ebay, the seller is a member of this forum, Komatoast.

[vaking]

Wide table kit for bt3100

Below is link to wide table kit for BT3100 from M&D mower. The place is reliable - mine is from this place. Note- this is a kit for BT3100, there is a kit for BT3000 and it is more expensive.
http://m-and-d.com/RAC-4730301.html?id=aBGVRet8
The kit includes instructions how to make a simple table top expansion surface and legs out of plywood and 2x4. Start with that - you will figure out yourself how to make more elaborate top and integrate mobile base later on.

[ebanks]

does sears sell a table kit??
What does it include that the ryobi kit does not include?

Which is better??

[gmack5]

No Difference!

The Wide Table Kit is the same, regardless of who's name is on the box. Sears buys them from Ryobi with a Sears label on them.

Be aware though, they're for the BT3000, not the BT3100. (The Rails are Silver, not Black)

[LCHIEN]

this and many other questions are answered thoroughly and concisely in the BT3 frequently asked questions document, linked here.

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=19968