don't you miss a miter slot?

[Wood_workur]

I can't say I do, because I have never used a miter slot before- just the smt.

[DUD]

I have a miter slot on each side of the blade, which I never use. Bill

[vaking]

I have a well-tuned SMT and I use it a lot. I also have a dual-slot miter table mounted to the right of the blade. I use DSMT with featherboards and with miter gauge for some table saw cuts and also for some router cuts with router in accessory table on the other side of DSMT. I also added a home-brewed wooden miter slot on the left of the blade which works exclusively with also home-brewed grr-ripper substitute.
And for Venkatbo:
Imagine that I want to crosscut a piece of plywood 2'X8' into 2 pieces, one is 2'X3', the other is 2'X5' (forget the kerf). I can crosscut 24" wide sheet of ply on BT3100 using crosscut sled or a miter gauge. Can you do it with SMT?

[bigsteel15]

Imagine that I want to crosscut a piece of plywood 2'X8' into 2 pieces, one is 2'X3', the other is 2'X5' (forget the kerf). I can crosscut 24" wide sheet of ply on BT3100 using crosscut sled or a miter gauge. Can you do it with SMT?

Exactly the intention of my earlier comment regarding the SMT.
I like it, but it has it's limits.
That said, I have been pretty comfortable using the rip fence with proper end support on that exact cut so far. Not saying to do this, just that I've been OK with it.
One inkling of jamming or kickback though and I'll be building a sled. Shark Guard would save my a** once again.

[LCHIEN]

Originally Posted by vaking
Imagine that I want to crosscut a piece of plywood 2'X8' into 2 pieces, one is 2'X3', the other is 2'X5' (forget the kerf). I can crosscut 24" wide sheet of ply on BT3100 using crosscut sled or a miter gauge. Can you do it with SMT?

Exactly the intention of my earlier comment regarding the SMT.
I like it, but it has it's limits.
That said, I have been pretty comfortable using the rip fence with proper end support on that exact cut so far. Not saying to do this, just that I've been OK with it.
One inkling of jamming or kickback though and I'll be building a sled. Shark Guard would save my a** once again.

I would be quite comfortable running the 2' long edge against the rip fence
for that cut. 2' is enough to control it accurately, and I think, safely.

[Michael McBroom]

Mitre slot only for fingerboards?

That's why I added the aux miter slot to my 3100.

Although I use the SMT for most work, the miter slot is nice for holding fingerboards and such.

Bob,

My first post here. I signed up and all, hoping but not really expecting to find answers to my questions, but it looks like I just might have.

I build guitars and have just recently purchased a BT3100. Among other things, I want to use it to cut fret slots into fingerboards. I haven't been willing to try this without having a mitre slot available. It occurred to me that I could position the router table attachment with an appropriate gap, but since the sides of the tables are not at 90deg angles, I've sort of rejected that idea as well. Another thread here involved the insertion of a piece of material between the saw table proper and the router table, and it occurred to me that, if I did this, I could route a slot into this extra piece. Maybe not secure enough, though?

Sorry for the newbie question, but I don't even know which side of the saw the mitre attachment attaches to -- I'm assuming the right side. And another question is, if there's a slot only on one side, assuming the right, what is done to reinforce a fret slotting jig on the other? Just clamp it down to the SMT and use it that way?

Best,

Michael

[JR]

My first post here. ...
I build guitars and have just recently purchased a BT3100. Among other things, I want to use it to cut fret slots into fingerboards.

You might reach out to Tundra_Man, our local guitar maker. Here's one of his recent posts. http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...ghlight=guitar

Welcome abord, Michael.

JR

[LCHIEN]

Bob,

My first post here. I signed up and all, hoping but not really expecting to find answers to my questions, but it looks like I just might have.

I build guitars and have just recently purchased a BT3100. Among other things, I want to use it to cut fret slots into fingerboards. I haven't been willing to try this without having a mitre slot available. It occurred to me that I could position the router table attachment with an appropriate gap, but since the sides of the tables are not at 90deg angles, I've sort of rejected that idea as well. Another thread here involved the insertion of a piece of material between the saw table proper and the router table, and it occurred to me that, if I did this, I could route a slot into this extra piece. Maybe not secure enough, though?

Sorry for the newbie question, but I don't even know which side of the saw the mitre attachment attaches to -- I'm assuming the right side. And another question is, if there's a slot only on one side, assuming the right, what is done to reinforce a fret slotting jig on the other? Just clamp it down to the SMT and use it that way?

Best,

Michael

you can do anything you darn well please. What is nice about the saw is all the options.
You want miter slot, you can have one. Right or left. home made routered in table top inserts or factory made.
You can attach all sorts of jigs to the SMT and use that too.
Anything is possible!

FYI the standard miter slot attachment attaches to the left of the main table but people have made it mount to the right with some ingenuity and also put slots in wooden inserts both left and right.

[jnesmith]

I have a miter slot on each side of the blade, which I never use. Bill

Funny how everyone does things differently. I have the duel MST to the left, and shop-made miter slot to the right. I use them all the time with sleds and jigs. I can't remeber the last time I used the SMT.

[kmk]

Funny how everyone does things differently. I have the duel MST to the left, and shop-made miter slot to the right. I use them all the time with sleds and jigs. I can't remeber the last time I used the SMT.

Different story here... I have the same setup (Left & Right). I yet to use them...

[Jim Boyd]

No I do not miss my miter slots, they are made right into the table I do occasionally miss my smt

[scoter99]

I miss the MS!! I've tried for 3 weeks to get a box joint jig to work that was attached to the SMT and it was a waste of time! There are just too many moving parts on the SMT to get reliable cuts every time. The first time I cut the joint it would work ok, but after removing the SMt the joints never worked right. I gave up and swithced to a locking rabbit joint for my drawer boxes.

[eeeehaw]

Where to get miter slot table for BT3100 ???

I've been using a BT3100 for a few months now, and am really yearning for a standard miter slot for featherboards and accessories. Mentions in this thread have been made by posters of a manufacturer's miter slot table (even one with dual slots) that can be added to this saw. Where can I obtain this?

[bigsteel15]

I've been using a BT3100 for a few months now, and am really yearning for a standard miter slot for featherboards and accessories. Mentions in this thread have been made by posters of a manufacturer's miter slot table (even one with dual slots) that can be added to this saw. Where can I obtain this?

M&D Mower or Dixie Sales.
Just go to Ryobi.com and find the 1-800 number for your area.
Or check out komatoast (member of this forum) on e-bay.
He also sells a kit to mount it to the right side.

[Luckbox]

I added the extra slot mainly for sleds and jigs. I persoannly prefer to use my cutoff sled and my 45 degree sled. The cuts are perfect every time and it is one less thing for me to have set or think about.