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  • John Parker
    #1

    Installing a router on the BT3100

    I just opened my BT3K series accessories kit and I'm reading the Router Mounting Kit manual.

    Has anyone installed a rounter on their BT3100?

    It looks like it will only take a Ryobi Model Router.

    R160, R161, R165, RE170, RE170VS, R175, RE175, R180, RE185, RE600 and RE601.

    Does anyone have experience with any of these models?

    Tks,

    John
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    • Tom Slick
      Veteran Member
      • May 2005
      • 2913
      • Paso Robles, Calif, USA.
      • sears BT3 clone
      #2
      I mounted my portercable router on my bt3100 by using the baseplate of the router as a template and drilling holes in the mounting plate.
      Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

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        • wardprobst
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2006
          • 681
          • Wichita Falls, TX, USA.
          • Craftsman 22811
          #3
          Originally posted by John Parker
          I just opened my BT3K series accessories kit and I'm reading the Router Mounting Kit manual.

          Has anyone installed a rounter on their BT3100?

          It looks like it will only take a Ryobi Model Router.

          R160, R161, R165, RE170, RE170VS, R175, RE175, R180, RE185, RE600 and RE601.

          Does anyone have experience with any of these models?

          Tks,

          John
          Generally decent routers for the price, check the very nice FAQ provided by Mr. L. Chien at http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=19968 for other options.
          HTH,
          DP
          www.wardprobst.com

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            • jhart
              Veteran Member
              • Feb 2004
              • 1715
              • Minneapolis, MN, USA.
              • BT3100
              #4
              I have a basic Craftsman unit mounted on my 3100. Lined up with the holes without any problems.
              Joe
              "All things are difficult before they are easy"

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                • LCHIEN
                  Super Moderator
                  • Dec 2002
                  • 22010
                  • Katy, TX, USA.
                  • BT3000 vintage 1999
                  #5
                  The Craftsman routers were OEM'ed by Ryobi so that's why they fit. Ward Probst is right, there's a goodly section on routers for the BT3s in m BT3 FAQ
                  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-questions

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                    • John Parker
                      #6
                      Originally posted by John Parker
                      I just opened my BT3K series accessories kit and I'm reading the Router Mounting Kit manual.

                      Has anyone installed a rounter on their BT3100?

                      It looks like it will only take a Ryobi Model Router.

                      R160, R161, R165, RE170, RE170VS, R175, RE175, R180, RE185, RE600 and RE601.

                      Does anyone have experience with any of these models?

                      Tks,

                      John
                      Thanks all for the info...

                      Happy sawdust!!

                      John

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