I love my SMT, after some minor adjustment when it came out of the box almost 6 years ago, I haven't had to adjust it since. I have had no problems with accuracy or repeatability. For cross cutting extra wide panels, I remove the SMT fence, install a aluminum angle bracket at the front end of the SMT with two #8 screws, drilled and tapped for in the SMT and away we go. If the panels are extra long, I support the end with a roller ball stand. I have even cut strips of the bottom of a door, granted it was a narrow door, but it worked.
Tim
Poll on Miter slots
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smt vs. miter slots ?
I have miter slots on both sides of the blade, never really liked or felt comfortable with the smt. I bought the Incra V-27 and like it so much
if I decided to sell the saw...I would keep the it and use it on the new saw as well. eezlockLeave a comment:
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All the time I had my Bt3000 I never had or needed the miter slots. I made a bunch of sleds for the SMT.Leave a comment:
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After finally fine-tuning my SMT to perfection, I decided I was still unhappy with the SMT fence. Too subject to movement. I added my own miter slot extension using an Incra miter channel, purchased a V27 miter gauge, and I haven't looked back.Leave a comment:
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Not set up yet
I have two MSTs, but I haven't had the shop set up to where I could install everything.
Monday or Tuesday will start the process of getting all my tools out of storage and setting them up.Leave a comment:
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Same thing I did here, I do not like the SMT...Leave a comment:
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Well one of these days I am going to expand the bt with a wide table and all the good things that go with that. When I do that I will put in some slots and get some kind of incra jig to go with it. The SMT is good, but having the option of both is better.Leave a comment:
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I have the right side slots installed - primarily for more real estate on the table. I did have a second set of slots installed on the left thinking of making a cross cut sled but found the SMT did it just as well. Also felt it put the SMT too far from the blade so I took the left side slots off. Result - never use the slots, just the SMT.Leave a comment:
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Guess I can still vote, I did have a BT3K for years.
After I installed a MST and got an Incra V27, I never used the SMT again. But that is another of those personal preference things and not to say that those who adore the SMT are wrong.
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I installed the MST for one purpose: to hold a featherboard. The accuracy of my SMT was dead-on out of the box.Leave a comment:
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Poll on Miter slots
165Use miter slots exclusively , don't use the SMT9.70%16Use both the SMT and the Miter slots41.82%69Only use SMT, have Miter slots19.39%32Only use the SMT, don't have Miter slots25.45%42What the heck is a miter slot?3.64%6The poll is expired.
As the keep of the FAQ, I was made curious by some recent post activity.
How many actually like and use the miter slots versus those who use the
SMT?
I know some people feel very strongly one way or the other.Last edited by LCHIEN; 10-15-2006, 12:22 AM.Tags: None
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