Bt3100

[Bob Bassett]

Got everything torn apart waiting for my belts to come in. A couple of questions.

1. It it normal for the Guide Holder (80) be really difficult to remove? Do you guys put a little something on the motor bearing surface to help ease it back in or is it really supposed to be a really a tough fit?

2. I have the saw bolted to a plywood base. Do I really need to put the Left/Right Covers back on? All they seem to do is trap all sorts of dust and spider webs. Would sure make maintenance and cleaning easier. Getting the RH cover off from around the power receptacle always gives me fits. Where is the article that shows a way to relocate the receptacle?

3. How do you get rid of spider webs if you can't kill spiders? At least that's what my Orkin man tells me.

[crokett]

1. Yes it is normal. It is machined very closely.
2. Appearances I guess. Maybe airflow for cooling around the motor but I don't think so. I do think having the covers on will keep more sawdust out of the gears though.
3. Shop Vac.

[Garasaki]

Regarding the side covers, I experimented a bit with them off while transfering my saw to a different base, and found that the side covers do provide some structural integrety to the assembly.

Without them, you just have the sheet metal front and back, which has quite a bit of flex. However, adding them in makes a sheet metal box which has much less "give" to it.

[Black wallnut]

3. How do you get rid of spider webs if you can't kill spiders? At least that's what my Orkin man tells me.

Get a second opinion! Bayer makes a product, a wetable powder actually, called Tempo that is an excellent spider killer. You spray it on all your walls and ceiling, let it dry and live spider free for a long time. This product is very safe and not very costly. http://www.bayerpmp.ca/tempo.html

[Bob Bassett]

Get a second opinion! Bayer makes a product, a wetable powder actually, called Tempo that is an excellent spider killer. You spray it on all your walls and ceiling, let it dry and live spider free for a long time. This product is very safe and not very costly. http://www.bayerpmp.ca/tempo.html

Checked out the link and it looks like it would even kill the web worms I get in my grass. Does sound like a commercial product, though. Am I wrong, or is it available to the public?

[Black wallnut]

It is a general use pesticide so should be available for purchase by anyone. The only problem is the quanity you will have to buy. Last box I bought had 20 packets in it. I still have a bunch several years later. Since it is a wetable powder it really will not work very well outside as it could be washed off in a rain storm.

[LCHIEN]

Even using the shroud and a shopvac you get a lot of dust fall out the bottom.
i have a DC and I put a belly pan and 4" DC port in the bottom of the saw. So the sides help channel the air flow and dust to the belly pan and its wonderful clean (I still have suction on the dust port in the back.)

[Jnam]

I used a very small amount of machine oil...very small amount. It made the raising of the blade/motor mechanism much, much smoother. I expect to have to clean and lubricate that on a regular basis as it will prob get full of saw dust and gunk up. But for know it is working great.

[steve-norrell]

I used a very small amount of machine oil...very small amount. It made the raising of the blade/motor mechanism much, much smoother. I expect to have to clean and lubricate that on a regular basis as it will prob get full of saw dust and gunk up. But for know it is working great.

Why not follow the recommendations elsewhere on this website to use a dry lube, even candle wax? Candle wax works very well and hardly holds any dust at all. Just lower the blade and rub the candle on the slides.

Regards, Steve