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Hi,
here in Australia the BT3100 started to be imported by the local Ryobi licensee about 6 months ago - even though from reading these forums it's no longer available in the US. here it's sold as the BT3100K and includes all the Ryobi accessories, router table, wheels, mitre slot, dust bag etc, that were extras in the US.
At Bunnings (sort of the Home Depot of Australia) they have it available as a special order for $899 aussie dollars (yeah we pay a lot more for some stuff here :-( but less for others :-)
There is a review at http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/rev...obiBT3100K.htm
For a similar price it is possible to buy a table saw such as:
http://www.carbatec.com.au/store/ind..._450_3080_3120
for not much more money.
The BT3100k seems like a nice saw, but here people disparage it without ever having seen one based on the really cheap Ryobi table saws.
Portability and compactness of the Ryobi is great, and this is important to me, but not at the expense of accuracy of cut.
I'd rate myself as an intermediate woodworker (speaker boxes, bookshelves that sort of stuff), but got a yen to do some nice stuff for the house. I am on a really strict budget, and can't afford to make a huge mistake here.
I guess I'm asking if the Bt3100k is still a good device to buy, especially when compared to some of the saws it competes against here like the one above.
cheers
Gary
here in Australia the BT3100 started to be imported by the local Ryobi licensee about 6 months ago - even though from reading these forums it's no longer available in the US. here it's sold as the BT3100K and includes all the Ryobi accessories, router table, wheels, mitre slot, dust bag etc, that were extras in the US.
At Bunnings (sort of the Home Depot of Australia) they have it available as a special order for $899 aussie dollars (yeah we pay a lot more for some stuff here :-( but less for others :-)
There is a review at http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/rev...obiBT3100K.htm
For a similar price it is possible to buy a table saw such as:
http://www.carbatec.com.au/store/ind..._450_3080_3120
for not much more money.
The BT3100k seems like a nice saw, but here people disparage it without ever having seen one based on the really cheap Ryobi table saws.
Portability and compactness of the Ryobi is great, and this is important to me, but not at the expense of accuracy of cut.
I'd rate myself as an intermediate woodworker (speaker boxes, bookshelves that sort of stuff), but got a yen to do some nice stuff for the house. I am on a really strict budget, and can't afford to make a huge mistake here.
I guess I'm asking if the Bt3100k is still a good device to buy, especially when compared to some of the saws it competes against here like the one above.
cheers
Gary
Loring in Katy, TX USA
There are a whole bunch of "better" alternatives for around the same price.
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