the attached picture illustrates the history of BT3 and sears clones handwheels.
FAQ rev 10 coming with more handwheel info...
Funny note - the later BT3000 front panel has an illustration of the use of the Bevel/elevation lever; the lever is visible thru the center of the handwheel meaning the original wheel is used in the illustration even though the handwheel has moved on...
of all the handwheels I like the 22811 the best - metal and business-like looking. Too bad it won't fit. Also note its larger diameter than the other handwheels. One of the old, old knocks on the 22811 was that the handle if rotated to the right elevation (crank up) and the rip fence set narrow and the rip handle pushed down, the two handles would interfere with each other's working.
FAQ rev 10 coming with more handwheel info...
Funny note - the later BT3000 front panel has an illustration of the use of the Bevel/elevation lever; the lever is visible thru the center of the handwheel meaning the original wheel is used in the illustration even though the handwheel has moved on...
of all the handwheels I like the 22811 the best - metal and business-like looking. Too bad it won't fit. Also note its larger diameter than the other handwheels. One of the old, old knocks on the 22811 was that the handle if rotated to the right elevation (crank up) and the rip fence set narrow and the rip handle pushed down, the two handles would interfere with each other's working.
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