Hey all, I'm another newbie interested in the BT3000 as a first table saw. I'm mostly looking to Craigslist, which has some BT3000s, a pile of cheap Craftsman models (no BT3000-knockoffs that I can see), and the occasional Ridgid.
There's a guy selling a BT3000 for $100. The serial says it was manufacturered in 1991. It seems superficially to be in good shape and doesn't appear to have been used much. The seller was given it as a trade, though, so he doesn't know the history. It does appear to have all the accessory parts.
It had two problems. I'm not sure how important they are.
1. The motor had a somewhat sharp, ragged overtone to it when we started the saw. I don't know if this is typical, or if the motor requires some sort of maintenance. The belts looked practically new.
2. The blade has about 1/8" play in either direction when the saw is stopped. I could wiggle it fairly easily. Is this normal? If not, is it fixable? When the saw was running, the blade was noticeably out of true. I couldn't tell if the blade was warped or something more significant.
Is this saw worth buying? Or should spend $200 and pick up one of these circa-2005ish Ridgids? Also, does BT3000 blade guard have a riving knife that goes up and down with the blade?
Thanks!
There's a guy selling a BT3000 for $100. The serial says it was manufacturered in 1991. It seems superficially to be in good shape and doesn't appear to have been used much. The seller was given it as a trade, though, so he doesn't know the history. It does appear to have all the accessory parts.
It had two problems. I'm not sure how important they are.
1. The motor had a somewhat sharp, ragged overtone to it when we started the saw. I don't know if this is typical, or if the motor requires some sort of maintenance. The belts looked practically new.
2. The blade has about 1/8" play in either direction when the saw is stopped. I could wiggle it fairly easily. Is this normal? If not, is it fixable? When the saw was running, the blade was noticeably out of true. I couldn't tell if the blade was warped or something more significant.
Is this saw worth buying? Or should spend $200 and pick up one of these circa-2005ish Ridgids? Also, does BT3000 blade guard have a riving knife that goes up and down with the blade?
Thanks!
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