Hello,
I'm a new member of this forum but have looked in from time to time and thought it was time to join in the fun. I have a BT3000 with almost every option and accessory accumulated over time at yard sales, Craigslist ect.
A question I would like to ask is has anyone had problems with the out feed table hanging on the rear rail?
I didn't like the way the table was mounted since it represents a fair amount of weight suspended from this rail and all the accessories, the rip fence and the SMT all mount on and use some surface on the rear and front rails for their registration and alignment.
To address my concerns, I made a new mounting for my O.F. T. which doesn't subject the rear rail to any stresses but still allows the table to function as it should.
The mount consists of two 2 x 2 uprights approx. 33" long mounted to the standard BT3K saw base on either side of the rear opening. Two 24.5 long cross pieces are placed between the uprights, one near the bottom just below the opening and one near the middle just above the opening. A 1 x 4 x33" long is positioned level with the top of the vertical members and centered with them. A pair of gussets mounted between the uprights and the bottom of the 1 x 3 stiffen the system. Pocket screws and glue were used in the assembly.*
The top of the 1 x 3 was set to be parallel to and about 3/16 below the bottom of the rear rail. This allows the top surface of the O. F. table hinges to be on the same plane as when they were mounted to the bottom of the rear rail.*
The hinges were relocated about 2" further to the rear of their original position. This allows the rear SMT mounting clamps clearance to operate no matter where the SMT is mounted. This is an improvement over the original mounting.
An additional benefit of this new mounting is that the SMT miter bar will now move pass the center of the blade when the O.F table is raised.*
Anyway, I am interested in hearing from others about issues like this and how they were resolved. Also I apologize if I ran on too long in this post. As I said I'm new to he forum and just wanted to air one of my experiences with the BT 3.*
Regards to all,
I'm a new member of this forum but have looked in from time to time and thought it was time to join in the fun. I have a BT3000 with almost every option and accessory accumulated over time at yard sales, Craigslist ect.
A question I would like to ask is has anyone had problems with the out feed table hanging on the rear rail?
I didn't like the way the table was mounted since it represents a fair amount of weight suspended from this rail and all the accessories, the rip fence and the SMT all mount on and use some surface on the rear and front rails for their registration and alignment.
To address my concerns, I made a new mounting for my O.F. T. which doesn't subject the rear rail to any stresses but still allows the table to function as it should.
The mount consists of two 2 x 2 uprights approx. 33" long mounted to the standard BT3K saw base on either side of the rear opening. Two 24.5 long cross pieces are placed between the uprights, one near the bottom just below the opening and one near the middle just above the opening. A 1 x 4 x33" long is positioned level with the top of the vertical members and centered with them. A pair of gussets mounted between the uprights and the bottom of the 1 x 3 stiffen the system. Pocket screws and glue were used in the assembly.*
The top of the 1 x 3 was set to be parallel to and about 3/16 below the bottom of the rear rail. This allows the top surface of the O. F. table hinges to be on the same plane as when they were mounted to the bottom of the rear rail.*
The hinges were relocated about 2" further to the rear of their original position. This allows the rear SMT mounting clamps clearance to operate no matter where the SMT is mounted. This is an improvement over the original mounting.
An additional benefit of this new mounting is that the SMT miter bar will now move pass the center of the blade when the O.F table is raised.*
Anyway, I am interested in hearing from others about issues like this and how they were resolved. Also I apologize if I ran on too long in this post. As I said I'm new to he forum and just wanted to air one of my experiences with the BT 3.*
Regards to all,
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