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My 24 year old BT 3000 jammed up the shims again - second time. First time was - I dunno - 15 years ago. I got a shim and do it yourself fix from a guy on BT3000.org or ??? I still have the extra shims (I must have ordered two sets), and some teflon-ish lube for the guide-ways (not bad considering we moved twice). What I no longer have is the very detailed instructions, which I may or may not need. It's starting to come back, and there's a few youtubes that have helped as a reminder. I've gone to the FAQs section and any of the topics highlighted will not open. So, is there a resource depicting the "best of" shim replacement?
Another minor but perplexing issue is that I cannot slide off the front rail. It slides when I loosen the gibs, but only until it hits what I assume is "the screw" mentioned in the assembly manual.
Memo to self and anyone who might not know better. I caused this shim failure by trying to cross cut a 9 foot 3x6 chuck of Port Orford cedar. It bound up and bucked and that was that. I limped along for the last six months until yesterday. No sense cranking on those gears. FYI, the first time this happened was when I tried using a POS wobbly style "adjustable" dado. Darn thing shook like losing one blade on a tail rotor of a chopper.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. New saws are a kilobuck for something that looks like it might perform as well as this machine. I did find a couple on Craigslist but - it now takes me about 15 hours to do a 10 hour drive.
Thanks in advance.
Another minor but perplexing issue is that I cannot slide off the front rail. It slides when I loosen the gibs, but only until it hits what I assume is "the screw" mentioned in the assembly manual.
Memo to self and anyone who might not know better. I caused this shim failure by trying to cross cut a 9 foot 3x6 chuck of Port Orford cedar. It bound up and bucked and that was that. I limped along for the last six months until yesterday. No sense cranking on those gears. FYI, the first time this happened was when I tried using a POS wobbly style "adjustable" dado. Darn thing shook like losing one blade on a tail rotor of a chopper.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. New saws are a kilobuck for something that looks like it might perform as well as this machine. I did find a couple on Craigslist but - it now takes me about 15 hours to do a 10 hour drive.
Thanks in advance.
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