Hi all,
i have an older BT3000 that was in storage at my father-in-law’s business. When I dug it out, it was missing the rip fence. I looked around and found that many of the necessary parts for the fence, including the plastic parts, are discontinued and exceedingly hard to find.
However, I am also a 3d printing and CAD enthusiast who routinely replicates broken plastic parts when I have an original, even a broken one. Does anyone here have a rip fence assembly (or just the plastic parts; broken is fine) that you could send me? I would pay shipping both ways, and would provide copies of any replicated plastic parts when I return it. I would also be happy to post the print (stl) files either here, by email directly to other users, or on a repository such as Thingiverse. I would make the same offer for any other part on the saw that is not currently available such as knobs, clamps, brackets etc.
3d printed parts are not particularly durable, but they do last for a while; and when they break you can just print another one (or have it printed for you). Many plastic parts are not necessarily under stress, but they get damaged in other ways (I recall sawing the ends off the miter fence regularly). Having the ability to replace discontinued plastic parts could keep a number of these saws running for years.
i am also willing to share my knowledge about CAD and 3d printing with any users on this site. I have the ability to do YouTube tutorials on the process if there is interest.
Hoping to hear from you!
(I am located in Nevada, USA)
Dave
i have an older BT3000 that was in storage at my father-in-law’s business. When I dug it out, it was missing the rip fence. I looked around and found that many of the necessary parts for the fence, including the plastic parts, are discontinued and exceedingly hard to find.
However, I am also a 3d printing and CAD enthusiast who routinely replicates broken plastic parts when I have an original, even a broken one. Does anyone here have a rip fence assembly (or just the plastic parts; broken is fine) that you could send me? I would pay shipping both ways, and would provide copies of any replicated plastic parts when I return it. I would also be happy to post the print (stl) files either here, by email directly to other users, or on a repository such as Thingiverse. I would make the same offer for any other part on the saw that is not currently available such as knobs, clamps, brackets etc.
3d printed parts are not particularly durable, but they do last for a while; and when they break you can just print another one (or have it printed for you). Many plastic parts are not necessarily under stress, but they get damaged in other ways (I recall sawing the ends off the miter fence regularly). Having the ability to replace discontinued plastic parts could keep a number of these saws running for years.
i am also willing to share my knowledge about CAD and 3d printing with any users on this site. I have the ability to do YouTube tutorials on the process if there is interest.
Hoping to hear from you!
(I am located in Nevada, USA)
Dave
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