Hello, I'm new here, just hunting for info for fixing up my Ryobi BT3000 that I bought new ~15+ years ago. A little background info. My saw doesn't get use a lot, I'm more of a metal fabricator, but I do some home remodeling and handyman wood projects. Last year or so using my table saw more, and the blade up and down movement got hard. I knew there was an issue with the mechanism, and just used a j hook to catch the motor arbor to assist lifting and lowering so I wouldn't ruin any sliding parts. I burned out the motor trying to rip an 8' 5/4 deck board thickness (not board width), 1-1/2" deep, probably from the motor holder deflecting and binding of the blade. I've already bought a new used motor off of Ebay, and new shims for both the 3000 and 3100 from ereplacement parts. Ereplacement parts doesn't show different part #'s for Guide holder for both 3000 & 3100, so I thought I'd try the newer style shims for the 3100, since mine seemed to disappear as I never remember them falling out.
So I can tell you that the 3000 guide holder doesn't work, it needs to be milled to fit new thicker shims. The guy that sold me the motor assembly is sending the 3000 guide holder that he didn't send with motor, to machine down. I've been searching google, here and Youtube and find bits and pieces of what I want, but not everything. I went to the BT3 FAQ and not all of the links work.
I joined the forum just to see if there are archives that a user/member can get to that the casual onlooker can't. The threaded rod that raises and lowers motor on the new used assembly I just got is worn a lot more than my motor bracket and seems to bind a bit. So I want to put the motor I got on my original motor mounting bracket to get the best change of smooth up and down movement with the minimum amount of deflection from loose fit of the threaded lifting mechanism. There seems to be plenty of info about shims and replacements, but not much about motor and belt replacement and threaded rod.
Here are a couple of questions I've been looking for answers for.
How do you remove belts and motor from motor mounting bracket?
Does anyone actually know the different dimensions of the BT3000 guide holder compared to the BT3100 guide holder?
This seems like a lot of trouble to go through, but I looked at some new portable table saws and didn't see anything I really liked. I got rid of a bulky, heavy, cast iron Craftsman table so I could easily store saw in tight area and move it out easily when I need it.
Thanks for any help/links you can provide.
So I can tell you that the 3000 guide holder doesn't work, it needs to be milled to fit new thicker shims. The guy that sold me the motor assembly is sending the 3000 guide holder that he didn't send with motor, to machine down. I've been searching google, here and Youtube and find bits and pieces of what I want, but not everything. I went to the BT3 FAQ and not all of the links work.
I joined the forum just to see if there are archives that a user/member can get to that the casual onlooker can't. The threaded rod that raises and lowers motor on the new used assembly I just got is worn a lot more than my motor bracket and seems to bind a bit. So I want to put the motor I got on my original motor mounting bracket to get the best change of smooth up and down movement with the minimum amount of deflection from loose fit of the threaded lifting mechanism. There seems to be plenty of info about shims and replacements, but not much about motor and belt replacement and threaded rod.
Here are a couple of questions I've been looking for answers for.
How do you remove belts and motor from motor mounting bracket?
Does anyone actually know the different dimensions of the BT3000 guide holder compared to the BT3100 guide holder?
This seems like a lot of trouble to go through, but I looked at some new portable table saws and didn't see anything I really liked. I got rid of a bulky, heavy, cast iron Craftsman table so I could easily store saw in tight area and move it out easily when I need it.
Thanks for any help/links you can provide.
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