Couple of safety upgrades.

[Dedpedal]

Well, as my first and favorite BT3000 came as bare bones and worn out as could be ,it didn’t have the miter slots or safety cover for the blade. I’d been hem hawing around about a Shark Gaurd for a while so I made my own riving knife from a cover bracket that didn’t have a cover. It looks good to me, now to try it out.
I also made a couple of multi purpose stops for my cross cut sled. They can also be used to hold down longer pieces. When I make another sled after this one I’ll be able to take these with me.
On another note I helped a new woodworker into the BT fold and found her this one for $50. It needs some tlc but when we tune it up I’m sure it will serve her well for years to come.

[jlhumbert]

Looks good! I made my own riving knife too. Cut mine out of aluminum. Sure feels safer to operate the saw now!

[Dedpedal]

I might celebrate with Corky Bells!

[Black walnut]

The Shark Guard will prove to be a worthwhile purchase if it ever saves an injury. Prior to having Lee make one for me I cut down the riving knife that came with my saw. Everyone should make their own decisions as to risk/reward and value.

Hoping that you invited the "new woodworker" to our forum.

[Dedpedal]

I did! Today we are going to clean hers up and possibly my new one as well. As 90% of my cuts are on a sled, I have procrastinated but when I got this bracket/ knife in a buy I finally did it. I hope we are up to date on tetanus shots. lol.