Opinions on BT3000 vs BT3100 base?

[Timmymacnj]

Random question I have, is there a general preference on which sawbase the community tends to prefer? As I posted before, after I bought a BT3100 saw on marketplace, I was talking to a buddy of mine, and he gave me his BT3000 he wasn't using.

I had read about some of the differences between them, like the motor shim thing, but didn't realize the bases were pretty different until I picked it up. I think I prefer the much more squared off style of the 3000. Where does everyone else land?

Kind of irrelevant at the moment since I'm using a wooden cabinet base I picked up, but I might switch off in the future as I get my garage more together

[LCHIEN]

People like that you could build drawers and things into the square three thousand cabinet. Harder for the splayed leg 3100 cabinet.

[d_meister]

I have the BT3000 base and find it adequate for modifying for storage. From pictures, I wouldn't be interested in the truncated pyramid of the 3100. It would compromise storage even more. I have seen drawers built into the BT3000 base that came out nice.
I'm just persnickety about dead space in storage, though.

[Timmymacnj]

People like that you could build drawers and things into the square three thousand cabinet. Harder for the splayed leg 3100 cabinet.

Yeah that's pretty much what I was thinking, other than cost cutting on less material from Ryobi, I couldn't think of any advantages of the splayed leg. Thanks

[leehljp]

I had a 3000 and gave it to one of my son in laws around 2011 and really liked that stand better. I have a 3100 and wish I had given it to my son in law and kept the 3000. Yep, I had BT3x 2 saws.

[LCHIEN]

Imagine doing this (BT3000 stand DIY drawer set) (copied from a post by member mpc in 2012 but he said this was from many years before the post).


on the splayed BT3100 stand. BT3100 splayed stand: