quote:Originally posted by kgworkman
Hello, my name is Ken, and I bought a BT3100 yesterday.
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Hello, my name is Ken, and I bought a BT3100 yesterday.
<Enter ritualistic "Hi, Ken!" here>
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]Ray
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Sorry, here it's "Paint the Red Line."
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Ray"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
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Welcome aboard Ken.John HunterComment
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Yes! I was hoping that I would get Jay's copy/paste beginner's guide on this post. It's like a right of passage. Now I am a "real" BT3100 owner.
Luckily I'd already read it in many other topics. Before I went to buy my saw I even printed off the suggestions for different waxes to use on the work surfaces. Along with my saw I bought a can of minwax.
Thanks for all the hints on the bolts. Maybe all those racquetball sessions are paying off, and I'm now unbelievably strong. It must be the explanantion.
Anyway, 50 cents later I have the new bolts, and hope to finish assembly tonight.Comment
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Welcome aboard Ken! It is good to see someone from our part of the country here. Good luck and remember help is always here.
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Welcome Ken - make sawdust, have fun, be safe!Ken Weaver
Clemson, SC
"A mistake is absolute proof that someone tried to do something!Comment
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Hi Ken!.....
I'm in the same boat. Rather new here, however had my BT3100 sitting in a box for the last 10 months or so[V] and also twisted a bolt apart. They may not indeed need to be larger, however methinks one of the Ryobi engineers had a brain cramp or something. What self-respecting guy is going to put together his table saw and not crank down on what appear to be undersized screws holding the saw to the table?
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The red line has been painted...
I repeat, the red line has been painted.
The turkey flies at midnight... oh, wait that is for my "other" forum...
I finished my assembly tonight. I was going to ignore all of the advice here and skip the calibration checks. But, since the kiddos were already asleep and I couldn't cut, I decided to go ahead and run through them. I'm glad I did.
The miter table was out of parallel by over 1/8 inch. Of course once that was adjusted I had to run through the rest. It was a good experience, and now I am more confident that my saw is alighned and good to go (and I haven't even taken the cable tie off the power cord yet).
I put it through the inaugural red-line painting (blood red fingernail polish, compliments of the LOML (I didn't know she had it, I've never seen her wear it)). Now the second coat of wax is drying, and I'll put the third on before bed.
A couple of people have said that the 3100 doesn't need sanding. Any input on this, it is a little rougher than I was expecting for something that doesn't need sanding. Maybe the wax will do it though, I'll see.Comment
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welcome
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Oh, yeah. Ken's going to fit in here just fine...quote:Originally posted by kgworkman
The red line has been painted...
I repeat, the red line has been painted.
The turkey flies at midnight... oh, wait that is for my "other" forum...
Bob
Bad decisions make good stories.Comment
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