I found this site as I was looking at different saws for sale on craigslist. This looks like the place to come for information on the BT3K model of saws.
About me - I'm still south of retirement age but I have been thinking about getting into woodworking. Especially to have as a hobby when I am on the other side of retirement age. I have a part of a two car garage that I'm looking at trying to use as a shop. I should have figured out the shop first before buying my saw but sometimes things don't happen as planned. Hoping to learn a lot from folks who have been around these saws and saw systems.
What I bought - I ended up getting a BT3000 and it came with a Ryobi 1 1/2 router. I paid $125 and I think that wasn't too bad. I have very few other woodworking tools so I can see needing to save for "stuff". My sliding miter table has a lot of play so I'm guessing I'll need to look on here for the best way to adjust that. The saw seems to be in pretty good shape. Not much saw dust inside the cover. The blade goes up and down smoothly. The saw does run as does the router. When tilting, the lever seems to want to move out of the tilt position so you have to hold it. Not sure if that is normal for these or not.
Since I haven't been involved in woodworking since high school woodshop over 30+ years ago, I have a lot to learn. My number one priority is to have all of my eyeballs and fingers after finishing every project. My saw didn't come with a guard or riving knife. Kind of a big concern for me. I did see that the SharkGuard is mentioned on here quite a bit. Right now, I'm kind of like a kid at Christmas and want to start building something so the 7 week lead time will be taxing. I've also seen that Microjig makes a splitter and was wondering if something like that would work well. I'll probably be springing for the GRR-ripper soon.
Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself. I have downloaded and read the latest FAQ but I'm sure I'll read it a couple more times.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks for letting me join what seems to be a great community.
About me - I'm still south of retirement age but I have been thinking about getting into woodworking. Especially to have as a hobby when I am on the other side of retirement age. I have a part of a two car garage that I'm looking at trying to use as a shop. I should have figured out the shop first before buying my saw but sometimes things don't happen as planned. Hoping to learn a lot from folks who have been around these saws and saw systems.
What I bought - I ended up getting a BT3000 and it came with a Ryobi 1 1/2 router. I paid $125 and I think that wasn't too bad. I have very few other woodworking tools so I can see needing to save for "stuff". My sliding miter table has a lot of play so I'm guessing I'll need to look on here for the best way to adjust that. The saw seems to be in pretty good shape. Not much saw dust inside the cover. The blade goes up and down smoothly. The saw does run as does the router. When tilting, the lever seems to want to move out of the tilt position so you have to hold it. Not sure if that is normal for these or not.
Since I haven't been involved in woodworking since high school woodshop over 30+ years ago, I have a lot to learn. My number one priority is to have all of my eyeballs and fingers after finishing every project. My saw didn't come with a guard or riving knife. Kind of a big concern for me. I did see that the SharkGuard is mentioned on here quite a bit. Right now, I'm kind of like a kid at Christmas and want to start building something so the 7 week lead time will be taxing. I've also seen that Microjig makes a splitter and was wondering if something like that would work well. I'll probably be springing for the GRR-ripper soon.
Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself. I have downloaded and read the latest FAQ but I'm sure I'll read it a couple more times.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks for letting me join what seems to be a great community.
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