BT3100 Sell whole or part out

[greencat]

I held on for 20 years and have enjoyed the ride but I'm moving on. I don't know if people understand the precision versus a contractor saw in order to sell it.

I have 1/2 of the extended rails and connectors, micro adjustment, unopened belt, blade guard with dust port and zero insert.

I would be happy with $100 whole or parted in West Michigan. Which way should I go?

[LCHIEN]

I watch BT3x parts on eBay all the time out of curiousity.
Clearly you can get a lot more for the parts than you can for the entire saw, plus, the entire saw is hard to ship whereas the parts in demand are relatively easy to ship.
Just off the top of my head, you should easily get these prices, maybe more at eBay auction
Sliding miter table, no fence.. $30-50
SMT fence and parts $30
Rip fence complete $30
Auxiliary table $35
Rails - $35 set
1/2 rails not seen but I would imagine $25 with connecting hardware
blade Wrenches $15
Arbor spacers and washers and nut $15
Motor $50-100
Spare belts set (of 2) $10-15
There's lots more parts like blade guard, handwheel, stand etc. that could be sold.
So it adds up to a lot more than $100 but it's a lot of work.

[greencat]

Thanks

[greencat]

Is the shark guard still being made for the 3100? Wondering what I should sell it for?

[LCHIEN]

https://www.thesharkguard.com/

still selling guards, the BT3000 doesn't seem to be listed though. The models for other saws seem to have gotten quite expensive.

I think this is the page where you would order one with the riving knife for the BT3x00 saws https://www.thesharkguard.com/produc...guard-package/
Being that they cost about $295-350 your riving knife and guard if you have a later version would be valuable to someone.

[greencat]

Weren't they originally made by a member of bt3central?

[LCHIEN]

Yes, Lee Styron, but he passed away a few years ago, but his family are running the business, I believe.

[tfischer]

Sorry I don't get here much anymore. If your "unopened belt" is a set of belts for the motor/arbor, I might be interested depending on price. Need to keep mine going as long as possible.

[dbhost]

Just my $.02 here on the sell whole or part it out. If the saw is in good shape, yes you can get more selling the parts, but there is a limited market, and there are parts that just never go bad you are going to get stuck with. OR you could sell the saw whole to someone looking to build their shop up for a lot less hassle...

Unless you are pressed for funds, and have nothing but time when you factor the time consumed, you would be better off selling it whole and passing it along to the next person that needs it.

[LCHIEN]

On the subject of parting out, it saddens me to see a working, good conditioned saw parted out because to me a fully functioning, assembled complete saw with no problems is intrinsically of more value than a pile of parts, even if every part is guaranteed to be there. The time of labor, the adjustment and tuning, etc. adds to its value. Assembly takes time and leads to potential errors and mistakes. Sentimentally its sad to see a trusted working companion be disassembled vs. a new life in a loving home.

OTOH, I understand its hard to get more then 150-200 for a working BT3000 anymore, plus the problems and cost of packaging and transporting to someone in another area.

I understand that a person missing a part or needing a replacement or enhancement or spare will be willing to pay for the part and its easy to ship. The BT3000 is a natural because there is such a big market and its so modular with extension rails, second auxiliary table for expansion. Most of the pieces are easily shipped. The unused unwanted parts will end up in the dumpster or recycling.

And besides the shipping hassles, parting the saw will probably result in larger monetary result, although a lot of trips to UPS. And why be sentimental?

Anyway that's my thought on the matter.

[Jim Frye]

I agree with the idea of trying to sell it whole. Perhaps these articles will help with your marketing. They apply to the BT3100 also.

https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...y-buy-a-bt3000

https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...-a-used-bt3000

[capncarl]

I too hate the thought of breaking up a working BT saw. They have so much to offer compared to what’s on the market today in this price range.
Although, breaking this saw down for parts may enable other woodworkers that have a BT with a bad parts that can be revived with these donor parts!
Sacrifice 1 to revive 3 or 4?