Should I buy accessory kit?

[Anna]

Hi,

Need some advice:

I'm picking up my BT3100 on Sunday from Home Depot (155 miles away) and I'm wondering if I should get the accessory kit. My local HD has 11 boxes in the store, and I know they're supposed to be hard to come by. I've never owned the BT3100 before, and I'm not sure if I should get the accessory kit or not.

Is it worth the $100 to get it now?

Thanks.

[LCHIEN]

The answer in the FAQ is:
(Note: you can find the FAQ and answers to 100+ BT3-related questions in a link in the first post under getting started topics here on BT3Central
http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=19968)

What’s in the Accessory kit? Is it worth buying?

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A miter slot table

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A miter clamp

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A router mounting and fence kit

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A pair of plastic ZCTPs, uncut (these are zero clearance throat plates, discussed later in
the FAQ)

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A metal Dado throat plate

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A dust collection bag

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A pair of casters
Some people like some of the first four items. It’s a very subjective thing. The last 3 are so-so –
most people don’t like them. At special order prices for the individual pieces the kit is about half
off when sold for $99. If free with the saw or cheap on eBay then it might be worthwhile.
You may or may not appreciate the miter slot table (see discussion later in the FAQ). Some really
like the miter clamp. The casters are hard to use. The bag is much poorer than using a shop vac.
The router kit (see router discussion later in the FAQ) has a mickey-mouse fence attachment but
the plate for mounting the router can save you work. The support rings for different sized router
bits are hard to make yourself. The ZCTP’s receive mixed reviews (see later discussion in the
FAQ). There are do-it yourself options for many if not most of these.

[Anna]

lchien,

Thanks. I'm so tired today, I didn't even think of looking in the FAQ. I'm doing it now, though.