Articulated Dust Port Cover For the Ryobi BT3000 Table Saw

[Jim Frye]

This accessory for the BT3000 (BT3K) is intended to complete the process to
enclose the cabinet of the BT3K. The purpose of this exercise is twofold. First, by
closing up as many of the large openings in the cabinet as possible, better dust
extraction can be done within the shrouded blade area. This should also help keep
dust out of the motor. Secondly, the more openings in that are closed, the less noise
should escape and thus make the saw quieter to operate. The first part of this exercise
was undertaken by creating a “belly pan” to close off the bottom of the cabinet and to
collect any dust that didn’t get collected via the saw’s dust port. At that time, the
triangular openings in the top front and rear of the cabinet were closed off and the vent
slots on the left side of the cabinet were closed as well. This cover project will close off
the remaining large opening leaving just the motor vent on the right side of the cabinet,
the slot in the throat plate, and the crescent shaped slot in the front of the cabinet that
the tilt/elevation hand wheel operates in.