This document discusses the steps a BT3000 user could use to perform periodic maintenance in an effort to extend the life of the saw. The question of how often to perform this type of maintenance is dependent on the amount of usage. As a general rule of thumb, any time something on the saw does not perform in a normal fashion would be a good time to perform this entire maintenance process. Even if you are using the saw with an operating dust co...

This file was submitted to aid BT3000 owners in ordering parts from the Sears Online web site. It contains an exploded drawing of the BT3000 with the Sears parts number of each part....

Originally Posted by Rich Carmack in the category BT3000 Maintainence & Repair

This document was created from the Sears site and was current as of 1/16/2001. It contains multiple exploded drawings of various sections of the BT3000 as well as part numbers. It is very usefull when ordering replacement parts from Sears....

This is an Adobe PDF file that contains the English language version of the

Robyi RapidSet Micropositioner Device manual.

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This is an Adobe PDF file that contains the English language version of the BTS15 Operator's Manual. WARNING: This file is 1.16MB and will take a while to download over slow connections. I highly recommend right-clicking the "Download" button below and select "Save As…"

BTS 15 Manual:
BTS15_290_eng.pdf

A lot of times you see people extolling the sound virtues of the induction motor and in the same breath stating that the universal motor is too loud. You almost always see this in relation to the BT3000 (BT3K), which has a universal motor. It’s funny that you don’t hear people complain that their router or circular saw is too loud, but then no one makes a router or circular saw with an induction motor. You probably couldn’t lift one if they did. O...

How old is my BT3K?

Locate the tag with the serial number. The number alongside it shows the date of manufacture.
The format is yyww, Year and week #.

Mine was made in 1993, week #14



Original PDF Document:
bt3kage.pdf...

Originally Posted by Tom Scanio in the category General BT3000 Information

This is an Adobe PDF file that contains the English language version of the BT3100 Exploded Parts Diagram. WARNING: This file is 1.37MB and will take a while to download over slow connections. I highly recommend right-clicking the "Download" button below and select "Save As…"...

Originally Posted by David Hawkins in the category BT3000 Maintainence & Repair Three steps to a square SMT: After years of fussing over the SMT and trying to understand what made it tick, I've developed this understanding of its alignment process. It is similar to Ryobi's with a few less ambiguities. There are three steps to follow when aligning the SMT's base, table, and fence. In each explanation, I give a brief description followed by the dirty details. ...

Originally Posted by Martin Call in the category BT3000 Maintainence & Repair BT3000 Rear Fence Clamp Replacement ...

The following document is transcribed from the sheet that Ryobi Technical Support sends out if you request belt-changing instructions. It also contains information about adjusting the setscrews that hold the guide holder shims in proper alignment and instructions for taking the motor out. Ed Ellickson (see his article elsewhere on this site) expanded on this article to make...

Originally Posted by "JohnG" in the category BT3000 Maintenance & Repair I had to go through the ordeal recently of repairing the blade height adjustment on my B3000. The way this works is that the crank drives a shaft with a bevel gear on the end. The mating bevel gear turns a threaded shaft. The casting on the end of the motor (also supports the saw arbor) has a lug cast into it. This lug is threaded internally and the threaded shaft passes through this lug. As the shaft turns, the lug raises ...

Originally Posted by Ed Ellickson in the category BT3000 Maintenance & Repair This text is from a post on the Ryobi Power Tool Forum by Ed Ellickson titled "belt replacement" dated 9/13/98. When I broke my belts installing a zero-clearance throat plate, the search engine was down. The tech place where I bought the replacement belts didn't provide much help or direction. For those who have the problem later on, here is the procedure I figured out, which is quite fast: ...

Originally Posted by Chris Hogan in the category General BT3000 Information
This file is useful when designing your own cabinet to house the BT3000. It is a basic 3D drawing of the BT3000 with extension rails. This file is a 3-D AutoCAD 14 file.

NOTE: Contrary to the instructions below, this file is not a PDF and therefore DOES NOT require Adobe Acrobat Reader. Simply click the download button and the DWG will be downloaded.

bt3000.dwg