Somewhere along the past I documented the Rod Kirby Shop Built (DIY) Miter Fence Holder
After he retired his BT3000, Rod Kirby sent me his original shop made miter fence holder that was famously in all his posts. Typical Rod Kirby craftsmanship. Not that hard to make.

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The above PDF can be downloaded and has the measurements for the holder parts - its rather simple,
Really takes a top plate, a block and a compound T-slot...

I made a belly pan dust collection for my BT3000, using a commercially available, cheap dust pan from one of the woodworking supply houses with a 4" hose fitting.

It seems to work effectively very simple DC belly pan under BT3000. Not tightly fitting I wanted to allow air in to carry the dust to the DC, pulling on a closed cabinet is not a good idea. So the plywood sits on the stand, not screwed down or anything. So there's air coming in thru the ends and the Shroud dust port arc....

Small T-nut for the left side of BT3 rip fence or front of miter fence (Article Version)

11-30-2023, 04:00 PM
I have found a perfect T-nut for the front of the BT3 miter fence and for the left side of the rip fence (same extrusion used both places)

Its actually a weld nut, but fits the T-slot described above.

Weld Nut: #10-24 Thread, Tab, 1/32 in Base Ht, 3/8 in Base Wd, 5/8 in Base Lg, Steel, 50 PK
Item 1LAJ3 Mfr. Model 1LAJ3​ (WW Graingers)...

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Made this measurement tonight.
Dimensions of all the slots on the Rip/Miter fence (same extrusion if you never knew).
Viewed from...

The elevation screw for the BT3x says is a 9/16"-12TPI threaded rod. It lifts the motor bracket assembly using a threaded hole in the aluminum bracket....

https://www.lumberjocks.com/projects/30443

Jim Jakosh dated 4/6/2010

I thought it has some good ideas esp. liking the articulated...

As I mentioned elsewhere I have decided to make a 45 degree miter jig for my BT3 somewhat along the principles of this Rockler miter slot sled Jig....

I have had a tall BT3000 fence for a number of years, I should have used it a few days ago but I didn't because it was too much trouble, And I paid the...

I know that the BT3000 had two casters on one side for moving it around (mine are missing), has anyone mounted it on four casters? I have limited space,...

Several members wrote about their need for the now unavailable miter pointer - what I call the orange thingey that slides along the rear of the miter...

$225, bought in 1995, works great. The full system.

Hi Guys - I haven't been on the forum much lately ... I bought a '55 MGTF-1500 that is taking up space, time, and money that is(was) used by my woodworking shop. The car has a wood frame beneith the body panels, so I guess it counts as woodworking. Thanks for resurrecting my No-Measure alignment thread. I see that it has lost some of the attachments. So I reposted it below. Note - there are a lot of good ways to adjust a BT3K or any other table saw. This is the one that I found is best for...

Since it seems time for my semi-annual maintenance and due to several posts asking how to lately I deciced to take pictures during mine. Keep in mind this is specifically for the BT3000 only.

Step 1: double un-plug saw at outlet and onboard outlet. Remove throat plate, Sharkguard, Big dog clamp, and splitter (or the stock POS []). Remove blade and spacers.



Step 2: remove left side cover and dust shroud.



Step 3: remove the four...

I have attached the manual for those who requested it. I found this a useful accessory. Its a fairly heavy table about the width of the BT3000 and maybe just a bit deeper than the top of the BT3. The front attaches to the rear rail at two points of the BT3 and has a slightly beveled front to that the workpeices coming off the saw don't catch. There's a hinge right behind the rear rail which fastens to the bottom of the rear rail via T-slot using T-nuts and bolts (the hinge is articulated so...