Was looking for a good capable table saw and came across this forum. Was a little dismayed because the BT3000 sounded like a great versatile saw, but too big for my 2-car garage. Then one showed up on craigslist for $265 and thought I should see it. Guy never called back. A couple of days later another showed up for $150. Got a hold of the guy and next day went to just look. Well, it ended up coming home with me for $90. It has the stand and the large table top attached, all the normal accessories, including the router attachement but with a broken clear tube. It also just fits where my old Black & Decker 8" $1 saw and my homemade stand resided.
Thanks to you and this forum for opening my eyes to this amazingly versatile and well designed saw! It is on the noisy side and I noticed quite a bit of the noise comes from the body of the saw. The sheet metal used is pretty thin, so had anyone tried putting sound absorbing material (stick on sheets) on the inside walls of the saw?
I found the latest version of the BT3000 as the Crafsman 21829 for $599. It has all the modern upgrades with one picture showing a new style guard, grooves on a the table top plate for a standard miter gauge, foldable stand for easy storage and parts storage attachment. Are all of these compatible with the BT3000? I ask because the base of the Craftsman unit looks slightly different, and I am not sure what changes were made to the rails since the rip fence clamp looks slightly different too. Some of those 'upgrade' would make my saw EXACTLY what I need with storage help!
Just sharing what is new to me and probably very old news to you! Thanks for a great informative forum. Glad to be a new member with a great saw! Now to go through all the proper set-up to check and make sure it does its best for me.
Thanks to you and this forum for opening my eyes to this amazingly versatile and well designed saw! It is on the noisy side and I noticed quite a bit of the noise comes from the body of the saw. The sheet metal used is pretty thin, so had anyone tried putting sound absorbing material (stick on sheets) on the inside walls of the saw?
I found the latest version of the BT3000 as the Crafsman 21829 for $599. It has all the modern upgrades with one picture showing a new style guard, grooves on a the table top plate for a standard miter gauge, foldable stand for easy storage and parts storage attachment. Are all of these compatible with the BT3000? I ask because the base of the Craftsman unit looks slightly different, and I am not sure what changes were made to the rails since the rip fence clamp looks slightly different too. Some of those 'upgrade' would make my saw EXACTLY what I need with storage help!
Just sharing what is new to me and probably very old news to you! Thanks for a great informative forum. Glad to be a new member with a great saw! Now to go through all the proper set-up to check and make sure it does its best for me.
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