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Drill press review: Ryobi 10″ Benchtop Drill Press DP100

Out of the box the Ryobi drill press requires some assembly. The motor and drill head are preassembled. What needs to be assembled is the base and drill table. Attach the support column to the base. Attach the table and table adjustment to the support column. Finally mount the drill [...]

Aligning cross cut fence: How do I align the Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 cross cut fence? Part 5

This is the fifth post in a series of Ryobi table saw alignment articles.
The sliding miter table comes with a large cross cut fence which is much larger than the stock miter gauge of a comparable table saws. This makes it easier to cut larger stock on the table saw without having to purchase [...]

How do I align the Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 sliding miter table? Part 4

This is the fourth post in a series of table saw alignment articles.
Here we will talk about aligning the sliding miter table.  The sliding miter table is an interesting twist on the standard miter gauge.  It offers a larger working area to hold the material being run through the saw.
Because of its design it there [...]

How do I align the Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 rip fence? Part 3

This is the third post in a series of table saw alignment articles.
Verify and align the rip fence.
What are we trying to accomplish?
Straight rip fence

The rip fence to be parallel to the rip fence.
The face of the rip fence to be perpendicular to the main table.

What is the effect when the rip fence is out [...]

How do I align the Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 rip fence rails? Part 2

Second part in the how to align a Ryobi BT-3000 / BT-3100 table saw.

How do I align my Ryobi BT3000 / BT3100 table saw? Part 1

This is the first in a series of posts that will cover several areas of the table saw that need to be aligned.  They are: Rip fence rails, rip fence, sliding miter table, crosscut fence.
Both table saws share many components and the BT3100 is an incremental version of the BT3000.  These alignment procedures will work [...]

How do I stop table saw vibration?

I am an owner of a ryobi BT-3000 table saw with the factory base. I like the table saw, but I don’t like the base. The base consists of a set of stamped steel that are bolted together. The frame makes the table saw light weight and more portable. However, because [...]

Freud 10″ 50 Tooth Thin Kerf ATB Perma-Shield Combination Blade TKR906

Table saw blades; I never gave them too much thought other than number of teeth, sharpness, and intended application. I have a couple of 10” carbide tipped 40 tooth blades that I use on a regular basis. They cut fairly well with the typical amount of vibration marks on the cut face.
I finally decided to [...]

Ryobi BT-3000 helpful sites

This post is more about Ryobi bt-3000 sites that I have found helpful in maintaining and modifying my table saw.
 
Ryobi BT-3000 modifications – contains a very detailed description about how to deal with the shim problem.  If you haven’t already had to face this, you most likely will an unfortunate design problem of the BT-3000.  [...]

Ryobi Benchtop Table Saw BT-3000

I purchased my BT-3000 used through the newspaper classifies.  The owner had upgraded to a Delta cabinet saw.  Not within my budget, at least not yet.  Along with the purchase came the extension rails and table.  He threw in a set of zero tolerance throat plates.
 
From other owners I have been told that the motor [...]