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   RickL | Apr 09, 2008 06:04pm | #1

   There's lots of replacement handles but since you  have the saw can you post specs on what you need. Bore size, keyway  size, shaft length. Like to help folks but you need to do your part. I'd like to see a format on how to post a question so folks could just fill in the blanks. So many posts are so vague.

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   mytulpa | Apr 09, 2008 08:11pm | #3

   well, since this is the third crank i'm about to order (unless.....) plus the original crank, making four in total, i kinda figured there may be others out there who have been thru the same scenario as myself, thereby making it easy for one of you fine fokes to say " why, i can help poor mytulpa with his dilemma. let me go and look at my saw which i have retrofitted with groovy metal part thingies so's i can get the part no's". that said, i do think a form letter type thing for this specific situation would be a good idear.

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   JohnWW | Apr 09, 2008 06:23pm | #2

   Sears sells the same saw but it has a metal handle. I tracked down this information on another site:

   "Get the craftsman 22811 saw version which is cast metal but requires an adapter. You’ll need item #36, a 981817-001 adapter, ($9.09), and item #35, a 977277-002 Handwheel Assy ($9.99) and a ¼-20 by 1” capscrew (at your local hardware store). You’ll need to specify the saw model 315228110."

   Another fix is to take the plastic wheel and fill it with lead shot, coarse sand or something similar would probably work just as well, and then pour in thin epoxy to create a solid handle.

   Google BT3000 or BT3100, there are several fan club sites for these machines lots of fixes and jigs and aftermarket parts. BT3 machine owners are fanatics.

   John White

   Edited 4/9/2008 11:29 am ET by JohnWW

   
   

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   Edited 4/9/2008 1:59 pm ET by JohnWW

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   mytulpa | Apr 10, 2008 09:34pm | #6

   well, your info was the most helpful. i ordered the part, according to the sears people, the assembly includes the handwheel, adapter and capscrew. so yay. thanks -glenn-

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   JohnWW | Apr 10, 2008 11:04pm | #7

   Glad I could help, except for their noise level I think that the Ryobi saws are some of coolest saws ever made.John White

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   mytulpa | Apr 10, 2008 11:25pm | #8

   yep, it's a tad noisy, fo shizzle.
   it's a curious thing, that's about the only good tool ryobi ever made, that and that little 10" portable planer. skil, same thing - their only good tool is the worm drive saw. yet, p.c. and hitachi and makita and milwaukee have so many great things in their arsenals. makes you wonder sometimes about r. and d. and how some companies survive. oh well, probably i'll never know the answer.

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   JohnWW | Apr 10, 2008 11:54pm | #9

   It is curious how certain machines are so good. I suspect that in most cases there was one guy in the company who had a great idea for a truly innovative machine and he designed it working alone, in my experience committees kill creativity. Later the guy leaves or retires and after that there's nobody left with real design talent but the company goes on making other plain ordinary uninspired machines almost forever. Delta is a good example of this, almost all of their best machines were designed in the 1930's and they are still making them today and when they do change the designs the change almost always makes the machine worse not better.Ryobi still does some innovative work, I would love to see what their designers could do if they weren't almost exclusively tied to Home Depot and Sears. By the way, years ago Ryobi made a drill press for woodworkers that had a lot of innovative features and their oscillating spindle sander is a nice machine. I also own several of their One+ cordless tools and find that they are quite well designed.John White

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   [email protected] | Apr 13, 2008 05:55am | #13

   I have a Ryobi drill/driver with a tail that is one of the best drills I own.  Much nicer for driving pocket hole screws in the shop than my battery powered one. 

   Now if I could find a 1/4-inch hex drive impact driver with a tail, I would be happy. 

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   kenshep | Apr 11, 2008 06:00am | #11

   Apologies John.  Didn't see your post so i duped some content.

   Ken 

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   JohnWW | Apr 11, 2008 05:08pm | #12

   No harm done, I do the same thing myself on occasion.John W.

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   WillGeorge | Apr 10, 2008 03:20am | #4

   I had one! I loved that little hunk O' Junk (some called it)!
   I thought it was a GREAT little saw!

   I'd say.. MAKE YOUR OWN HAND CRANK! But then again if it did not break, I'd bet ya' break something inside!

   Sort of funnin' ya' and sort of not!

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   GDH2 | Apr 10, 2008 03:42am | #5

   You will find much more definitive answers at bt3central.com, a forum dedicated to the BT3000 and 3100 - there are 250 people on-line there now.

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   kenshep | Apr 11, 2008 05:49am | #10

   Hi,

     I have a BT3K too.  No rust on it at all.  Tampa's not nice to steel in my garage.  I've had the saw since 94 and it's still cranking.  Rebuilt the fence and changed the belts once.

   Here's a site for true believers:

   http://www.bt3central.com/

   If there's a fix, it's on that site guaranteed.

   Okay, I looked here's a suggested approach:

   I broke my Elevation/bevel crank handle. What to do?
   The BT3000 crank is plastic, not the saw’s best feature. The BT3100 crank handle is not only plastic, it’s god-awful ugly, too. The crank handle is held onto the shaft with a socket head cap screw. Its been reported on the BT3000 it’s held with some sort of locking glue which is almost impossible to break loose. If the handle is broken, anyway, apparently heating the cap screw will break the bond and you can get the cap screw off the shaft.

   The shaft is 7/16th, not a standard shaft diameter, The crank handle engages the square end of the shaft with a square recess. You can get a replacement from Ryobi’s parts suppliers which is not cheap and you’ll still have a plastic handle,

   Or get the craftsman 22811 saw version which is cast metal but requires an adapter. You’ll need item #36, a 981817-001 adapter, ($9.09), and item #35, a 977277-002 Handwheel Assy ($9.99) and a ¼-20 by 1” capscrew (at your local hardware store). You’ll need to specify the saw model 315228110.
   Some have bought handles from other industrial suppliers but some modifications are needed because the standard shaft diameter is 3/8th inches.

   Ken

    

   
   

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   Edited 4/10/2008 10:57 pm ET by kenshep