Thread: Good bye Triton.

I agree entirely. I started with the Triton mark1 and graduated to the 2000 WC and have follwed a similar route They were the best and still hold a historical ( some might say hysterical place) in Australian woodworking. I remember seeing the ABC inventors program and saying must have one, I bought a second hand one with a Makita saw and router for $200 the table has long since gone, but the 2 makitas are still going.
Vive la Triton
Yachtie

It is not exactly goodbye to Triton I suppose. A week ago I bought a Triton router and a few of their router bits. So there will still be something hideously orange in my shed. The Triton router is the best router for use in a router table you can buy.

I sold my Mk3 when moving from QLD to Victoria and bought a 2000 series when I got down here ( for much less than I paid for the Mk 3 )

I still like the versatility of the triton system and the portability.

I can easily put it in the back of the ute and take it to help if needed.

My kids just bought a new home and the local CFA is doing a refit of the station so I can easily set up and do some work.

like anything there is good and bad and for what I do the triton is great

I also have the triton router table and love that too

I still have my old Triton Mk 3 but is now used solely as a router table. It has been a wonderful machine over the years and served me well as a TS until I bought a new TS about 4 years ago. I'm not sure they would be cost effective today seeing as you can buy a decent one for around a thousand dollars or a bit less. Of course their portability is a great asset.

What most people forget is you don't go out and buy the whole she-bang you normally get one to hold the saw you already have and then you are hooked. How much more can be done if you get the router table and a router to put on it then you realise your saw (7 5 inch Ryobi in my case) is limiting you so you get a Triton saw. By then you are having so much fun the sense disappears as fast as the dollars.
Bevel guide, extension table, Giffkin jigs etc etc and etc.
Of-course half the fun is making thing from instructions that think you have dados and tilting blades.
Happy Tritoning

Another Mark 3 fan here.
Had mine for years, built everything with it. I was always taking off the fence and putting it somewhere, so as a suggestion I contacted Triton via the asked for feedback slip that came with it, and offered the idea of storing the fence on the frame when not in use.
This was incorporated into the 2000 model I think.
I am fairly chuffed with that.
Caliban has my old Mark 3 now.
Cheers
SG

I have heard people bag the old Triton for lack of accuracy. But I had mine set up so that 72 mm on the rip fence scale meant 72 mm of cut. I could halve a pencil line with it.
Yesterday my old Mark 3 was taken out of service (very distinguished service) since I have bought a new table saw. And while the new saw does some things better than the Triton I will be very pleased if it cuts as accurately.

In my opinion bagging the Mark 3 should be banned by the forum administrators.

PS I now have Mark 3 with a saw stabilizing bracket to give away to a good home.

I also had an old Triton router table. Well I pulled it apart and used the legs and fame and switch as the base for a new router table that I made.

HI, I'm new to these forums, and have been reading this post. I'm keen to pick up a Trtion router table to go with the Mk 3 Workcentre table saw I recently picked up. There's one on eBay at present, but I'm not sure it'll fit the Mk 3. can anyone advise if the Triton 2000 tables will fit the Mk 3?
Any advice greatly appreciated!

Hi Chook,

I have a WC2000 and after years of enjoyment I am just starting to think I need a better table saw. At this stage I haven't progressed very far down that long and mysterious road but seeing this thread made me wonder what you ended up with and are you happy with it?

Originally Posted by 3 toed sloth

Hi Chook,

I have a WC2000 and after years of enjoyment I am just starting to think I need a better table saw. At this stage I haven't progressed very far down that long and mysterious road but seeing this thread made me wonder what you ended up with and are you happy with it?

I'm in a similar situation as well. About to splash out and buy some quality tools. My old Mk 3 has done a sterling job, but it's now due for retirement.

hi chook,
just browsing and saw your acolades on the triton mk3. while some of you older timers may be moving on up to beauter things i'm just getting going with a hand me down from my old dad.
have been looking for a saw stabiliser bracket for a while now - would you still have it?
if so, could you let me know how to contact you.
if not, anyone out there who may have one of these to go?
meanwhile, continuing on with the search for the ultimate tool and knife sharpener

regards,

Had my Mk3 for 20 years and got a 10 inch table saw coming (this weekend).
But I'll still use it.
Its accurate on the scale and the 7 1/4 inch B&D saw is still going as well after 20 years.
It has a good deck size and is heavy and stable enough to push good size stuff thru.
Some of the little deck ones move when putting something decent thru.

Originally Posted by markinoz

hi chook,
just browsing and saw your acolades on the triton mk3. while some of you older timers may be moving on up to beauter things i'm just getting going with a hand me down from my old dad.
have been looking for a saw stabiliser bracket for a while now - would you still have it?
if so, could you let me know how to contact you.
if not, anyone out there who may have one of these to go?
meanwhile, continuing on with the search for the ultimate tool and knife sharpener

regards,

Have a look at this thread. https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/or...loaded-150893/ In the video at about the 52 minute mark he deals with saw slump and means to rectify it