Thread: Triton Mk3 & saw help

You need to buy the saw chassis for the Workcentre 2000 (WCA400). You could also fit the height-winder kit to that chassis if you wanted to (WCA390). HTH

Ray

I think it should be able to be fitted. Just need to extend the saw chassis

The chassis that your current saw sits in, if original, should be adjustable to allow for fitting different saws. Have you tried to adjust the chassis?.

Hi guys,
thanks for the responses. In short, no I haven't tried adjusting the saw cradle. Maybe I should dig out the instrustion video I got with the saw and have another look.
Spoke to the guys in Bunnings today with a view to buying the series 2000 cradle (glad I didn't) and found out that Triton has dropped off the face of the earth as a product, so to speak.
Since the sale to, who was it - GMC, it has not been too rosey. The company went into receivership and the products are no longer readily available. What the hell!!!
Great Aussie invention and product and it's now gone!!!!

Anyway, will try to adjust the cradle and go from there. Thanks again for the feedback. Anything else you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

You will need to get the WC 2000 saw chassis - there's no other way. Triton spares are still available. I guess you must have missed the hundreds of posts on the tale over the last couple of years?

Ray

Ray,

certainly did miss it. Have not been very active in the woodworking department for about 15yrs. Other interests have kept me more than active enough. With a need to do some reno work on the old QLD'er I have had to drag out the Mk3 and bought the TSA001 as an upgrade for it.
Who/where do I go for parts now? Where in Australia or OS can I source the 2000 cradle?

I can't assist with Australian outlets, but this UK company seems to have stock and will ship to Australia.HTH

Ray

Ray, how is it that the Triton saw won't fit the old chassis, other than of course it can;t use the Triton Specific mounting available on the new chassis

When the TSB001 saw was released, I believe that it co-incided with the introduction of the Workcentre 2000 - a matched pair, so to speak. The dimensions were such that the WC2K saw chassis would fit the Mk. 3 for backward compatability. The Mk. 3 always used clamps to hold its circular saw in place, because there was no dedicated saw then available, whereas the WC2K chassis was made for the new saw, with it's greater power, cam adjustments and quick-release fittings.

I'd say "won't fit" might be a constant challenge to the inventive engineers out there, but looking at both styles of chassis, there's no contest in the stability and fitness for purpose of the WC2K version over the Mk. 3. George Lewin made the new chassis compatible with the Mk. 3 and advertised it as an "upgrade chassis" as I recall.

Like the Triton router table accepting the dome-headed twin bolt Triton router mountings, the WC2K chassis was purpose-built for the Triton 235mm (9¼") saw. To do anything else with a saw that powerful and weighty would, I suspect, be inherently foolish. Hence, recommending the use of a WC2K chassis in the Mk. 3, rather than any other form of Heath Robinson modification makes sense, especially in the field of safety.

HTH

Ray

Ray,

As you know I used (and still have) an original Mk3 and from the beginning I used a Makita 9 1/4" saw. Later I upgraded the saw to the Triton 9 1/4 " saw and used the same mounting brackets without any problems. Subsequently I upgraded to the WC2000 saw chassis (for the height winder) but the saw will fit both chassis.



Peter.

Ray i will meet you half way. A triton saw in the old chassis is a waste. But it will get Gunnie going until he get upgrade the chassis.

Originally Posted by bpj1968

Ray i will meet you half way. A triton saw in the old chassis is a waste. But it will get Gunnie going until he get upgrade the chassis.

OK, this was never intended to be a contest, but as the pairing of the new saw and the old chassis is - as you say - "a waste," why would anyone advise it when the operation and overall experience with the upgrade is vastly better? Perhaps my enthusiastic "no other way" may have been a little OTT, but only with the best future intention. You certainly can't use all the excellent features of the saw in the old chassis, another reason for not advising it.

Ray

Nothing to add, 'cept to say "Good luck with the new purchase."

The Triton 9.25" CS is a great addition under the table. Gotta love those micro-adjustments!