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12th March 2017, 02:17 PM #1Novice
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Triton Workcentre 2000 assembly woes
Hi!
Purchased a discounted Triton 2000 at Masters last year and have only gotten around to assembling it last week. My mug D-I-Yourselfer spirits were high!
Alas, a problem - the base channels are 950cm but the bearing channels are 930cm -it's impossible to 'snap' them into place because they are too short! I think I assembled it correctly; but could someone take a look at my pictures to see if I've done something terribly wrong; before I potentially embarrass myself with Triton customer service.
Thanks in advance.
Michael
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12th March 2017, 02:28 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Welcome to the forum Michael.
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12th March 2017, 04:43 PM #3Senior Member
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Hi there,try putting the long members to the top holes in the front and rear frames and I think it will all fit together alright..
Cheers Eddie
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12th March 2017, 11:43 PM #4Novice
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Thanks Eddie,
A job for tomorrow )
Cheers
Michael
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13th March 2017, 12:32 PM #5Novice
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13th March 2017, 02:01 PM #6
This is a link to the original assembly video produced by Triton; click here. Inserting the upper bearing channel as at the 3 minute mark.
Looking at your picture it looks like you've got the RH end standing at the wrong angle; the legs should be splayed out and the orange ends should be vertical. Maybe your problem started when you fitted the lower orange channel; the one on the LH side looks correct but the one on the right looks definitely wrong.Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.
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13th March 2017, 04:13 PM #7
When all else fails read the instructions.
Hi,
Did you get the instructions With it?
If not Go to this site and click on Library and then manuals. You do not even have to log in Triton Owners' Club (A.C.T) Inc. - Home
Hugh
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13th March 2017, 04:25 PM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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I just went out and checked my 2000. I agree with the posters above in that the RH end does not appear to be correct with the legs. The two ends do need to be vertical as already mentioned and the legs splayed out the ends rather than to the side. And the two bearing channels go at the very top and are bolted in.
Jane
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16th March 2017, 06:34 AM #9
See the picture below:
Ray
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18th March 2017, 07:26 PM #10Novice
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Thanks for all the links and comments. I have taken three pictures of my most recent attempt at assembly based on these; but still no luck.
From what I can tell the legs can only be bolted on two ways. Do it incorrectly and they splay inwards. So I’m a bit perplexed at Jane’s comment that they should splay out the end. They seem to look different, but what other configuration is possible?
I skipped the assembly of the saw thingy and went to the sliding fence. This slips in ok –it’s a little stiff. It seems square. If that’s the case, then why are the silver bearing channels still 2cm short?
Anyway, it seems I’ve bought a bit of a dud, so, as they say “penny wise, pound foolish.”
Many thanks for all your help.
Michael
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18th March 2017, 08:36 PM #11
I think you may have misinterpreted what Jane means when she is talking about the legs splaying. The photo's you have just posted give a view at the ends on the tool; what we are referring to in both hers and my earlier post is the view looking at the side of the tool. The sides of the orange end panels should be vertical with the legs splayed out under them.
Pull up that video I gave the link to and freeze it exactly 3:29; then compare that picture with your very first photo. Look at the way the lower frame base channels are fitted into the end panel; the join should be bang on 90 degrees but the RH side of yours just doesn't look right; it appears to be entering the end panel at an angle.
Don't give up; start another thread entitled "Help needed to assemble a Triton Workcenter in Foostcray"; explain the problem and ask if a local Forum member with Triton experience would be willing to pay you a visit. Melbourne was the original home of Triton Tools and has the highest number of Triton owners in the country; there will be one in your vicinity 99% guaranteed. And pretty much every Forum member enjoys helping others and offering differing viewpoints or experiences; I learn something new every time I log on.
Offer them a VB and you'll almost certainly get a response. Offer them a real beer and you'll be inundated with offers of helpNothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.
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18th March 2017, 08:43 PM #12
I may have missed it, but has anyone thought about comparing the length of oldmikey's bearing channels with the length of the bearing channels of a correctly assembled and working Triton 2000?
The fact that the fence slides in to the designated channels seems to indicate that this Triton 2000 has been correctly assembled?
It is a long time ago since I had a Triton 2000, so I may be way off beam
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18th March 2017, 10:53 PM #13Novice
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Offer them a VB and you'll almost certainly get a response. Offer them a real beer and you'll be inundated with offers of help [/QUOTE]
Hey, I like VB. But I think you are right - there's a noticeably larger angle on one of the ends - but I can't see anything that's going to shift enough to give me a 2cm difference. The only variable I could think of was that the first time I assembled it was on sloping ground - so we re-assembled it in the lounge room.
You're also right. I'll appeal for assistance in the local area.
Cheers
Michael
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19th March 2017, 09:16 AM #14
Hi,
What do you mean when you say it won't clip in? It is bolt holes that should line up (See ray's picture.).
RegardsHugh
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19th March 2017, 09:23 AM #15
P/S Mine are 994mm.
RegardsHugh
Enough is enough, more than enough is too much.
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