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29th October 2021, 02:41 AM #1New Member
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Two Triton Workcentre 2000 set-up issues
Hi, I'm new to the forums – it looks like there's a great pool of wisdom here, so I'm hopeful that you an help me resolve a couple of issues.
I've recently borrowed my father-in-law's workcentre 2000 and router table insert. I've used it all before with him, and it's been OK but with niggles that he never resolved. Now I've borrowed it long-term (he is now very frail and unable to communicate) I want to sort two things in particular.
- I've spent a long time trying to re-align his saw – the blade is right to the edge of the slot and the saw's frame (it's an old Ryobi 235 mm) seems to be just slightly too big to allow any further adjustment in the sliding chassis (it's a bare-metal chassis, not the orange one). Anyone come across this before and found a solution? Related to this, the red clip that's supposed to locate into the bottom of the table top appears to be on the wrong end of the chassis, but the labels indicate that the saw is mounted in the right way round. I just can't figure out what he's done wrong.
- When the router table is in place, the level of the top is slightly lower than the ends of the stand, so when I run a long piece of wood through it stops at the end and I have to ease the end up while also making sure that I'm not lifting the piece off the router bit. Is this a design flaw? Can anything be done?
Tony
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29th October 2021, 11:59 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Traded out of my 2000 many years ago.
I did get lots of success with the saw, I had a 12" Makita in mine. I believe you will find that saw can move sideways in the frame it mounts to. I also had to be aware when putting the saw in, around the wrong way is easily done.
Never had any real success with the router table, the problem you have I also had, plus the centre of the table sags so there is a dip in the middle. Traded out before I applied myself to a fix. BUT possibly packing the table between the router frame and top could be an answer.
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30th October 2021, 12:01 AM #3New Member
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Thanks, David.
Yes, it does move sideways, but the problem is that the saw is right up against the edge on one side and could do with going another 1mm or two. I have wondered about taking a file to it, but that feels a bit drastic. Especially if my father-in-law did something wrong in the initial setup.
I hadn’t thought about sag being an additional factor. Packing is an interesting suggestion. I've started wondering about making a new top (which could also then go the full length of the main stand – it strikes me as a very bizarre design decision to make it shorter than than the saw table).
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31st October 2021, 07:24 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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The red clip is supposed to be towards the switch box end. Do you have the setup manual?
If not, a copy is at manualslib.com
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7th November 2021, 05:51 AM #5New Member
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The red clip is supposed to be towards the switch box end. Do you have the setup manual?
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I've remounted the saw and struggled for a long time to get the blade straight. I could not see where the problem was and eventually discovered that the saw's mounting is not robust enough. It's an old Ryobi and it seems to twist slightly off true – I wonder if it's been dropped at some point. It has a bit of spring so I can pull it straight with a cable tie from a hole in the edge of the dust port to the saw frame, but that prevents height adjustment. Once I'd done that it cut nice and square. I think it probably needs a new saw but I can't afford that. I made a cross-cut sled with some scrap so the height adjustment is less of an issue. I cut dados etc. with a router anyway so I can get by with the blade being right up all the time. Cutting square is much more critical!
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17th December 2021, 08:37 AM #6
Best thing I ever did was trade up.
20 years of nagging mistrust of alignment and fence back alignment set to .5 off to prevent pinching.
With hours and hours of setup issues.
Loved the saw. Loved the router and the router table.
If you have two of the tables - sell them now and wait till you can afford say a Dewalt DWE7492-xe.
A number of ridiculous prices in the US right now if they haven't already sold out.
Doesn't have to be Dewalt with the rack and pinion.
hth
It took me about two weeks of NOT having a table saw to finally ask the good lady wife to OK the purchase.Thanks,
Barry G. Sumpter
May Yesterdays Tears Quench the Thirst for Tomorrows Revenge
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17th December 2021, 01:19 PM #7Senior Member
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[QUOTE=barrysumpter;2264859]Best thing I ever did was trade up.
If you have two of the tables - sell them now and wait till you can afford say a Dewalt DWE7492-xe.
A number of ridiculous prices in the US right now if they haven't already sold out.
I've seen those advertised more than once on facebook and similar for $175
is this what you are referring to, I'd like a new bench saw but I gave them a wide berth - sounded too good to be true and possibly a scam
maybe not
cheers
Hodgo
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