Thread: Triton Workcentre 2000 splitter problems.

You need to buy saw blades with a wider kerf. The Triton blade was 2.8mm. Carbitool and CMT sell 2.8mm blades.

I've been having this exact same problem recently. I'll have to measure it later, but it sounds like the blade on mine might be worn enough to allow the splitter to bind, very disconcerting!

If you pm me your email address I'll send you some info - can't attach a Word doc here as far as I know.

Originally Posted by Chrism3

You need to buy saw blades with a wider kerf. The Triton blade was 2.8mm. Carbitool and CMT sell 2.8mm blades.

I'll check the blade but it's never worked that well for me. It could be the blade as well but I think a thinner blade only highlights the problem.

First of all check all your alignments.
Check that the splitter is truly vertical when locked into the track, if it is canted to one side you can bend it a tiny bit by clamping the thickest part in a vise, placing a block of wood against the splitter blade and hitting it with a hammer to bend it a smidge.
Check the blade is set true to the fence at the zero mark on the scales and that the splitter has clearance between it and the fence. Then flip the fence so it is mounted on the left hand side of the blade and gently move it until it touches the blade teeth, then check that there is a gap between the fence and the splitter on that side too. If there is no gap on one side you need to realign the saw in the saw chasis until there IS a gap on both sides. The downside here could be that you end up with your fence scales being out by say 1/2mm or so.
Of course, as has been pointed out already the system only works if the blade kerf is at least 2.8mm. Any thinner and the splitter just won't work properly.

Hi guys,
Yes most blades are thinner than a triton one, another trick is to have the rear scale 1/2mm wider than the front one(your actual measurement) I do it all the time and get great results. I spent many hours setting my saw up spot on like all my machinery. No good blaming the gear if it is not set up right. One of the biggest problems I see with my mates that are part time triton operators is the saw is not parallel to the fence. Use some good quality ply or MDF to do your set up test cuts, if it binds while you are cutting things are not right. Rough sawn timber or cheap pine can close up behind the blade effectively clamping the splitter. The triton gear is a great low cost portable machine and when the time is spent to set up correctly it will produce quality results

With the Triton, buy yourself a blade kerf wider than the splitter, and centre the blade to the splinter rather than trying to centre the splitter to the slot.