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  1. 4th December 2014, 05:07 PM #1
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    Default MOF001 router dies - now what?

    my 1400 watt triton router decided to spit it today the drive shaft dropped around 4mm and went all wobbly bbbbrrrrrr!!
    main bearings cactus or drive shaft snapped

    i used to take my tritons to a place in scoresby but no contacts in gargle
    carbatec sell em but i dont have the patience to wait for an hour to talk to a "represenative" to find out about service

    who does triton repairs in east side melbourne these days??

    i use this quite a lot as i build guitars - i also have one table mounted
    should i be looking at a new machine ? - shudder - i need a 1/2" / 1/4" to suit my bits
    the hitachi is $500+ -
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  3. 4th December 2014, 07:33 PM #2
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    A couple of years ago I posted a thread on replacing the bearings on my TRA001, hopefully it'll be of some use.

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/tra001-router-bearings-157238
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  4. 4th December 2014, 08:11 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chief Tiff View Post
    A couple of years ago I posted a thread on replacing the bearings on my TRA001, hopefully it'll be of some use.

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/tra001-router-bearings-157238
    ok that looks useful
    who has parts these days - triton have been taken over a couple times i heard
    thanks
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  5. 4th December 2014, 10:04 PM #4
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    Bearings you can pick up from any bearing supplier. If you need specific Triton parts then your best bet is either Carba-tec or direct from the UK.
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  6. 5th December 2014, 06:51 AM #5
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    Try Timberbits-(a forum sponsor)a new 1400 for $295 and their service is usually second to none.
    Cheers
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    (no affiliation with Timberbits, just a satisfied customer)
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    Quote Originally Posted by gidgee 1 View Post
    Try Timberbits-(a forum sponsor)a new 1400 for $295 and their service is usually second to none.
    Cheers
    gidgee 1

    (no affiliation with Timberbits, just a satisfied customer)
    i am amazed at the price diff between the MO and the TRA i mean why would i not go the bigger machine?

    just as an aside - their phone service would not have to be much to beat carbatec these days -
    had occasion to call them twice lately first time 40 mins on hold second time i gave up and started looking elsewhere
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    Hi Old Picker
    The TRA is a beast,using the 1400 hand held is a much easier option.
    Cheers
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    Quote Originally Posted by gidgee 1 View Post
    Hi Old Picker
    The TRA is a beast,using the 1400 hand held is a much easier option.
    Cheers
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    yeah i have a 1400 in the router table - i would likely swap them over
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    I recently ordered spares from Carbatec and from http://www.tritontools.uk.com/mof001sparesprice.html in the UK. The UK parts were here much quicker!
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    There are a couple of MF's on eBay for around $295.
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