old_picker 4th December 2014, 05:07 PM 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+ - :C
Chief Tiff 4th December 2014, 07:33 PM A couple of years ago I posted a thread on replacing the bearings on my TRA001, hopefully it'll be of some use.
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=157238
old_picker 4th December 2014, 08:11 PM A couple of years ago I posted a thread on replacing the bearings on my TRA001, hopefully it'll be of some use.
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=157238
ok that looks useful
who has parts these days - triton have been taken over a couple times i heard
thanks
Chief Tiff 4th December 2014, 10:04 PM 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.
gidgee 1 5th December 2014, 06:51 AM 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)
old_picker 5th December 2014, 08:02 AM 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
gidgee 1 5th December 2014, 01:15 PM Hi Old Picker
The TRA is a beast,using the 1400 hand held is a much easier option.
Cheers
gidgee 1
old_picker 5th December 2014, 01:50 PM Hi Old Picker
The TRA is a beast,using the 1400 hand held is a much easier option.
Cheers
gidgee 1
yeah i have a 1400 in the router table - i would likely swap them over
perthwoody 8th December 2014, 02:23 PM 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!
chrisb691 8th December 2014, 03:03 PM There are a couple of MF's on eBay for around $295.
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