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  1. #16
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    I still have my old Triton 2000 but these days just about the only job I use it for is cutting thin strips for shelf edging or cutting the tongue and groove off recycled floor boards. I also have a Jet table saw with lots of gadgets - it lives under a dust cover and acts as a table to hold all my portable tools, hasn't been used at all for nearly a decade.

    These days I tend to use a Festool TS55 rail saw for ripping and fine cross cutting, I can cut just about any angle just by drawing it on and lining up the rail, most jobs don't even need to be clamped down. Reasonably light, takes up just a few square feet in any corner when not in use, easy to take it to the job rather than the other way around. If Festool prices make you wince, Makita and DeWalt both have their models available in Australia and there is a generic track saw sold under a variety of brand names (even Aldi) such as Bayer (Sydney Tools). What they don't do well is cut very thin or short pieces, something that hand tools do more safely and quietly.

    The Festool rail system also can fit their routers for cutting long trenches (dadoes/rebates/grooves). With the router I don't particularly find a need for dadoe sets. Just set a sheet of MDF or junk plywood (check Gumtree, Freecycle or similar for 'free to pick up' sheet goods) on your bench (or a couple of saw horses).

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    Hi Bucky
    If you are doing renovations i would definitely buy a SCMS and a Multisaw {Ozito will Do}, like many others i purchased a Triton Series3 and after 15 years i bought a table saw and wondered why i waited so long to do it, once i made the crosscut sled for the TS the accuracy of my cuts improved out of sight.
    Is there any chance you can turn your triton [whats left of it ] into a router table.
    I recently finished a large reno on my house and used my Kreg pocket hole jig quite a lot for replacing rotted studs and building new stud walls as i had no access to a decent nail gun.
    Good luck with your tool hunting.

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    With a budget of three thousand you could be in the market for a second hand combination machine.
    Admittedly not the latest bit of wizz bang hi tech bit of gear, but a good, serviceable piece of kit that would be capable of doing almost any task other than turning or curve cutting.
    An older Robland,SCM or Lunar, just to mention a few, would give you a rip/crosscut saw, planer, thicknesser, spindle moulder and mortiser, all in one machine. Now, with a set of wheels, you can move it about to suit yourself. I am on to my third combi and wouldnt be without one.

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    Thanks for all the feedback. I ended up buying a StopSaw Jobsite saw, Kreg router table and Triton Router. That was my $3000 gone. Next on my wish list is a dust collector, drill press and bandsaw. Followed by more hand tools as needed. I Googled used woodworking machinery and there isn't much available in Brisbane. Starting on a workbench soon once I decide what design to use.

    Cheers Bucky

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