Thread: Table saw V's Triton

One would have to be keen building furniture and cabinets in an open air workshop, front or back yard in Scotland.

Now that would be a challenge, moving a decent table saw outside to use it everytime

One thing that I love about my Triton is portability.

I only ever did the work on good days in the summer. It was not my living so I was not too bothered by it. I put a good sized tarp on the ground to catch the sawdust, and kept another one handy if it looked like rain.

I never really got caught out.

I also had my tools near a large shed, which was not big enough to work in, but I could quickly throw my tools in when finished.

This was the bit that was the pain in the bum. Taking my tools out, watching the weather, putting up with the wind blowing the sawdust everywhere, and then putting it all away again.

When I finally got the chance to work in my own workshop and also start to use some tools, like the Triton stuff, to make other jobs quicker and easier, it was sheer heaven.

Probably the same feeling of relief that somebody who had been using Triton stuff for years, finally upgraded to a real combination machine with real dust extraction.

Cheers,
Raymond.

The versatool workcentre seems like an amazing idea!
Has anybody used one?
Are they available in Oz?
The look to have just about as many features as a Triton 2000
And the cost should be a fraction

Drool on this

The tool featured is a particularily good one(expensive)

Also, when you have to buy other accessories, especially spindle moulder cutter sets, appropriate extraction etc, we are talking serious, suck up to the bank manager type money.

If I was furniture making for a living, I would be putting a tool like this in high priority.

I hope this is what you mean by versatool.

Cheers,
Raymond.

Nope, I was referring to www.versatool.com that Guy referred to earlier.

Well thankyou yet again for your very valued opinions regarding the equipment.

My latest thoughts are as follows:

I will be going with a tablesaw.....eventually. The whole point of the question was to try and decide before the WWW sydney show, but alas the family funds just aren't going to justify such a large dent at the mo. There is light though for next year. This time around though, I have been encouraged enough to keep plugging away with the restrictions presented by my current set up (mainly the lack of accessories as opposed to the actual debate of tablesaw V's Triton) and also the restrictions of the user, which I assume would be the same if I had a TS

So, I will be at the WWW show on Friday or Saturday and might pick up a few other items that will come in handy for my modest workshop.

Thanks again, and I shall keep you posted when the TS is set up - even if it is after a couple more birthdays (and maybe a few promotions to help the kitty )

Cheers.

Versatool is available from Timbecon in WA

I own the current model triton and I have to say that for the money and for a hobbiest it is a good peice of gear - at the time we bought ours (about 12 months ago) the equivlient priced bench saw was a flimsy low end heap of junk that had significantly less table area.

But I think the idea of being able to use your existing saw is bit of a con - we got the triton home, took one look at all the farting around to install and align the saw and went straight back to the shop for another power saw.
The blade alignment is also a cow to get right - at the moment my blade is about 1mm out, but that 1mm means that I can't run the blade guard so I am breaking every rule in the book by running an exposed blade.

So factor in the cost of a saw when you decide to buy but you don't need all the add ons, all we got was the wheel kit and a stand.
Cheers
Smidsy

From this thread, and a lot of other reading, I'm starting to think that buying a table saw would be a better option than buying the triton workcenter/triton saw combo, since I need a table saw more than i need a portable saw.

Two questions, though. What on earth is the difference between a "contractors" saw and a table saw? And are there good saws on the market for a comparable price to the triton combo?

A contractors saw needs a degree of portability whilst the cabinet saw proper can weigh a ton and the lower half is usually totally enclosed.

The cabinet saw is usually the better of the two.

I think you mean the difference between a cabinet saw and a contractors saw as the term table saw would cover all saws mounted in a table.

A cabinet saw is larger and heavier than a contractors saw and therefore even less portable but inherently more stable.

Timbecon are currently selling a 12 inch 2hp contractors saw (brochure arrived today) for $799 which makes me spit cos I paid over $1k for mine and apart from the colour it's identical. The saw is generally a good one for the price. even if the fence is annoying at times.

Cheers Dave

Originally Posted by davo453

even if the fence is annoying at times.

That's an intriguing comment - tell us more...

Seriously, that's one saw that caught my eye (my catalogue arrived yesterday), and I hope to have a look at them at the WWW show this weekend.

Originally Posted by Smiffy

and some people have produced some stunning work.

Like this?
Dadaaaahhhhh

All built on a triton, apart from the thinneser.

Cheers, Allan

Thats an impressive clock Allan which of course would be a piece of cake on a Triton.