Triton Mitre Problem

**Kris.Parker1** · 22nd March 2005, 10:04 AM

Hello all. I have just begun making some picture frames for around the house and different projects I am working on; however, I am having a huge problem with the Triton Workcentres Mitre. I set the angle to 45 degree's and when I make the cut everything goes well. It is only when I place all four pieces togehter do I get a problem with lining the peices up. I am left with a gap of between 4mm - 20mm.

Am I doing something wrong or is there somthing wrong with the bit of equipment I am using?

Any advice would be great.

P.S. I have already gone out and bought a hand saw and mitre box and don't have the problem, but that means a lot of elbow grease. I was hoping some expert advice might sort my problem out.

Cheers

Kris

**Barry_White** · 22nd March 2005, 10:18 AM

Kris

What you need to do is build yourself a mitre jig for the Triton. I built mine along the lines of Rockers only to fit the Triton. Have a look at this post. Mine is at the bottom of the thread.

The only difference I would make is to use a solid piece for the top like Rockers rather than two separate pieces like on mine.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ight=Mitre+Jig

**Kris.Parker1** · 22nd March 2005, 10:41 AM

Thanks for that info. Makes it a lot easier than drawing a square with a bisecting line from diagonal corners like I have been using.

I will endeavour to make a jig on the weekend.

P.S. Do you still use the Triton fence? Or is the jig secured to the slots on the Triton table?

Cheers

Kris

**Gumby** · 22nd March 2005, 11:05 AM

When using the sliding mitre guage, you need to make sure you put pressure downwards so that the guage is set down in the track underneath. This should stop it from moving slightly and putting the cut out a bit. Also, if you cut the two edges you are going to join on the two opposing 45 degree edges of the guage, then if the angle isn't 45 degrees, the two errors will cancel out and the result should be a perfect 90 degree corner. (I hope that makes sense, it's on the Triton video if it isn't clear)

**Barry_White** · 22nd March 2005, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Kris.Parker1

P.S. Do you still use the Triton fence? Or is the jig secured to the slots on the Triton table?

Cheers

Kris

The jig just sits on the Triton table with the plastic bread board runners in each of the table slots. You need to run slots in the base board to fit the runners into because the bread board plastic is too flexible.

It takes some very careful measuring to get the slots accurate to the slots in the table. I just made the slots about 5mm deep by 8mm wide. I just ripped the plastic bread board on the Triton to 8mm because that is the width of the slots in the Triton table.

I cut the slots in the board with the saw and just kept moving the Triton fence to make them the right width.

I just bought the plastic bread board from Big W and if you buy the biggest one you can get because as they go up in size they get thicker.

**Kris.Parker1** · 22nd March 2005, 12:51 PM

Thanks for that mate, looks like my Easter weekend is taken care of. ANd here I was thinking I had four days to take it easy!

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