Alternatives to 2000 Workcentre???

**Aberdeen** · 25th February 2008, 08:08 PM

Embarking on a good sized project soon and thinking of adding the TRITON 2000 workcentre & large sliding extension table to my stable of orange equipment

But before biting the bullet and spending the money does anyone have alternative suggestions to this Triton product ? I like to consider alternatives although the little I've found so far seem to be rather cumbersome and not obviously easy to transport.

I will (should be) needing to cut quite a bit of 8' x 4' ply plus other sundry pieces of timer.... supplemented of course by my versatile orange router table with most of the attachments..etc

**bsrlee** · 27th February 2008, 05:30 AM

If you want portable and a sliding table - none. I recently bought a Jet table saw, but I'm keeping the Triton as it is really good for breaking down full sheets of ply. It folds up reasonably compactly and just lives in a corner of my garden shed.

What the Triton doesn't do is dadoes (at all) or angled & mitre cuts with ease. You can do the mires & angle cuts with a SCMS, but again a decent one will cost as much as the Triton or more. If you get the Triton see if you can get the Triton training TAPES via interlibrary loan - I think there are a few bits that got left off the DVD version that make the tapes a better deal, and a lot of libraries have them.

To use the Triton as a mitre saw you can set the saw up in overhead mode, and bolt a slab of MDF to the table top from underneath, then drop the table so the angled blade just hits the MDF slab. You can also set up a limited compound angle capacity with this setup, it just won't be very adjustable.

**keen1880** · 27th February 2008, 05:54 PM

Did you see under the thread "Series 2000 parts".

**Aberdeen** · 28th February 2008, 06:14 PM

I think the 2000 seems the best option. I hve been looking around a bit and most others appear to need a forklift to move them!

**Aberdeen** · 28th February 2008, 06:16 PM

Sadly Sydney is a bit far....

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Originally Posted by keen1880

Did you see under the thread "Series 2000 parts".

**Geoff Dean** · 28th February 2008, 08:11 PM

About the best alternative for a Triton 2000 is the Triton Mk3.

**Aberdeen** · 28th February 2008, 10:31 PM

Hey Geoff,
Spoken like a true believer
But I think you might just be right on that one...... doesn't seem to be any real alternatives that are a reasonable price, portable etc etc....

Will sit back and hunt for someone putting them out on sale.... always the optimist.

Glenn

**Geoff Dean** · 29th February 2008, 10:01 AM

Glenn, at some point in the next 12 months, my WC2000, triton saw, and possibly router table will be coming on the market. I won't be looking for a lot of money for them, so keep an eye out in the For Sale section.

Have to deal with knee replacement operation in 4 days time, get over 12 weeks of rehab, order new jet supersaw, and when its going, so will the WC2000.

**Aberdeen** · 29th February 2008, 05:54 PM

Hey Geoff
Maybe you could do a deal with the surgeon re your saw

) they might want to upgrade before the knee operation........
All the best for that one, I know a few friends incl my Mother who have had it done and never looked back.
Glenn

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