Thread: Carba-Tec exclusive distributor of Triton from Jan 2010

Originally Posted by John G

True. I am glad that carbatec will be stocking triton. I am glad that anyone will be stocking triton. My question about price is because I am indeed waiting to get a TRA001.

My earlier point about competition is that I am always wary of "exclusive" distributors, and the impact it has on consumer choice. e.g. it is easy for bunnings to offer a 10% undercut when 50% of their products are their own brand (think ozito).

I use at my local hard ware shop. It can be $5.00-$10.00 more expencive. However, the Guy and his lady wife are conversant with the requirements of hardware and will help should you require it.

On the other hand; you have to work with the interesting collection of people employed by Bunnings. My local Bunnings has two, noticably older people, who know what is going on.. The shopping public have caught onto this and the chance of a consultation with one of the two is remote.

You are now subjected to the remaining staff:

No interest, young boys, porly trained who just want to get out of the place at shift end and spend there time looking down their noses hoping that they will not be asked a question;
No hope, young girls looking for a partener and what is hardware?
Centrelink sent me here and they gave me a job, no idea what I am supposed to do;

johngi

Originally Posted by Scribbly Gum

Damian, have you had problems with your Triton Routers? I am interested to know if they have issues. I belong to the Hastings Woodworkers Guild and quite a few of the members there have them. They swear by them and rate them very highly. It sounds as though yours are still giving you good service. The new pricing on these Routers makes them extremely attractive. I am sorely tempted.

SG

I haven't but a search of this site will yield several threads with reoccurring problems.

The gears for the up down adjustment were weak, possibly other things. I use mine carefully. My tra lives in the table, has the spring removed and I support it with one hand while adjusting up and down with the other. The mof is used freehand, and I have my old origional ozito still going strong.

If I could buy a hitachi with micro adjust I'd probably do that. Then again I'd consider a fixed base router and a lift. Depends on your situation.

Originally Posted by damian

If I could buy a hitachi with micro adjust I'd probably do that.

The old Bosch blue router I have has both an up/down and fence micro adjust. Pretty sure it's still available on the current models.

Yeah, FWIW the local PT supplier has a Bosch GOF1300 with a green case; u won't find it on the B. website. I have an earlier one from John S with a blue case and it's a good unit.

Carbatec Focus catalog arrived in today's mail and says that they are now taling pre-orders for the router and circular saw.

Looks like the E-bay market for overpriced triton routers is about to dry up.

Originally Posted by dohboy

The new model TRA001B will have the through the table height winder included (BTW.. on the MOF001 you needed to purchase the template guide kit, to get the winder). The new model will also include both the 1/4" & 1/2" collets (not a reducing collet).

I received my catalogue last week and was reviewing the TRA001B page. It lists sleeve reducer for 1/4" I checked the website for TRA001B and it also lists a reducer rather than a separate collet for 1/4"

Edit - also neither the catalogue or website lists above table depth adjustment either...

Unless someone can tell me its a typo (bugger for the catalogue!)

I already have a TRA001 from before triton wen't belly up, which is still going ok after a visit to the tool doctor (another thread somewhere on this!), so it was purely out of interest that I checked up on this. It kind of sounds like either carbatec completely screwed up their catalogue and website details or the TRA001B is no different to the TRA001!

Cheers
Jason

Pellcorp,

Sorry for the confusion....we try our hardest, but alas....

The addition of both the Height Winder Handle, and the dedicated 1/2" & 1/4" collets was a late one. The catalogue was sent off to the printer late last year, and the final spec was decided very early in January. We had time to change the part number on the router, but not to add new pictures or detail etc.

The website will be rectified ASAP to reflect the change...thanks for that!

Dohboy

Well, I'm just glad that parts will be available from SOMEWHERE! Even though shipping costs will make it expensive for me in Africa, it would still be cheaper than replacing all my Triton stuff..!

Thank you!

Went in today and salesman at Auburn NSW said another two weeks

Ditto - I was at the Auburn store yesterday, and was told that Triton gear had shipped to them, but was still on the dock....probably still a couple of weeks away.

Just as annoyingly, they don't seem to have any stock of many "new items" in the latest catalogue. I went in with a list of 6 or 7 bits and pieces, of which they only had one in stock....

Do Carbatec have a facility to place an online order for pickup (not interested in paying freight costs), then they ping you an email when the order is complete and all the items are ready to collect? I seem to be making lots of trips there and never finding the stuff I'm after.