Is Hills Industries Pricing itself too high

**burn** · 23rd March 2005, 11:46 PM

I was at a meeting tonight where there was a discussion about the price of the Triton workcentre plus saw moving towards/past the $700.00 mark.

It struck me then, that isn't Trition moving towards the 'Contractor Saw' market price?

Does that mean that a W2000 + Triton saw equals a 'Contractor Saw'?

My question becomes, do you buy a Workcentre plus Triton saw or hold our a little bit and get a $800-$900 contractor's table saw? Yes, I know you can add things like the sliding attachment table to make it almost like a panel saw, but how often do those who own such an add-on, use it? I've used my maxi twice in the past year. What is better? A contractor's table saw or the Triton combination?

Is Triton/Hills Industries pricing themselves into a market they shouldn't be in OR should they be there?

Regards
Burn
PS. There was a red wine influence involved in this post ... but in mittagation, the thought(s) struck me BEFORE the wine.

**Grunt** · 24th March 2005, 07:47 AM

I'd go the contractors saw. Better table, induction motor and better fence. No contest.

**bitingmidge** · 24th March 2005, 08:20 AM

Nothing new about the place in the marketplace.

I owe my discovery of machinery to the fact that my first TS (a Chinese el-cheapo) was about the same cost as a Triton, and that was nearly ten years ago.

Cheers,

P

**Gumby** · 24th March 2005, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by burn

I've used my maxi twice in the past year. What is better? A contractor's table saw or the Triton combination?

PS. There was a red wine influence involved in this post ... but in mittagation, the thought(s) struck me BEFORE the wine.

I can't see why you'd only use the maxi a couple of times a year. I use mine (mini) all the time. I never go to crosscut mode any more - I do it all on the extn table and it comes out square.

I saw the WC2000 at bunnies yesterday and it has gone up considerably since I got mine 18 mths ago. You're right though, if it gets too dear, the table saw market comes into play. The main difference though is portability. I wheel my 2000 around a bit, so i canb get my trailer out etc. That would be more difficult with a TS.

**burn** · 24th March 2005, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by Gumby

I can't see why you'd only use the maxi a couple of times a year. I use mine (mini) all the time. I never go to crosscut mode any more - I do it all on the extn table and it comes out square.

I do all my crosscutting on my SCMS. I only get the maxi out for sheet work.

Yes, the WC2000 + bits and pieces would weight less than the average contractor's saw, but a contractor's saw is still portable. I should have made the distinction between contractor's saw and table saw.

**BarryBurgess** · 24th March 2005, 06:45 PM

I looked at the Dewalt DW743 Flipover saw £669,Bosch GTS10 £649 and the Triton £554 (including saw &height winder) before buying the Triton.
I felt that the Triton was far superior and with the addition of the maxi sliding table(£175) there was no decision to make

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