Thread: MK3 Saw Chasis and saw upgrade advice.

Your problems can probably be solved with a spray of lubricant on the slide tracks or some ubeaut wax on the black sliders. A saw stabilizing bracket (or a homemade version) may solve the saw problem.

Spending on a decent table saw will always be a good long term investment.

If you are talking about the height adjusting chassis, the this makes a huge difference to the MK3, and if you can get when I would go ahead with it.

However, to really get control of cross-cutting, I strongly urge you to make a crosscut sled. These are very simple to make, and will totally change you life with respect to the MK3. I haven't had my MK3 in crosscut mode, since I built the first sled 3 years ago. I now have a very high accuracy, and repeatability. Mind you, this is in combination with the height adjustment kit.

If you search the Triton form for 'sled', you'll get a lot of information.

Hi Greg

This view is heresy on this forum, so please, guys, do not crucify me.

My Triton 3 is now 25 years old and I still use the saw for bush carpentry and the router on the same table top for more accurate work. 25 years ago the Triton was affordable, table saws were an expensive dream. The economics has changed.

The basic problem, IMHO, is that the chassis plate for the saw flexes under the weight of the saws and it also wobbles a little in cross cut mode. This is a fundamental design problem that you learn to live with or byepass.

As Chris suggests, a crosscut sled is easy to make and very accurate.

And a table saw will be more accurate than a Triton.

Cheers

Graeme

Thanks Guys for the replies.

I do have the Stabilizer bracket but I think the movement/play is in the gears on the saw shaft.

I have sprayed the tracks but they are always a bit tight.

I was thinking at one time of getting some bearings and trying to fit them to it.

The sled does sound like it may be the way to go though.

Regards

Greg

Originally Posted by Strungout

I think the movement/play is in the gears on the saw shaft.

well it is an uphill battle then

OK,

I picked up one of the 9 inch Triton saws (New) yesterday.I have decided to try it in the original mounting chasis and see how it goes.

I will go and set the whole thing up again from scratch and spend a bit of time "tuning" it.

I had a look around here regarding the the Sled and it seems pretty straight forward and by the looks of it its the way to go.

I hope I am not wasting my money and time but its a real bugger being on a tight budget!

Regards

Greg

I started to fit this new saw and setup the Triton again.When I was fitting the saw and setting it up (What a PITA that was) I noticed that the slide chasis is bent slightly in the centre near where the clamps are.

It almost looks like its been pushed down in the centre while in the table mode

I have made a couple of test cuts and it does seem to be cutting reasonably accurate but it still needs some adjustment

I was going to try to bend it back up but I dont want to break it as I would have no chance of getting another one these days.

Has anybody any suggestions or made or modified a chasis.I think they are cast Aluminium if I am not wrong and would snap like a carrot if I tried to bend it.

Thanks

Greg