Thread: MKIII - is this a good deal?

Find out how old it is. The 2000 Workcentre came out in 1996 so most of the gear is probably at least 9 to 10 years old. If it has a roller stand then it's probably a few years old which isn't bad I guess. The roller stand was replaced with the Multi-Stand which has non-directional skids on its top rather than the roller which can direct your workpiece in the direction on the roller. This has the potential either push your work into or away from the fence - all roller stands have this potential unless they are lined up exactly with your table. When you say it has a Router Table, does it fit onto the Workcentre or is it free standing? If it fits to the Workcentre, you may want to end up buying a stand for it or mounting it to a stand/table of your own. And keep in mind, if you need parts for it, you can look at http://www.triton.net.au/sparts_2.html for the part numbers and go to your nearest Triton stockist to order them(yes, I know I used .net.au but that's what is in my address, it works and I even tried .com.au and it didn't work - this site does).

Enjoy
Woody

If the saw is in fact 10 years old and hasn't had a lot of use, it may be right for a while to come. Failing this there are many saws on the market these days ranging in price - buy what suits your needs. I'd keep looking around for a while to see if you can get a 2000 Workcentre if he isn't in a hurry to sell it and doesn't have other people looking at it. If it sells in the mean time - another good deal will come along.

If you check on ebay, you'll see the going rate of the MK3 but I think it's a good deal.

If the budget doesn't allow for the later model, then this is a good option which you could probably sell later and get all the money back again.

Sometimes we have to remember, it's the initail outlay which costs but the money doesn't get blown away completely. There's a good resale market for tools and machinery and if you buy right, you'll loose very little if you want to change it.

Thanks fellas, I may go out and take a look at it tomorrow.

EBay Market price for the MK3 from what I can tell is around $300-350 (basic option).

The chap selling tells me the machine has had minimal use and the makiata saw is like new.

You may be able to clear this one up for me also

Will the makita perform the conversion to a cross cut saw ?
Does this function require an accessory?
WIll the WK200 accessory for cross cutting fit the MK3

That is all for now

Originally Posted by Deems36

Thanks fellas, I may go out and take a look at it tomorrow.

EBay Market price for the MK3 from what I can tell is around $300-350 (basic option).

The chap selling tells me the machine has had minimal use and the makiata saw is like new.

You may be able to clear this one up for me also

Will the makita perform the conversion to a cross cut saw ?
Does this function require an accessory?
WIll the WK200 accessory for cross cutting fit the MK3

That is all for now

Until recently I owned a MK3 and I considered it the better workcentre that Triton made. Although not quite as convenient in use in some ways as the WC2K the table top is made of a better and more solid construction. The ruler markings for the fence also do not wear of and are accurate.

The makita saw will work very well in the MK3 and will not need any special accessory to convert to a crosscut saw.

A number of accessories can be retrofitted to the MK3 with special accessories available from Triton. To get the saw height winder kit you will also need to buy an upgraded saw carriage which doubles the cost of the height winder.

Check on the extension table to see if it is the original made for the MK3 or the later sliding extension table. Whilst the old style extension table is good the later one is better. If it is the old style you can always use it as a freestanding table or fit it to the righthand side of the workcentre and also fit the sliding extension table on the left.

If you get it do a search on some of my posts on how I improved the MK3, they may be helpful to you.


Peter.

Thanks for your infinite wisdom posters.

Will be having a look at the table today and post how I get on.

By the way was the height winder kit an eccesory in the MKIII days?

As far as I know, it wasn't. That's why it won't fit the standard MK3 chasis. They made the upgrade chasis to fit the MK3 and that one will take the height winder. It's one of the essentials on the Triton in my opinion. Good luck.

Looked at it but didnt buy it.

The station had to much wear for my liking.

I think I may need to reconsider perhaps going brand new or picking up a lower end dedictaed table saw.

No rush so I let my browser do some looking.

Cheers

You have to expect wear on the table after the number of years it's been around. Even my WC2000 which was less than 2 years old had the usual rub marks on the top.

I don't know about a low end TS, there are a few posts in here about people not being happy with them. The next step up from the Mk3 would be a WC2000 and after that, the TSC-10HB from Carbatec, but then your talking $1300.

I'd keep an eye on ebay, see if one comes up in Sydney and ask to around for a look before you bid.

If you are seriously going to get into woodworking though, you'll end up with a dedicated TS at some stage - we nearly all do

Although not a dedicated cabinet maker Im always up to something around the house.

My old man being an old school cabinet maker has convinced me that although I dont need a panel saw like his ,a good quality table saw will serve my purposes better and for longer.

Which leads to the next question.

Which TSC-10HB are we all raving about- I see there is one from Carbatec and a Sherwood version at Timbecon both priced at $1599 (inc).

Originally Posted by Deems36

Although not a dedicated cabinet maker Im always up to something around the house.

My old man being an old school cabinet maker has convinced me that although I dont need a panel saw like his ,a good quality table saw will serve my purposes better and for longer.

Which leads to the next question.

Which TSC-10HB are we all raving about- I see there is one from Carbatec and a Sherwood version at Timbecon both priced at $1599 (inc).

Same machine, different colour. You will get one cheaper than that when they have specials or sales.