Moving on bye triton

**Charcoal** · 6th March 2006, 07:37 PM

Well after buying a triton wc2000 a few months back along with a height winder kit and dust collection system, i have ended up selling the whole lot for a few hundred less than i paid. and have purchased a 10" table say for less than what all the triton gear cost in the first place, while i agree triton has its place, i feel the cons out weight the pro's

Triton Cons:
Noise - very loud compared to a table saw induction motor.

acuracy - while i was able to get it very acurate, i felt the setup was a lil flimsy and needed tuning more often than not ( had a triton 235mm saw)

Angles ( by far the biggest drawback) - not being able to cut angles is where the triton falls behind hands down. sure you can get a angle guide thing.. but is it worth the hassle and headache?

along with the wc2000 i also purchased a triton router table and stand, which i find quite good and use often, i had just the wc2000 and router table at first, but the hassled of switching table tops is annoying so the router table stand is a must imo

well i gave triton a try but i feel the wc2000 is far better replaced by a table saw for price and features

goodbye tritonieers good luck

**Wongo** · 6th March 2006, 10:03 PM

Have fun with your new toy.

**Ian007** · 6th March 2006, 11:01 PM

And yet another converted,
How much have we all spent to learn this lesson?:eek:

Cheers Ian

**lesmeyer** · 6th March 2006, 11:21 PM

G'day,
I went down the same road. I still have the router plus table, multi stands, Drill and superjaws. I now have a TSC10-HB and a Bosch SCMS.
BUT - I want to say that it was pretty easy to set up the WC2000 and get very accurate cuts from it. Could not fault the workings of the Wc and saw.
Regards
Les

**Wongo** · 7th March 2006, 09:05 AM

Yeah but for the less skilled ones like us it is very frustrating to have to muck around with it every time.

**Andy Mac** · 7th March 2006, 09:15 AM

I had a brief encounter with a first generation Triton, back in the mid 80's. Used it to make several pieces of furniture, but never really enjoyed the experience, and moved onto a real tablesaw and radial arm saw. Hopefully they have improved a great deal, but the thing that bugged me the most was setting up the saw blade right on the line, turn the thing on...then torque and flex would move the bl**dy blade from the line. That was always my excuse for shoddy work!!

Anyway Charcoal, I'm sure you'll enjoy the new machine more!

Cheers,

**dazzler** · 7th March 2006, 11:20 AM

Hi Charcoal

Just a question, do you think the Triton set up was helpful in getting you on your way into powered woodworking?

or put another way, would you have spent the money on a dedicated TS without the Triton experience first?

cheers

dazzler

**Wongo** · 7th March 2006, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by dazzler

Hi Charcoal

Just a question, do you think the Triton set up was helpful in getting you on your way into powered woodworking?

or put another way, would you have spent the money on a dedicated TS without the Triton experience first?

cheers

dazzler

Dazzler,

That makes a powerful argument mate. So it is crap and by experiencing it’s crap-ness you will appreciate a dedicated TS more.:confused:

**old_picker** · 7th March 2006, 01:28 PM

Came very close to going to the land of triton but discussion here led me away from it. I bought a 10" benchtop tablesaw from carbatec yesterday and after reading this thread I know it was the right decision for me. I drove around with one in the back of my van for 5 days trying to decide to go with it or not before I returned it to bunnies.

That being said I still would like to get hold of the router stand and table and it was one of the draw cards to triton.

**Jon** · 7th March 2006, 01:43 PM

I would love a table saw and I am sure the neighbours would love me to have one as well because of the noise factor.
When I win the lottery and and move to a place with room for a proper workshop I will get a table saw but until then, I will keep my Mk3 and wheel it of the garden shed in the morning and wheel it back at night.

Jon

**TommyC** · 7th March 2006, 02:05 PM

Having been a dedicated Triton user in various back yards over the last 6 years, i have had much pleasure from it, and agree that you do need to spend time every now and then tuning it up to make sure you are getting square cuts in alignment.

Having just finished my first shed, on the boundary, near my neighbor's kitchen, i am intersted in the idea of an induction motor, my Makita 9 1/4 SCREAMS and it has always made me feel very conspicuous, especially when living in Richmond on a pocket hankerchief sized block. How much quiter are they??

**dazzler** · 7th March 2006, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by Wongo

Dazzler,

That makes a powerful argument mate. So it is crap and by experiencing it’s crap-ness you will appreciate a dedicated TS more.:confused:

Hi Wongo

What I am wondering is would he have gone out and bought a dedicated TS at $1500 or did he see the triton and think it affordable and then decided to go with it thus getting into woodwork.

So in other words did it serve a purpose, that of getting involved at a basic level?

See.....clear as coffee

dazzler

**TommyC** · 7th March 2006, 02:33 PM

The Triton definatly got me into woodworking. I see it as a valuable stepping stone for anyone looking to make use of existing power saw, and have the basis for a flexible "machine" tool set-up.

Gives credit to the term "backyarder"

**Wongo** · 7th March 2006, 02:43 PM

Dazzler dude

,

He clearly said that he lost a few hundred dollars selling it and bought a table saw for less then the Triton costed him.

What you said might work in the past when there was a big price difference between Triton WC and other tablesaws.

Saying Triton WC got people into woodworking is no longer good enough.

Wongo

**silentC** · 7th March 2006, 02:57 PM

Wongo!!!

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